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01-13-2004, 11:04 AM
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Dojo: Methuen Aikido
Location: Massachusetts
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Standing vs kneeling
I was just curious if most people typically do a standing or a kneeling bow when stepping on or off the mat.
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01-13-2004, 11:32 AM
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Dojo: Aikidog Aikikai
Location: Massachusetts
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We do a standing bow when stepping on or off the mat.
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01-13-2004, 11:39 AM
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Dojo: Sukagawa Aikido Club of Montreal
Location: Montreal
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Ken,
At the beginning of practice, I step onto the mat and bow and then kneel right away, then bow. Reverse when leaving the mat.
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01-13-2004, 11:52 AM
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Dojo: Messores Sensei (Largo, Fl.)
Location: Florida
Join Date: Mar 2001
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Re: Standing vs kneeling
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Ken Sparrow (kensparrow) wrote:
I was just curious if most people typically do a standing or a kneeling bow when stepping on or off the mat.
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At Ueshiba Honbu in Tokyo, most people I saw kneeled.
In his dojo handbook, ASU Director Saotome Mitsugi instructs people to do a standing bow; he does a kneeling bow himself.
In most dojo I've been to, folk do a standing bow.
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01-13-2004, 01:14 PM
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Location: Providence, RI
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Yes. Which is to say, kneeling bow on and off at the beginning and ending of class, but if you were to leave the mat mid-class (for a water break, or whatever), it's just a standing bow off. Of course, this rule isn't set in stone. I wonder whether Jun has a poll on this one yet... *grin*
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01-13-2004, 02:50 PM
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Dojo: Kingston Aikido
Location: New York
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Standing bow. BUT my sensei and some other yudansha do a bow in seiza. I asked once and was told either way is fine....the seated bow is just more formal. Well, good! I'm lucky I remember to bow at all!
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Karen
"Try not. Do...or do not. There is no try." - Master Yoda
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01-13-2004, 08:56 PM
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Dojo: Aikido of Midland, Midland TX
Location: Midland Tx
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Standing.......unless you are sitting at the edge stretching before class is called, then it is nice to kneel (already down, you see).
Lan
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01-14-2004, 01:02 AM
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Dojo: Seibukan Aikido UK
Location: body in UK, heart still in Japan
Join Date: May 2002
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The three dojo's that I trained in whilst living in Japan all do kneeling bows onto the mat (with a few exceptions). I adopted the same habit many moons back. Here in the UK, most do standing bows, but as mentioned in other posts, it doesn't matter that much.
Regards
Bryan
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A difficult problem is easily solved by asking yourself the question, "Just how would the Lone Ranger handle this?"
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01-14-2004, 01:17 PM
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Dojo: Messores Sensei (Largo, Fl.)
Location: Florida
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Hello, Bryan,
Bryan Bateman
Username: batemanb
Today 08:02 AM
Dojo: Nakano Ku Aikido Renmei, Milton Keynes Seishin Aikido
Location: Tokyo, given up for Milton Keynes
Two questions:
1) Do you train at the Nakano-ku Ward dojo across the street and down the block from the station?
2) What does "Tokyo, given up for Milton Keynes" mean?
Thanks.
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01-15-2004, 05:55 AM
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Dojo: Seibukan Aikido UK
Location: body in UK, heart still in Japan
Join Date: May 2002
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Hi Don,
1. If you mean in the Nakano Taikukan (which is across the street and down the block), Yes I used to train in that dojo, and one of Koyama Sensei's other dojo's near Nakano Shinbashi.
2. Means that due to circumstances beyond my control (mainly business but a little family), I have relocated back to the UK.
Regards
Bryan
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