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NEWS & EVENTS

DOJO ETIQUTTE

The observance of dojo etiquette is very important to many aspects of our training. It’s important to maintain an atmosphere that’s conducive to learning an art that is based on so much tradition, and skills that, improperly used, can cause great harm to ourselves and to our dojo mates that we depend on to help us with the continuing improvement of our own skills. The following is a list of some of the rules that we should observe as students of SOC and the martial arts.

BOWING IN THE DOJO

Always bow onto the floor, facing the flag. Then, if there is a black belt on the floor, turn toward the black belt and bow. If there is more than one black belt, bow toward the senior black belt. If you don’t know the seniority of the black belts, do a general bow to cover the situation.
When leaving the floor if there is a black belt on the floor, turn toward the black belt and bow. If there is more than one black belt, bow toward the senior black belt. If you don’t know the seniority of the black belts, do a general bow to cover the situation.