fnorfurfoot
Senior Master
I thought it might be interesting to see what kinds of customs the different schools follow. For instance, when I was a student of Shaolin Kempo, we had to kneel when putting on our belts. That was basically the only one. At a Goju school that I was with last year, you could put your belt on when ever and where ever you wanted. They required you to bow to the training room and then bow to the shrine set up with Kyoshi's instructor's ashes. I know of another school that says that the students can't put their belt on until the head instructor gives them permission.
At my old school, I had the students bowing into the classroom before entering and after leaving but once I started running my classes out of the local YMCA, I had to drop that one only because of the way the room is set up there. My only other one that I can think of right now is that I don't allow the students to place their belts on the floor. The belts will of course brush the floor when they are putting the belts on and taking them off, but I hate seeing it resting on the floor.
So what are your rules and traditions?
At my old school, I had the students bowing into the classroom before entering and after leaving but once I started running my classes out of the local YMCA, I had to drop that one only because of the way the room is set up there. My only other one that I can think of right now is that I don't allow the students to place their belts on the floor. The belts will of course brush the floor when they are putting the belts on and taking them off, but I hate seeing it resting on the floor.
So what are your rules and traditions?