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- Always bow when entering and leaving the
training area.
- Do not wear metal jewelry or watches in
class.
- Do not chew gum or eat in class.
- Keep your fingernails and toenails clipped.
- Keep your gi and body clean.
- Dress and warm up before the start of class
- Remove shoes before entering the training
area.
- Always address the instructor as "Sensei"
and senior students (black and brown belts) as "Sempai"
- Bow to Sensei and any other black belts
as a greeting and to show respect as they enter the training
area.
- At the start of class:
- Line up by rank quickly and quietly (senior students to
the left side)
- At the command "Seiza" sit down together,
keeping the line straight. Seiza is accomplished by kneeling
down in the formal
Japanese way of "sitting". Posture is straight, chin is tucked
and the hands rest on the thighs.
- At the command "Mokuso" meditate with eyes closed.
- At the command "Anaoute" stop meditating
and open your eyes.
- At the command "Shomen ni rei" bow to the Shomen showing
respect.
- At the command "Sensei ni rei" bow
to the instructor showing respect.
- Stand up AFTER your seniors. The most
senior student will stand first.
- Do not talk when the instructor is speaking to the class.
- Respond to instructions with the work "Ossu".
- Ask permission from the instructor to leave class early.
- When you are late for class:
- If the class is meditating, wait quietly
outside the doorway until mediation is over.
- Warm up outside the training area.
- Do self-meditation at the back of the training area and
then stand and wait at the front of the room for the instructor
to signal you to join the class.
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