Kendo

Putting On Your Tare

How to put your Tare on

Once you have made a hash of getting your keikogi and hakama on, its time to finish off "sack of potatoes" look by sticking on your bougu, first part of which is the tare.

Step 1:

Sitting in seiza, place the tare on your lap as shown (with the tare obi against your belly), then bring both straps (tare himo) around behing you, keeping them both tight

Step 2:

Lift up the middle flap (tare dare) and tie a butterfly bow in the tare himo an inch or so up, as shown.

Step 3:

Puch the middle tare dare back down to force the knot down, then lift it up again and tuck the knot under the tare obi. Once thats done, so are you!

Next is your dou.

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