Then there’s dojo etiquette, training students properly, selecting/screening students properly, and keeping classes to a manageable size. At all times, people should be conscientious and treat each other with respect, and students are never challenged above their actual skill level. The instructor should actively keep a look out on maintaining good standards, and diffusing interpersonal difficulties which can sometimes lead to conflicts. In all cases, the instructor is the model for the students to follow. So, if there are character problems at the top, the effects usually roll downhill.

I feel that the best training attitude is to be one’s training partner’s best protector as well as teacher/mirror. Unlike a one-time business deal, consent over something as central as the other person’s safety must be ongoing, while ensuring that there’s never any remorse.