Dojo Kun

The Dojo kun is a Japanese martial arts term literally meaning (training hall) rules. They are generally posted at the entrance to dojo or at the "front" of the dojo (shomen) and outline behaviour expected and disallowed. In some Dojo's they are recited at the end of a class. The dojo kun are listed below, like most text that gets translated there always seems to be something lost in the translation. The english translation in brackets is nearer to the true meaning but for a much more detailed explanation please see Richard Amos Sensei's video on the dojo kun below.