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Demetrio Cereijo wrote:
When seated in seiza at the beginning or ending of the class for bowing, people is seated by rank order.
My question is, for proper etiquette, in what order people with the same rank has to be seated?
Date of testing/rank?
Date of joining the dojo?
Age?
Other?
Tanks and regards.
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The way it was explained to me is that it is officially by date of testing. If the test dates are the same then it would be by age. If the age is the same then by Birthday.
In the case of twins of the same rank then the one out first would be higher ranked
I personally think it is a good practice to differentiate between ranks when sitting in seiza, but not so important within the same rank.
Usually I would suggest that you find a spot at the end of your rank when you come in the dojo or even at the end of the line if you are running late and arrive just before your instructor walks onto the mat.
cheers,
--Michael