tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30879256.post1577089184991277923..comments2023-04-12T23:27:31.043+12:00Comments on Waikato Kendo Club: The Importance and Purpose of Etiquette in KendoSam Tsaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01097614097721794633noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30879256.post-41940067172718984242008-08-22T20:04:00.000+12:002008-08-22T20:04:00.000+12:00Shunryu Suzuki was a Zen teacher who went to Ameri...Shunryu Suzuki was a Zen teacher who went to America in the 1950s to teach Zen. Traditionally, at some point in Zen custom (I'm not sure where) a student is expected to bow three times. Suzuki said that his American student must bow 9 times instead. This was because bowing was a battle for them: although they did the bowing they did not want to do it, they resisted internally. <BR/><BR/>In the same way in kendo, if you do not want to be polite, or if you do not care, you are losing a battle with yourself.Benjaminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003301620308454831noreply@blogger.com