DOJANG ETIQUETTE

Please Do:

• Bow to your instructor upon entering and leaving the school.
• Bow to the Banners before entering and leaving the training area.
• Lineup quickly by belt rank, right to left as you face the flag.
• Kihab (say “Tae Kwon” or “Hut”)  loudly to show your enthusiasm.
• Try not to disrupt class (no talking).
• If you have a question, raise your hand.
• Pay attention when the instructor pauses the class.
• Turn away from your instructor if you need to adjust your uniform.
• Make sure your uniform is complete and clean.
• Pick up and return equipment quickly.
• Sit down if you are resting, if possible with your legs crossed.
• Let your instructor know if you need to leave the class for any reason.
• Address your instructors as Mr. Kim, Ms. Shim, or Sir.
• Respond to all questions with “Yes, Ma’am” or “Yes Sir”.

Please Don’t:

• Run in the training area.
• Talk loudly in the waiting area.
• Talk loudly in the training area.
• Hit the punching bags or towers during class.
• Make unnecessary noise during class.
• Sit or play on the kicking towers.
• Hang from the low bar.
• Lie down in the training area during class.
• Move if your instructor has asked you to demonstrate, for safety reasons.
• Throw anything in the school – equipment or sparring gear.

Please Always:

• Show respect for each other, and higher ranking belts in the way you talk and treat each other.
• Show respect for your instructors in the way you talk and behave at all times.
• Show respect for your parents at all times, inside and outside of the dojang.