Do to communications recently made to me through the internet, I believe I need to state the following:
This Home Dojo, my dojo is my exercise and meditation room in my home where go to exercise workout, practice daily Buddhist meditations and ritual. This private and personal space, where I invite a select choose few to exercise and workout with me.
It is a place of learning and exploration, new members must make an appointment for their interview, after interview they will be allow 3 free trial classes where the student of the will then watch the student, the seniors will then give me their opinion on the new student and I will allow or not allow the student.
This a traditional school, to be allow entry, is at my discussion. Teacher say student does (when open the floor to questions that is the time to ask them not when you want), no question asked.
Beggaring me through comments and messages on the internet or through email is not the way, insult the teacher’s skill level and attacking other teachers names is not the way. Being disrespectful in anyway; you will not be except as a student.
The Seven Principles of Bushido must be demonstrated before, during and after your interview
1. Rectitude. Correct judgment or procedure for the resolution of righteousness. “To die when it is right to die, to strike when it is right to strike.”
2. Courage. A virtue only in the cause of righteousness. Death for an unworthy cause was termed a dog’s death. “It is true courage to live when it is right to live, and to die only when it is right to die.”
3. Benevolence. Love, affection for others, sympathy and nobility of feeling are regarded as the highest attributes of the soul. “Benevolence brings under its sway whatever hinder its power just as water subdues fire.”
5. Veracity. “Truthfulness.” Lying was deemed cowardly, and it was regarded as dishonorable. Indeed the word of a samurai guaranteed the truthfulness of an assertion. No oath is necessary. “Propriety carried beyond bounds becomes a lie.”
6. Honor. A vivid consciousness of personal dignity and worth is implicit in the word honor. “Dishonor is like a scar on a tree which time, instead of effacing only helps to enlarge.”
7. Loyalty. Only in the code of chivalrous honor does loyalty assume importance. In the conflict between loyalty and affection the code never wavers from the choice of loyalty. “A samurai was obliged to appeal to the intelligence and conscience of his sovereign by demonstrating the sincerity of his words with the shedding of his own blood.”
I have additional test of your spirit, communications (electronic, written, etc.). Failure to are demonstrate good and honest communications at anytime of during or after training in my school is grounds for removal and being denied access to training.
If you cannot follow the principles and guidelines of participating in the Bujinkan, I will remove you from my school and/or denied you access.
One of the forms you sign on admitting is the Guidelines of Participation in the Bujinkan, I may every student before joining my dojo read and sign a form stating that they understand and will be guided by these guidelines.