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**Affiltavajefe** · 02-28-2006, 02:31 AM

By the way. Does anyone know the reason or the purpose why one should pass behind people sitting in seiza or standing in seiretsu? And why should one extend his arm?

It's etiquette, like in many daily things you do. You dont sit in a restaurant with your feet up on a table farting around, you dont slam doors into peoples faces that walk behind you, you dont cut off people when driving a car.....very common things and often related to safety issues like in kendo/Iaido etc.
When people are in sonkyo ready to fight or in seiza ready to perform a kata it means they are in their designated space about to use it. If theres no other means for you to pass around them you go in this 'crouch' and extend your right arm and show the palm. I dont know if it has anything to to with 'look I'm friendly have no weapon in my right hand so plz dont kill me' or it's just a 'pardon me, coming through'.
People familiar with this method respond to this and let you pass. If you just stand there and decide to walk in front of me when I'm busy, dont be surprised if you'll get a nice men cut or a slice to your kneecap.

02-28-2006, 02:31 AM	#12
Affiltavajefe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 405 Senior Member	By the way. Does anyone know the reason or the purpose why one should pass behind people sitting in seiza or standing in seiretsu? And why should one extend his arm? It's etiquette, like in many daily things you do. You dont sit in a restaurant with your feet up on a table farting around, you dont slam doors into peoples faces that walk behind you, you dont cut off people when driving a car.....very common things and often related to safety issues like in kendo/Iaido etc. When people are in sonkyo ready to fight or in seiza ready to perform a kata it means they are in their designated space about to use it. If theres no other means for you to pass around them you go in this 'crouch' and extend your right arm and show the palm. I dont know if it has anything to to with 'look I'm friendly have no weapon in my right hand so plz dont kill me' or it's just a 'pardon me, coming through'. People familiar with this method respond to this and let you pass. If you just stand there and decide to walk in front of me when I'm busy, dont be surprised if you'll get a nice men cut or a slice to your kneecap.
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