You will find below the different ways of tying an obi for men.
Luckily this is a kimono page for men, women have created about 100 versions !

Kai-no-kuchi musubi

貝の口結び
"clam's mouth"

Perhaps the most common musubi for men, suitable for any outfit from yukata to kuromontsuki ensemble. Resembles a flat knot. Also worn by elderly women as a casual musubi.

Ichimonji

一文字
"one (written) character"

Probably the best musubi to use when you are wearing a hakama. This is also the standard knot to use for boys at 7-5-3 festival (due to wearing a hakama).

Taira Musubi

平結び
"flat knot"

Drive a car, travel, beauty salon, housework not collapse even if the hanging chair, etc., is popular! Because there is no thickness, even tighten the bottom of the hakama, it is good ....

Kata-basami

片ばさみ


Specifically designed for wearing a katana, hence the name. Some say when practicing kyudo this knot stays the best in place. My personal favorite due to the ease of creating and you don't end up with a hump in the back.

Kanda Musubi

神田結び

Quite a lot of people are fond of this knot due that it is difficult to unravel and so was often used by Edo craftsmen. To keep the shape use this with a firm obi belt. Currently, it is used at festivals where you don't want a loose obi.

karuta musubi

カルタ結び
"Japanese card game"

komusou musubi

虚無僧結

"The Mendicant Zen Priest knot"

hakama-shita musubi

袴下の結び
Specifically designed to be worn under the hakama. It's a bit complicated and gives you a hump in the back but keeps the hakama in place.

ronin musubi

浪人結び


Ronin (masterless samurai) musubi falls in the same "family" as the Kata-basami and Kai no Kuchi musubi. This knot is a little bit dificult to make but a very nice variation.
Sometimes confused with Kata-basami.

Various kakuobi musubi

様々な閣帯結び


Kaku obi knots for men found on the web with little information on how they are created. Probably one time inventions of kimono wearers which makes it refreshing.

• Otoko Ginza musubi
• Katawana Musubi
• Kichiya musubi / 角帯で「吉弥結び」
• Morowana musubi (kaku version) / 男の帯の結び方　～片わな結
• "Otaiko" (Kodaiko) / 「小太鼓」結び

Chou musubi

蝶結び
"Butterfly knot"

The most basic and well known obi knot, an "effortless knot" (手っ取り早く結び). It is the knot that has been widely known from children to adults. Tie by mainly using the waistband, but the atmosphere of the finish will change depending on the material and the length of the band.
The most comfortable and suitable knot for an heko-obi.

Makibasami
巻き挟み
"winding between"

Famously used by bosses, such as in the gangster movies, since only hold the both ends are wrapped around the waist, it is not a knot about the dare described, such as the total stop of the waistband has this wound scissors suitable. The ends can be tucked in or left out.

Sarashi Kaze
サラシ風
"Wind style"

A method which results in a wide wrap which looks quite nice.

Creative people
(自分の場合）
"(In my case)"

Kimono users who have created (and published) good looking variations of heko-obi knots.

十文字

A knot like the kanji for 10

一文字

A knot like the kanji for 1

結び切り

End knot