THE MEANING OF DOJO KUN   

By

 Hanshi Garry O'Connor

Our traditional “Dojo Kun” indeed is the “Oath,” of our Ryu which  mirrors  the budo etiquettes of past and present budo masters. The Dojo Kun reminds us that all actions in traditional budo always begins and ends by amplifying courtesy and respect.

We commence and bring to a close each training session, by reaffirming our "Dojo Kun" in a unified voice; this is a personal  and a sincere spiritual commitment to our budo art and teachers. We display our true self in the way that we behave towards each other, therefore our  traditional Dojo Kun reminds us of how we should strive to display the utmost courtesy and respect.

The traditional Dojo Kun also reminds us of the time honoured principles of our Budo study which has been unselfishly passed down to us by our traditional masters, therefore we should always be mindful to carry within us, the guiding principals of our

“Traditional Dojo Kun.”

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