How to Attach a Breakaway Honda

You have your rope. You have your breakaway honda. Now what? Danielle Lowman shares her approach for attaching a honda to a practice rope. Watch the full tutorial here.

1. Round up a honda.

If you’ve purchased a brand-new honda from the store, you’re all set.

Reusing a honda? Using a pair of heavy-duty shears, clippers or knife, cut the old practice rope and slide off the plastic honda. You’ll be attaching this honda to your new practice rope.

2. Grab some tape.

Cut the honda off the rope you’ll be using by cutting below the honda knot. Slide the plastic honda over the end of the rope. Now wrap tape around the end you just cut. If you’re inclined, you can knot the end of your rope instead, but if you’re like Lowman—”always in a rush”—wrap enough tape to prevent the honda from sliding off the rope.

“This is the simplest way. I guarantee it’s going to work. Just put a lot of tape.”

3. Add the horn knot to the tail of the rope.

Double up the opposite end of your rope and feed it through a horn knot to the desired length. Tie a simple knot in the loose end of the rope you just fed through the horn knot to keep the horn knot in place. Now you’re ready to roll!

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