DOJO KUN

 

Senior instructors at the JKA developed the five Dojo Kun, which everyone studying at the JKA commits to memory. With each practice session at the dojo, students kneel in the seiza position and repeat these five precepts out loud. This process reminds the students of the right attitude, frame of mind and virtues to strive for both within the dojo and outside.

 

1. Jinkaku kansei ni tsutomuru koto
   Seek perfection of character

2. Makoto no michi o mamoru koto
   Be sincere

3. Doryoku no seishin o yashinau koto
   Put maximum effort into everything you do

4. Reigi omonzuru koto
   Respect others

5. Kekki no yuu o imashimuru koto

        Develop self-control