GENTLEMEN, FASTEN YOUR BLACK BELTS

When a taekwondist enters the gym, they don't change. They suit up. Wearing a clean pressed uniform is very different from putting up some common sportswear. There are dignity, order, beauty and tradition involved. When you wear your dobok, you know and feel you're about to do something important.
It's not just sport, even if you're the competition-only kind. The finishing touch of the clothing process is of course tying your belt. Once it is knotted, you know you're ready to start, you know you represent something you must live up to, you know it's once again TKD time. If you've ever experienced a long period without training, you also know how special it feels to tie your belt on the day of your comeback. Like you're reinstalling a part of you which had gone lost for a while. A missing link, between you and your passion. And all that happens when you stay together. Pull it tight then, you don't want to lose it anytime soon.