Kyokushin seiza

[GJEC]

Good to see you kyofighter! Hope all is great in your life in Canada.

Gary

[seattle]

We go through the formal bow in/out. The few minutes of "ritual" gives everyone a chance to set into the work that is about to begin or reflect a moment on what has been done. For our kumite class it is just a standing bow in/out and then into the fun for the day. For some of the students, it is a way for me to get them to shut up for a minute without saying it directly.

For me, I like the ritual as it gives me a final mind set for class. Granted once I get to the parking lot, my mind begins its "change" to class time. My Japanese students like to go through the process as well, suppose it may be slightly different for them.

[powerof0ne]

I don't always do mokuso at the end of the class but I do, do a formal bow out. I typically start each class with mokuso, though....to me personally, this kind of is to help someone relax (clear their mind) so they can concentrate on the training task that's about to be thrown in front of them. It's always helped me, nothing mystical, just breathing slow and making myself relax instead of thinking about any stress I put up with earlier in the day. I've honestly noticed it helping me during kumite, when I've done mokuso before...I used to get some funny looks in Muay Thai/Kickboxing in the beginning, but when I rose through the ranks, so to speak, and was handling my own, some others I trained with started to, as well .
Osu!

[wullie]

you usually do get funny looks handling your own in public................

[powerof0ne]

Feb 22, 2012 3:35:35 GMT -5 wullie said:

you usually do get funny looks handling your own in public................

Not when you have the goods
Osu!