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Karate Belts & Embroidery

New! - Meijin Brand Black Belts!
Designed by our own staff and manufactured exclusively for our company, these belts feature 11 lines of precise stitching, laminated cotton/felt core, covered by the highest quality 100% cotton or satin cover. They are designed for professional use and they take embroidery beautifully .

Belt Size chart
*Note: Belts can be a few inches shorter or longer.
If concerned call Toll Free
(800) 717-6288 for exact belt measurements.
Size
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Length
94"
102"
110"
118"
126"
134"
142"
The width is 1.75 inches.
Satin belts $25 each Cotton belts $20 each

Click here to order Meijin Satin Black Belts using the secure server.

Click here to order Meijin Cotton Black Belts using the secure server.

Or call our office toll free 1 800 717 6288 between 8 AM - 8 PM Mon - Sat Pacific ST.


Standard Quality Cotton Belts
Standard belts are made in the traditional manner by wrapping a 100% cotton cover around a felt inner core then sewing the entire length of the belt eight or more times.

Colors available are black, blue, brown,orange, green, purple, red, yellow and white. The width is 1.5 inches.

Sizes: Standard belts colored and black sizes 1-2 (junior) and 3-8 (see chart) 1.5" wide $4.95.
Standard white belt sizes 1-8, 1.5" wide $2.95



How to order a Belt
Choose your size using the chart provided in the right-hand Column.

Decide the color you need.

Click here to order your standard belt using the secure server or call our office toll free:
1 800 717 6288
8 AM - 8 PM Mon - Sat PST.


sokeNeed embroidery?
We can embroider your name and style, almost anything in fact, and we embroider right through the belt so no stitching obscures the design. We sew with "gyosho" style Japanese calligraphy which is very beautiful and unique to our company. Embroidered belts start at around $20.


How to order a embroidered belt
Choose your size using the chart provided at the top of this page.

Decide the color and width (black belts) you need.

Go to Meijin's online embroidery catalogue and choose the embroidery design/s.

Click here to order your standard belt using the secure server or call our office toll free 1 800 717 6288 Between 8 AM - 8 PM Mon - Sat PST.

First or last name in Japanese or English $15
First and last name in Japanese or English $25
Style from standard design list $15-22.50
1.5" Colored belt sizes 1-8 $4.95
1.5" White belt sizes 1-8 $2.95
We can also embroider dan grades in "Kangi" 1-10 Dan as well as rank stripes in any color

Although all makers use the same size system for belts there are in fact significant differences between one maker's "size 5" and another's. To be safe, when you order a new belt from us measure an old one that fits you well, then call to let us know exactly how long it is in inches or centimeters. And don't forget, if you are planning to have a lot of embroidery on your belt you should allow extra length to accommodate it. Nothing looks worse than beautiful embroidery that disappears into the belt knot.



The traditional karate belt may not look very much but a great deal actually goes into its manufacture. The belt is sewn with eight or more lines of stitching along its entire length using a single needle machine, and the ends closed creating a flexible and very strong belt. If it is well constructed it will not show a tendency to twist when it is folded (caused by stitching of unequal tension and/or lines of stitching unequally spaced), and will stay secured. Wide and super wide belts make great presents when embroidered but are probably best kept for use on special occasions. Their width and thickness make them come undone easily.


 

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Order Desk: (800) 717-6288
As we produce, publish, or manufacture much of what we sell,
we welcome questions of a technical nature on
(818) 889-3856
(8am-8pm PST Mon-Sat)

Dragon Associates Inc.
P.O. Box 6039, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359

e-mail:  dragon@dragon-tsunami.org