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Your men and kote should be placed together by your right knee in line with those of the rest of the dojo members. Men himo should be folded neatly and placed inside the men. The positioning of kote and tenugui varies from dojo to dojo. Some favor the kote in a straight line from your body; others stipulate a 90 degree angle with the left kote in front. Some dojo drape fresh tenugui over the men; others keep it folded and place it inside.

Tying tenugui

There are various ways that the tenugui can be worn. Two require the tenugui to be tied as you put on your men. The other uses a clever origami technique to prefabricate a tenugui hat.

Method 1

Holding the two rear corners, pull the tenugui tightly against the back of your head bringing the left hand corner across to the right and cover the resultant flap by repeating the process from the right. You now have a triangular flap made up of the two tenugui ends in front of your eyes. Pull this straight back, tucking the tail end under if necessary, so that it does not protrude from the back of your men.