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Section A -
Personal Appearance
Section B - Dojo Appearance
Section C - General
Protocol
Section D – Bowing
Section E - Dojo Protocol
Section F - Dojo
Protocol When Not in Dojo
Section A - Personal
Appearance:
The Christian martial arts student should be clean and neat at all
times. The uniform should be clean and neat, patches neatly sewn on (or
embroidered), belt hung evenly, finger and toe nails always neatly
trimmed. No jewelry should be worn in the dojo (with the exception of
medical ID, and/or a wedding band). A white traditional uniform will
be the accepted uniform for all colored belt grades. All students will
start with a white belt, and be awarded all future belts by the dojo
upon the successful completion of the next level test.
Section B - Dojo Appearance:
The Dojo should be neat and clean at all times. This means that upon
arriving for class if there is set-up or clean-up to be done, each
student should automatically assume it upon themselves to get it done,
and likewise when class is over.
Section C - General Protocol:
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Christian Martial Artists should
never forget that they represent the Lord Jesus Christ first of all,
and then their Dojo.
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Each Christian Martial Artist
should exhibit self control both inside and outside of their dojo.
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Always, and in all things "Do all
to the glory of Jesus Christ," yield your heart unto Him and be
disciplined to a strong personal devotional life of reading your
Bible each day, seeking to genuinely walk with God.
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It is the responsibility of the
Dojo instructor to determine who is ready for testing and
advancement. A student should never ask to be tested. This is a
clear indication of wrong motives and lack of discipline.
The bow is the primary way that
the Christian martial artist displays respect.
- Ready
Position - Feet are in open stance, your hands are closed properly
into fighting fists, your arms are draped and relaxed in front of
your body, your shoulders are up, and your chin is up. You may not
look any where but to the front.
- At Ease -
Feet are in open stance, your hands are behind your back (right in
left), your shoulders are up, and your chin is up. This is a
relaxed position, but talking and unnecessary movement is not
allowed. Your attention is still on the instructor.
- Attention -
Your feet come together into closed stance. At the same time your
arms come to the sides of your body and your palms go to your thighs
with your fingers/thumbs together.
Your shoulders are up, your chin is up, and you stay focused
straight ahead.
- Bow -
Keeping your body in attention position, you bend your upper body
forwards, 45 degrees from the waist. When executing the bow, drop
eye contact with the person you are saluting.
Section E - Dojo Protocol:
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Shoes and
socks are to be removed before entering the dojo
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There is to be no use of tobacco
products or alcoholic beverages. Likewise,
there is to be no gum chewing, food/drink consumption in the dojo.
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Always bring your scriptures and associated principles to class. It is advised that you also bring a notebook and Bible
to every class, to be used not only for devotions, but to record
what you have learned at each session.
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Each student should always bow at
the threshold of the dojo when entering and exiting to show respect
to the training hall. Also, each student should bow in respect to
the highest ranked instructor present after entering the Dojo.
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Each student's attitude should be
one of respect and attentive willingness to learn. When it comes to
falling into formation, doing what one is told by an instructor,
participating in class actions, etc., students should always show
respect by not delaying in taking the requested or appropriate
action.
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When falling into formation, the
line-up should be the highest ranked students beginning on the
instructor's left forming to the instructor's right. When the
student hears the instructor call the class to order, he or she
should immediately come to a ready position, unless otherwise
instructed.
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When any upper (4th Dan up)
ranked Black Belt enters the class while in session, the first
student or instructor who sees them should call the class to
attention and lead them to bow in respect, then continue with the
class. The senior instructor present should turn the class over to a
junior instructor and personally greet the guest, before returning
to teaching the class.
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Always be
early for class. When
arriving after a class is in session, the student should wait outside of the training floor until acknowledged by the instructor and
instructed to enter the class formation for training. No student
should assume he or she can enter without recognition by the instructor.
If a student is late for class, he or she may not be allowed to participate in that training session.
Showing up late for class is disrespectful to the instructor and the
rest of the class.
- Learn these Japanese statements that are made throughout class
- Never walk between the front of the class and the instructor to take your place into formation. Always enter formation from the rear of the class.
- When you need
to fix your uniform, always turn away from any black-belt
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When you need to ask a question
during a session always raise your hand.
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When executing exercises or
patterns, always maintain your stance and restrain from scratching
or wiping sweat from your brow until you have been put at ease by
the instructor.
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When any instructor or other
black-belt communicates with a student, the student should answer
with "Yes Sir", or "No Sir" (or Ma’am / Madam), never with "yeah,"
"nah," or "uh huh," etc.
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When addressing any instructor in
the Dojo always use Mr., Miss, Mrs., Pastor, Sensei, etc. and their
first name.
Section F : Outside Dojo
Protocol:
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Each student should never forget
that they are representatives of the Lord Jesus Christ first of all,
and then their Dojo.
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Each student should exhibit self
control both inside and outside of the dojo.
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Never start a fight! First to
strike in life threatening situation is one thing, however to begin
a fight for reasons that do not involve self-defense, or the defense
of someone else in a life threatening situation, is entirely
another. Failure to adhere to this primary guiding principle of
the martial arts in or out of the dojo will result in severe
disciplinary action.
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