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Old 02-10-2004, 02:19 PM   #8
Ron Tisdale
Dojo: Doshinkan dojo in Roxborough, Pa
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It is really embarrassing to me and most others to see our teacher(s) clean the dojo.

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What he said...

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Maybe the 7th dan in the example above takes some pleasure or pride in seeing the job done himself? I don't know.
Its just a guess, but I think it was just because at the end of classes on any given day, we all clean. There were very few students that particular class, no one had grabbed the vacuum yet, so he started doing it. I had finished helping mop the mats, so...

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Would the 5th kyu be expected to offer taking over the vacuuming for his sempai?
I don't know about expect...I wouldn't think so. But if I was that 5th kyu, I might take it as a good sign to polish the mirrors, or clean the bathroom, or find something that needed doing, and do it.

RT

Last edited by Ron Tisdale : 02-10-2004 at 02:33 PM.

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"The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of his behind."
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