tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post4795109614806428423..comments2024-02-25T12:49:53.561-05:00Comments on The Budo Bum: Budo Etiquette and CourtesyThe Budo Bumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17829768452637120001noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post-82313318541874003992014-06-12T10:19:55.293-04:002014-06-12T10:19:55.293-04:00I could be wrong but I read somewhere that in the ...I could be wrong but I read somewhere that in the kata of Jigen aryu, there is no rei between the uchidachi and shidachi. If that is true, it's a startling and grim insight into the nature of this particular ryu.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05825252233449664103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2648987284969270841.post-71176921011163401722013-02-18T16:28:49.698-05:002013-02-18T16:28:49.698-05:00I very much appreciate this post, especially the p...I very much appreciate this post, especially the part about how visitors to dojo in Japan can inadvertently make a wrong impression by being too stiff or bowing too deeply (and for too long). To someone with experience, it looks obsequious or plain rude. A good rule of thumb is not to bow so deeply at okeiko that you can't see what other people are doing around you. Bow when they do, as deeply as they do, and rise when then do, and you will be okay!Ronin scholarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302218589301012843noreply@blogger.com