Martial arts headband

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Traditional headgear worn in Japan, known as hachimaki , is a strip of cloth tied around the head. Think Daniel-san from The Karate Kid. It is often decorated with a written slogan frequently Nippon Ichi , "No. Commonly worn by warriors, protestors, students studying for exams, or anyone who needs to keep sweat from dripping into their eyes be serious and focused on something. Or by drunk salarymen see Necktie Headband. The act of putting one on is generally used as an expression of willpower and a change in mood, not unlike Let's Get Dangerous! Donning a headband with a slogan or motto relevant to your training before undergoing Training from Hell is generally the straight use.

Martial arts headband

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Presumably the illustrator was a bit confused about the difference between Assassins and Ninjas.

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Martial arts headband

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Additionally, the male protagonist in Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald versions wears a headband. Not one of the worst examples of Covers Always Lie , but still Chasyn Rance also wears a headband but seemingly without any Japanese allusions. Planetes : One character is actually nicknamed "Hachimaki", because he wears a plain white headband under his helmet on EVA missions. He's — not surprisingly — called " Ryu Belmont" by the fans. In Chapter 24 of Asteroid in Love , Mira mentions her usual image of twelfth-grade students involves them studying hard while wearing these headbands as well as Opaque Nerd Glasses , so the idea of Mikage having bypassed them with the principal's recommendation system feels a bit anticlimactic to her. Lan note Netto in the original Japanese version. Or by drunk salarymen see Necktie Headband. He keeps it wrapped around his forearm most of the time and tied around his head when he starts cooking. Experienced Muay Thai fighters wear the Mongkon, a headgear designed to mark a veteran fighter with a solid understanding of the art, although they have to remove it before the match. Keiko, who throughout the episode took on an air of mild amusement regarding the whole thing, sent him off to the match by wrapping a silk scarf scented with her perfume around his head, kissing him soundly and whispering, "Kick his butt. As for someone else who also has something resembling a hairband, the nature-loving Sal note Saloma in the Japanese version. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , in the episode "Rivals", had a scene where Miles O'Brien was psyching himself up for a charity racquetball match against Bashir, who stomped him when they first played.

Over the years, headbands have featured often in martial arts and are used mostly in Karate, Kung Fu , as well as other more traditional arts.

When Yasuaki doesn't arrive in time, Kotengu gets angry and his Cross-Popping Veins cause the hachimaki to get torn in half and fall off. On one cover of Pyramids , main character Pteppic, an Assassin, is inexplicably wearing one. Presumably the illustrator was a bit confused about the difference between Assassins and Ninjas. Makoto of Third Strike wears one around her neck , making it more of a Scarf of Asskicking. Planetes : One character is actually nicknamed "Hachimaki", because he wears a plain white headband under his helmet on EVA missions. In Revenge of the Nerds , Takashi dons one when preparing to go on the panty raid. Nove once refers to her as "the girl with the headband. Endou in Inazuma Eleven wears an orange one. Discworld : When the Dean starts getting gung-ho in Reaper Man , he tears a strip off his robe and makes a headband. Originally he uses a white headband to go along his white gi, but his headbands tend to change depending on his different costumes. He also initially puts it on upside down, but a few minutes later it seems to have fixed itself. It even gets a backstory of its own, being a present that Ali Mills Johnny's ex-girlfriend from the Karate Kid film gave him.