Dojo Etiquete
• Students should observe the training schedule and try not to be late for training.
• Before entering the Dojo, remove outer clothing such as coat, scarf and hat. After taking off your shoes at the
entrance, place them neatly in order. If you find some shoes in disorder, place them in order also.
• If a senior student is standing behind you at the entrance, let him/her go first.
• Upon entering the Dojo, say "Onegai shimasu", meaning 'please help me', clearly and cheerfully.
• Upon entering the Dojo, show respect by bowing to the Dojo shrine (Front centre).
• Always be polite to the instructors and fellow Karateka.
• Before starting practice, go to the toilet.
• Always try to keep your training clothes clean and tidy. Always practice in clean training clothes in the Dojo.
• Be aware of your physical condition.
• Keep your finger nails and toe nails short, to prevent injury to other students when practicing together.
• Do not eat 1 hour before practice.
• Do not forget to do warm up excercises before practicing, even if you are practicing alone.
• When observing the training at the Dojo, sit in the proper way, and do not stretch your legs out.
Put your hands on your lap.
• When an instructor calls for training to begin, line up smartly, facing the Dojo shrine.
• When the instructor calls for 'Mokuso!' (meditation), close your eyes, breathe deeply from the lower stomach,
concentrate on the tanden (lower abdomen), and try to achieve concentration.
• While practicing, listen carefully and seriously to the advice and instructions given to you.
• When you use the training equipment, handle it with care. Be sure to put it in the correct place after using it.
• When an instructor gives you advice, listen carefully and sincerely. Do not forget to show that you have and
understood the advice.
• Each student should know his/her own physical condition, stamina and physical strength. Do not force yourself to
do the impossible.
• The instructor should always observe the physical condition of each student. Take a short break in the middle of
the training period.
• 5 minutes before the end of the training period, do the closing exercises together with all the students.
• When the closing exercises are finished, sit in the 'seiza' position in the original position.
• Make yourself calm and quiet, concentrate your mind, and recite the precepts of the Dojo.
• Bow to the instructor, senior students and each other with appreciation and respect.
• When you injure yourself, do not practice until the injury is healed. Watch the training during these periods.
• Upon leaving the Dojo, do not forget to say 'Arigato gozaimashita' (Thank you very much)
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• Before entering the Dojo, remove outer clothing such as coat, scarf and hat. After taking off your shoes at the
entrance, place them neatly in order. If you find some shoes in disorder, place them in order also.
• If a senior student is standing behind you at the entrance, let him/her go first.
• Upon entering the Dojo, say "Onegai shimasu", meaning 'please help me', clearly and cheerfully.
• Upon entering the Dojo, show respect by bowing to the Dojo shrine (Front centre).
• Always be polite to the instructors and fellow Karateka.
• Before starting practice, go to the toilet.
• Always try to keep your training clothes clean and tidy. Always practice in clean training clothes in the Dojo.
• Be aware of your physical condition.
• Keep your finger nails and toe nails short, to prevent injury to other students when practicing together.
• Do not eat 1 hour before practice.
• Do not forget to do warm up excercises before practicing, even if you are practicing alone.
• When observing the training at the Dojo, sit in the proper way, and do not stretch your legs out.
Put your hands on your lap.
• When an instructor calls for training to begin, line up smartly, facing the Dojo shrine.
• When the instructor calls for 'Mokuso!' (meditation), close your eyes, breathe deeply from the lower stomach,
concentrate on the tanden (lower abdomen), and try to achieve concentration.
• While practicing, listen carefully and seriously to the advice and instructions given to you.
• When you use the training equipment, handle it with care. Be sure to put it in the correct place after using it.
• When an instructor gives you advice, listen carefully and sincerely. Do not forget to show that you have and
understood the advice.
• Each student should know his/her own physical condition, stamina and physical strength. Do not force yourself to
do the impossible.
• The instructor should always observe the physical condition of each student. Take a short break in the middle of
the training period.
• 5 minutes before the end of the training period, do the closing exercises together with all the students.
• When the closing exercises are finished, sit in the 'seiza' position in the original position.
• Make yourself calm and quiet, concentrate your mind, and recite the precepts of the Dojo.
• Bow to the instructor, senior students and each other with appreciation and respect.
• When you injure yourself, do not practice until the injury is healed. Watch the training during these periods.
• Upon leaving the Dojo, do not forget to say 'Arigato gozaimashita' (Thank you very much)
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