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When you have both legs in you should pull up the front of the hakama so that the top edge is just under your belly button. You then pass the long tapes from the front of the hakama around your waist and cross them under your abdomen at about six inches (15 cm) below the top edge of the hakama. As you do this, turn the tapes over so that they “lock” in place. Then keeping the tension on, take the tapes round to your back and tie in a bow. At this stage, pull your keikogi down so that it does not bunch up at the back. Once the front is in place, you should find a plastic tag on the inside of the hakama below the koshi -ita. Push this inside the bow and then take the rear tapes and cross them over and take the top tape under the point where the front tapes cross. Tie a flat knot and tuck each tape over the tapes at the sides of the hakama, ensuring that they are pushed down tightly. When worn, the front of the hakama should come to just above your toes and be slightly higher at the back.