How to bow.
In the advanced Karate class that I take with Sensei Cieplik, we always begin in seiza, after that, everyone stands up and we do a quick, two second or so, bow to Sensei Cieplik. We have been doing this for some time now but in a recent class, he mentioned that if we are going to bow, he was going to show us the correct way to do it. The back of your neck needs to touch the collar of your gi throughout the bow. Both heels are touching and the toes are pointed out about 45 degrees. Bend slowly at the waist and exhale until all the air is expelled from your lungs. When you bend at the waist, make sure to expel all of the air from your lungs for as long as it takes. While bent over, keep your eyes on whoever you are bowing to with …