 Tradition is defined as, 1: the handing down of information and customs and beliefs from one generation to another. 2: a belief or custom handed down by tradition.
Responsibility is defined as, 1: the quality of being dependable, the quality or state of being responsible.
Responsible is defined as 1: being the one who must answer or account for something. 2: able to choose between right and wrong. 3: Having the ability to take charge of or be trusted with important matters.
Etiquette is defined as 1: forms of ceremony or decorum 2: the conventional laws of courtesy observed between members of the same profession. 3: a conventional code of conduct or behavior.
Okinawan karate is built on tradition, many styles work at keeping the tradition alive
through teaching and practicing the forms and techniques without change. There exists in
all styles of karatedo a certain etiquette which sets it apart from any other activities. In
Okinawa Uechi Ryu is practiced as it was since Kanbun introduced Pangainoon, and Kanei Uechi developed new training methods to enhance interest and involvement. The sensei or teacher at each school has a responsibility to his students and that is to provide them with the information needed for the best possible training for them to meet their goals, to set examples by doing and to be a role model for others to follow on the same path of serious training and clean living. The sensei if in a traditional setting must maintain the tradition and continue to pass on information to the students so that the students will grow to become knowledgeable and understanding of the ways, customs and etiquette while developing good karate technique. It is the responsibility of the senior student to accept these teachings and to help sensei pass them along to new members. It has been said that karate begins and ends with etiquette. Without proper etiquette there is no karatedo as it will become more difficult to find the way (do). Dojo etiquette is simply a sign of respect.
It is a sign from student to teacher, teacher to student, practitioner to dojo and the dojo to the art itself.
Every student has responsibilities in the school in a traditional school. Many are unwritten rules that must be followed to the letter if the tradition is to stay alive. For the purpose of this article I will put forth examples of these responsibilities.
It has been noted that over the years in the dojo the students are referred to senior and junior students with the juniors having the most responsibility for the upkeep of the dojo. The seniors have the responsibility of maintaining a well run dojo by setting examples for the rest to follow.
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