tying up grappling shorts

[Shaolin]

Hi,

I have a pair of Rip Dorey baggy shorts and have no idea how to tighten them.

I will do my best to explain what they look like.

When i put them on they are done up with velcro across the waist. There is a hole in the velcro strap and a hole on the waistband almost but not exactly behind the other hole. then there is the tie up string and on the other side there is another hole. The problem i have is that both bits of string are on the outside of the shorts and i cant work which bit goes through which hole.

make sense?

any ideas?

Thanks