The correct

style of entry to the Dojo is shown in plate 109, the breastplate and lower armour have been donned in the dressing room and the head towel, gloves and loose cords placed inside the mask, which is carried grill downwards under the left arm. The Shinai is carried in the left hand, parallel to the floor. A Tachi-rei (standing bow) is made on entering the Dojo and the more senior students line up in order of grade to the instructor's left-hand side.