Originally Posted by
Ewok
Now the interesting bit is toilet etiquette - do you take the obi off, or just hike it up so you can get the pants loose?
(I usually put it round my neck, but its usually depends on how much time I have, heh)
I pull mine up to my chest and tuck the bottom flaps under it
to get full access to my "Danger Zone".
An old Shorinji-Kempo teacher once told me that my belt symbolized
the weaaring of a Katana. Maybe that's where the Japanese and
Okinawans differ. The sword is sacred to the Japanese. The Okinawan
Bushi did not (as far as I know) identify himself in this way.
Peace
Ray Baldonade
Chibana-ha Shorin-ryu
"Love many, trust few and do wrong to none". Chan Yau-man