Gunjin

I'm not taking any formal schooling at this time. But I picked up bowing and did it while taking karate when I was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. It seems we did it all the time every time. We did formal bows before and after class and maybe right before sparring. Then every other time it was just a simple head node when it came to partners drills or whatever. There was no need to break the rhythum of say a kicking drill when swapping pad holders by coming to attention and doing a full bow.

Keep in mind though that bowing has a lot stronger meaning in Japan than it does in the States. I think it kind of gets bastardised and not fully understood in the States. I can easily see how some schools/seminars may stress the physical act of bowing all the time but not really understand it.

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