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**Ephejvll** · 09-28-2011, 01:17 PM

I am still fairly young (22) and I was thinking about practising Kyokushin Kai Karate, but you have
to bow for example to the teacher and to your opponent, within Japanese culture it's not a form
of worship or something but merely as respect or a sign of humbleness.

Is that permissible within the Sharia if the intention of an action is not wrong?
How did you deal with that?

It is not necessary to bow. You can just nod your head slightly. That is what I do.

09-28-2011, 01:17 PM	#19
Ephejvll Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 472 Senior Member	I am still fairly young (22) and I was thinking about practising Kyokushin Kai Karate, but you have to bow for example to the teacher and to your opponent, within Japanese culture it's not a form of worship or something but merely as respect or a sign of humbleness. Is that permissible within the Sharia if the intention of an action is not wrong? How did you deal with that? It is not necessary to bow. You can just nod your head slightly. That is what I do.
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