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Arrive on time and wait quietly until
your lesson starts.
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Keep your uniform clean and tidy. There is no
excuse for a filthy suit in the dojo.
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Do not eat, drink or chew gum in the main
hall.
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Never use bad language in the Dojo.
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Keep fingernails and toe nails short at all
times, it could be dangerous if you do not.
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Do not wear any jewellery at any time,
such as rings, earrings or necklaces.
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Children should wait inside the building until their parents
arrive to pick them up.
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Follow instructions and advise, try and
improve yourself with every lesson.
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Show respect for your
instructors and all the
others you train with.
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Bow when you enter and leave the Dojo, doing
so quietly and behaving appropriately.
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Do not talk when your instructor is teaching
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Whilst resting or awaiting for a lesson to
start sit on the edge of the dojo with legs crossed.
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Do not use your karate skills to harm others
outside of the Dojo. You must never bully anyone.
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Always call your instructor by the name
“Sensei”. Assistant instructors should be called “Sempai”
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Do not sit on any apparatus or equipment
whilst the lesson is in progress. These are deemed as health and
safety risks and therefore we don't want you falling off them!
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Do not run around the dojo unless
specifically asked in the lesson. Once booked in, children must sit down with
their legs crossed and adults must stand and stretch quietly.