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Karate Division · ES-0002

Karate Belt

Name: Karate Belt
Brand: Everstar Sports
SKU: ES-0002
Availability: InStock

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FromR90 – R100

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Durable karate belts in a full range of grades — from white to black. Made from quality cotton to withstand daily training. Affordable karate belts for sale in South Africa, perfect for schools, dojos and individual students. Enquire now to place your order.

Available Sizes

Available Colours

White Yellow Orange Green Blue Purple Red Brown Black

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Tale of the Tape

SKUES-0002
DivisionKarate
Sizes250cm – 300cm (3 options)
ColoursWhite · Yellow · Orange · Green · Blue · Purple · Red · Brown · Black
PriceR90 – R100
BrandEverstar Sports
DeliveryNationwide — South Africa

About the Karate Belt

A karate belt is not just a rank marker — it is what holds the gi jacket closed through a full class, which is why length matters more than most beginners realise. A belt that is too short will not tie properly; one that is too long dangles into your stance and gets stepped on.

These are traditional cotton belts with multi-row stitching to hold their shape, available in 250cm, 285cm and 300cm.

Choosing your length

A karate belt wraps twice around the waist and ties in a square knot, leaving two tails that should hang roughly equal and finish somewhere around mid-thigh.

250cm — Children and smaller juniors.
285cm — Older juniors, teenagers and most adults. This is the size most people need.
300cm — Larger adults, or anyone who prefers a longer tail.

The quick check: your waist measurement in centimetres, doubled, plus about 100cm for the knot and tails. If your tails end up above the hip the belt is too short; if they reach the knee it is too long and will trip you in kata.

Tying it correctly

Find the middle of the belt and hold it against your abdomen. Take both ends around your back, cross them behind you, and bring them to the front. Cross the left end over the right, tuck it up under both layers, and pull snug. Then tie a square knot: right over left, through and pull.

The knot should sit centred and flat, and both tails should be roughly the same length. If your knot keeps twisting sideways, you have tied a granny knot rather than a square knot — undo it and reverse the direction of the second cross.

Care and tradition

There is an old tradition that a karate belt should never be washed, so that it carries the record of your training. It is a nice story, and hygienically it is not great advice for a belt worn against a sweaty gi several times a week.

The practical middle ground: wash it occasionally in cold water, by hand, and hang it to dry. Do not tumble dry, do not bleach and do not wash it with the gi on a hot cycle if it is a coloured belt, as the dye can run.

Common questions

What length karate belt do I need?

250cm suits children and smaller juniors, 285cm covers older juniors, teenagers and most adults, and 300cm suits larger adults. As a check: double your waist measurement in centimetres and add roughly 100cm for the knot and tails.

How do you tie a karate belt?

Hold the middle of the belt at your abdomen, take both ends around your back, cross them behind and bring them forward. Cross left over right, tuck up under both layers and pull snug, then tie a square knot - right over left, through and pull. The knot should sit flat and centred with both tails roughly equal.

Should you wash a karate belt?

Tradition says never, but that is not sound hygiene advice for a belt worn several times a week. Wash it occasionally by hand in cold water and hang to dry. Never tumble dry or bleach, and wash coloured belts separately as the dye can run.

What colours are available?

WhatsApp 083 563 2999 to confirm which grading belt colours are currently in stock in your required length.