How we train manners and respect in EMA

• A structured training environment.
• A fun and interactive learning environment.
• By stressing discipline, not just in martial arts, but all areas of life.
• By learning humility. There will always be someone more skilled, so we must learn to accept that.
• Engaging with others teaches proper social etiquette and social graces.
• We say please and thank-you whenever appropriate.
• We wait in lines like everyone else.
• We accept certificates, belts, uniforms, and weapons from others with two hands and a slight head nod or small now.
• We raise our hand if we have questions in class.
• We do not use corporal punishment in EMA. We use the “praise in public, reprimand in private approach”.

Written by Kumar Bandyo