I've made large updates with improvements to three main pages:
- 礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette (formerly: '礼式 Reishiki (Etiquette)')
- Terminologies
- 則 Principles
The main updates are:
- Materials: There has been many big updates to the materials and contents found in the pages, especially for '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page, duplicating the latest Edition ot the 'A Brief Introduction to Karate-do Training' booklet. 'A Brief Introduction to Karate-do Training' booklet is part of the items that is provided upon registration of new members. The Etiquette, Terminologies and Principle pages in this webste are from the contents of the booklet. The latest edition, Eddition 4 dated 10 October 2025 has a number of corrections and large amount of added information.
- Some sections that was present in the Booklet were previously not included in the Webpages. The following has not been included:
- はいHai / 押っ忍Ossu!
- Upon Entering & Leaving the Dōjō
- Upon Arrival/Departure of a Sempai
- Upon Late Arrival - this sections replaces the prevoius sections in the website (that wasn't in the booklet) titled '正座 Seiza' and '座礼 Zarei
- 転身動作の三則 Tenshin Dōsa no Sansoku
- Below are section so fthe bontent with larage added information upon the current edition, Edition 4:
- 礼 Rei
- 気合い Kiai
- 道場 Dōjō
- Bowing Ceremonies (formerly: '例式 Reishiki (regular ceremony)')
- 段位 Dani / Ranking System
- Moved or combined pages: There were several pages that falls under a main section were previously displayd in its own page. (E.g. There were several pages that falls under one main subection but were separated to its own pages.)
- '気合い Kiai' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page.
- '道場 Dōjō' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page.
- 'Bowing Ceremonies' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page.
- '道着Dōgi / 空手着Karategi / 稽古着 Keikōgi' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page.
- '段位 Dani / Ranking System' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under '礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette' page.
- 転身八方 Tenshin Happo' section (formerly: 'Eight Directional Movements') moved from 'Terminologies' page to '則 Principles' page » 'Shitō-ryū Technical Principles' section.
- 'Shitō-ryū Philosophies' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under 則 Principles' page.
- 'Shitō-ryū Technical Principles' section that was formerly as its own page is now placed under 則 Principles' page.
- Numbered reference: Previous editions of the 'A Brief Introduction to Karate-do Training' booklet did not provide references or citations of where the information is derived from. This new reference section combines all references from 礼法/礼儀/礼式/行儀 Etiquette, Terminologies and 原則 Gensoku (Principles) and are duplicated across these pages.
