Dojo Etiquette

[EJC]

If late and missed bowing at the start of class, must wait at floor's edge until recognized and bowed in by sensei.
No stepping in between sensei and class.

That's certainly not typical for the Okinawan tradition — Japanese schools, though ... absolutely!!!! Or even Okinawan styles that were brought back to the West by military members who infused (the extreme) military behaviors into their schools.

The entire linked video is definitely worth watching, but I have it set to start at the relevant part:

 

[isshinryuronin]

That's certainly not typical for the Okinawan tradition — Japanese schools, though ... absolutely!!!! Or even Okinawan styles that were brought back to the West by military members who infused (the extreme) military behaviors into their schools.

The entire linked video is definitely worth watching, but I have it set to start at the relevant part:

Yes, things are more laid back in Okinawa and not as regimented as Japan, but you're right in that the Marines who brought Okinawan karate to the US did put this regimentation into their teaching. We weren't strict as far as being on time but still one needed to be recognized before joining class.

Great video as usual for Jesse. A good summery of how Japanese karate differs from Okinawan. At 2:47 he is working with Zenpo Shimabukuro, Master of Seibukan shorinryu and at 4:10 he is with isshinryu Master Tsuyoshi Uechi, my sensei's teacher.

Jesse's explanation of "chinkuchi" was not fully clear, IMO, but he did point out it's different than "kime." He was a bit incorrect on his saying that kobuto and karate went hand in hand from the start. While some karate masters
(especially Shuri-te) were professional warrior/royal agents and were well versed in weapons, their study was a separate discipline. The combining of them is mostly due to Taira Shinken's efforts to insure kobuto's traditions being kept alive.