Does Unbridled Martial Arts incorporate formalities such as bowing?
Bowing is equivalent to the Western custom of shaking hands, and bowing does not bear any religious overtones in most systems. Bowing is an Asian custom used as a greeting to show respect. When entering or leaving a martial arts school, a student will bow to show respect for the place of learning. Once inside the school, students bow to the instructors and other students both to show respect and as a greeting. Unbridled Martial Arts is a practice without boundaries, without ritual, without convention, so that martial arts skills can be purely evaluated and absorbed on a strategic and tactical level. Acts such as meditation have considerable merit in helping dispel irrelevant thoughts and sharpen concentration. Bowing is valuable practice that instills humility and courtesy in students and teachers. As much as the practice of meditation and customary salutations are significant traits, we do not devote time to them. In my opinion; they are not necessary for an adult’s general education
