Dojo Rules

When you are in the dojo you should conduct yourself in a respectful manor, before training you should be warming yourself up and stretching, or putting out mats and equipment if required.

Before the instructors come onto the dojo training area the whole class should be lined up facing the front of the class in complete silence on there knees.

When given a command in the dojo by any Instructor in the dojo you should respond with the word 'osu!' loud and clearly with respect! unless you have a question.

You should always be in full Karate Gi with the correct belt for your grade, tied in the traditional way. if you need to wear anything underneath your Gi it should be a while t-shirt. If you forget any part of your Gi, expect to pay in Press-ups!

Idle chat and conversation is not tolerated when training, all noise (apart from kei) should be kept to a minimum, no running in the dojo unless told otherwise.

Rules of the Dojo

Student must turn up to lessons in a karate Gi (Uniform), or if a beginner, suitable kit, i.e. jogging bottoms and a t-shirt.
No jewelery of ANY kind should be worn in the dojo whilst training.
Student should address all Dan grades (black belts) as sensei whilst in the dojo
All students should bow when entering or leaving the dojo or when addressed by Sensei
No student should be talking whilst Sensei is talking
Student should be lined up and waiting, 2 minutes before class is due to start
When asked to stop and line up student should move as quickly as possible to the spot they were in at the start of the lesson
All instructions should be answered with a loud and prompt shout of "OSU!"
Finger & toe nails should be clean and cut down to a reasonable level to avoid injuring others.
Student are expected to give 100% effort and focus at every lesson, once in the dojo karate is the only thing that should be in your head. Any outside issues should be left outside until lessons is over
Any injury's no matter how small should be reported to the Head Instructor before the start of every lesson.

When to bow

Allot of people get confused and worried about when to bow in the dojo. a good method is; if your not sure if you should bow, then bow!

- You should bow when entering and leaving the dojo

- When coming into or going out of the training area

- when addressed by a Dan grade

- when instructed to at the beginning and end of lessons

- Before beginning a kata

- When given instruction