Standing and Sitting

In the dojo, beginners are first taught how to stand and sit. When I started Budo, my teacher taught me how to do it first, and he also taught me to teach beginners how to do it first.

I thought that it was a matter of etiquette in the dojo at that time, but as I practiced, I realized that there was more to it than that. It is actually difficult to stand and sit straight naturally without straining. Standing and sitting straight means having the correct posture, the correct center, and the correct movement of the center of gravity. If you can do this, it will be useful for your techniques, and conversely, if you cannot do this, the techniques will not work.

Standing and sitting are the most familiar and deepest. For example, if there are 20 opportunities to stand and sit in one practice session, then in 500 days of practice, the number of times will be 10,000. It is obvious that whether you do this consciously or casually will lead to a big difference.

In Budo, what you learn first often contains Gokui (important secrets). However, it is often not until much later that you realize this. Standing and sitting is the examples of this.

Hideto Usuyama
Kyoju-dairi, Vice Headquarters Director and Setagaya Branch Chief
Daito-ryu Aikijujutsu

The children also practice hard