I'm going to start requiring that last one in every class that has students in multiples of 3.Gotta' love these guys. Extreme bowing.
)Oh, we also bow at the beginning and end of forms and some formal drills. Those bows serve two purposes: they mark the start and finish, and, especially in the animal forms, they help you get into the spirit of the form. Nothing overly mystic-woo-woo about it -- just kind of like an actor hanging part of getting into character on getting into costume.In my class, we bow at the start and finish of class. If you're late, you stop and bow before entering the training area. (The biggest reason for that is to let the class come to a stop if necessary so that you can safely enter...) When senior black belts arrive, if class is in progress, we'll stop and bow to them. We'll greet each other, depending on where and what is going on, with a quick bow, and we'll bow to our association's grandmaster and chief instructor. Training partners bow to each other. (Those bows are signs of respect -- and signals of readiness, or dismissal if I'm using a student for a demonstration. Easier and kinder than "go back in line"
Everyone gets bowed into class, with us. If someone is late, they bow into the space (like everyone does), then wait for an instructor (usually "the instructor", but not always) to bow them into the class. This provides a safety measure that nobody tries to slip in without getting proper instructions, or at just the right moment to become a bowling pin.In my class, we bow at the start and finish of class. If you're late, you stop and bow before entering the training area. (The biggest reason for that is to let the class come to a stop if necessary so that you can safely enter...) When senior black belts arrive, if class is in progress, we'll stop and bow to them. We'll greet each other, depending on where and what is going on, with a quick bow, and we'll bow to our association's grandmaster and chief instructor. Training partners bow to each other. (Those bows are signs of respect -- and signals of readiness, or dismissal if I'm using a student for a demonstration. Easier and kinder than "go back in line"
I usually say, "I'm done with you. You may leave." Only to my wife, though, and never in class. And I always pay for the laughs.Training partners bow to each other. (Those bows are signs of respect -- and signals of readiness, or dismissal if I'm using a student for a demonstration. Easier and kinder than "go back in line"
Brave man.
You have no idea, Steve. I risk my life daily with that woman.Brave man.
You have no idea, Steve. I risk my life daily with that woman.
) I haven't heard anyone complaining or saying it was religious or whatever. it's considered polite but then we do have quite a lot of bowing going on anyway here in various situations ( and not to the Queen either).
I suspect there has to be more religious influence in an area for someone to perceive the bowing as a religious conflict. It's not rare here in the Southeastern US, in what is known as the "Bible Belt". These discussions come up when talking to prospective students, and I've noticed that some schools even address the non-religious nature of the bowing on their websites, physical bulletin boards, etc.I've always bowed in martial arts training places ( not all are dojos of course
In the UK armed forces we don't salute people at all, we salute the badge on the headwear which represents our monarch to whom our loyalty is sworn ( no, not the government just the monarch), so no saluting without headwear for us. We also salute the Colours which in one regiments case are field guns.
Quite the opposite here. I'm reasonably certain that if a strong presidential candidate were called "Atheist" because they didn't attend church regularly, that would be the end of their campaign.
