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Bowing in process is as follows:

  1. Line up by rank
  2. Japanese bow to flag out of respect for our country
  3. Japanese bow to head instructor
  4. Japanese bow to Shihan
  5. Japanese bow to Sensei
  6. Go to seiza position
  7. Instructor calls… tie your obi
  8. Come up on balls of feet
  9. Put on obi
  10. Return to seiza
  11. Instructor calls…bow
  12. Formal bow
  13. Return to seiza
  14. Instructor calls…meditate
  15. Meditate
  16. Instructor calls up
  17. Come out of seiza, rise to neutral stance


Bowing out process is as follows:


  1. Line up by rank
  2. Japanese bow to flag out of respect for our country
  3. Japanese bow to head instructor
  4. Japanese bow to Shihan
  5. Japanese bow to Sensei
  6. Go to seiza position
  7. Instructor calls…meditate
  8. Meditate
  9. Instructor calls…bow
  10. Formal bow
  11. Return to seiza
  12. Instructor calls… untie your obi
  13. Come up on balls of feet
  14. Take off obi
  15. Return to seiza
  16. Instructor calls up
  17. Come out of seiza, rise to neutral stance

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