General behaviour towards the Instructor
The utmost respect should be shown towards an Instructor. In particular;
- Obedience must be shown to the instructions given by an instructor;
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Under no circumstances is talking permitted during kata and kihon;
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During pairs and kumite it is permissible to discuss aspects of the techniques being practised;
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If an instructor indicates to a student that he is required to assist the instructor in demonstrating a technique, he should bow, and then approach the instructor and follow the latter's requests;
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At the end of the demonstration, he should wait for the instructor to dismiss him, bow, and return to his place in the class;
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An instructor in charge of a class, if a black belt, should be addressed as “Sensei”. If that instructor is a senior kyu grade he should be addressed as “Sempai”. A junior grade is a kohai;
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Where a student has a question, he should attract the instructor’s attention before asking it.
General behaviour towards other grades
A karate‑ka should show respect to all other grades.
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A senior grade must be referred to as "Sempai", A Black Belt instructing a class is referred to as “Sensei”;
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A black belt instructor of grade 3rd Dan or above is termed "Sensei" in all circumstances even though he is not instructing a class;
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Any occasion involving an 'interaction' between two karate‑ka each will start and end with a bow. Thus a junior grade asking a senior grade for help will bow before asking his question, and both will bow once the point has been dealt with before the junior grade leaves. All pair techniques will begin and end with both karate‑ka bowing to each other;
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Senior grades have a duty to help lower grades when asked for help, unless they are unable to assist. It is therefore not open to a senior grade to refuse to help a junior grade. Such a course of action would be a breach of etiquette.
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