{"id":43319,"date":"2023-05-07T09:43:55","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T14:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=43319"},"modified":"2023-05-07T12:45:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T17:45:01","slug":"how-to-gird-up-your-loins-an-illustrated-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/manly-know-how\/how-to-gird-up-your-loins-an-illustrated-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill of the Week: Gird Up Your Loins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-176300\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOTW-Gird-Up-Your-Loins-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOTW-Gird-Up-Your-Loins-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOTW-Gird-Up-Your-Loins-1-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2014\/10\/SOTW-Gird-Up-Your-Loins-1-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/develop-savoir-faire-james-bond\/\">savoir-faire<\/a>, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your manly know-how week by week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve read the Bible, then you&#8217;ve probably come across the phrase &#8220;gird up your loins.&#8221; I&#8217;ve always thought it was a funny turn of phrase. Loins . . . heh.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the days of the ancient Near East, both men and women wore flowing tunics. Around the tunic, they&#8217;d wear a belt or girdle. While tunics were comfortable and breezy, the hem of the tunic would often get in the way when a man was fighting or performing hard labor. So when ancient Hebrew men had to battle the Philistines, they would lift the hem of their tunic up and tuck it into their girdle or tie it in a knot to keep it off the ground. The effect basically created a pair of shorts that provided more freedom of movement. 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