Step 1. Center your obi (belt) on your stomach.

First fold the obi in half with both ends of the same length to locate its center.

Place the center of the obi flat across your stomach with both ends hanging down toward the floor.

If your obi has any attendance stripes, place them on your left side. They will end up on your right side when you are finished tying your obi.

If your obi is a two colored half-rank obi, such as gold and orange, place the color of your next rank on the top and the color of your previous rank on the bottom. So on a gold and orange obi that’s between orange and gold ranks, gold would be on the top and orange would be on the bottom.