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	Dojo Kun (training hall oath)
1	Do not fight
2	I live in this world, which in some way, no matter how insignificant, I have helped to create. I cannot help what is past, however I can, through my practise of Shinseido, modify my future actions to bring about the improvement of all things.
3	I may not understand all that I have been taught, yet I have been instructed, and must strive to find the meaning of that instruction, no matter how long it may take, knowing that instruction can sometimes be absolute silence, a word, a sentence, or a loud shout.
4	I will not criticise others until I myself am perfect and above criticism.
5	In instructing others, I must try to remember my own lack of ability and understanding, and teach with patience and determination to improve the ability of others and myself.
6	I will show courtesy and respect, humility and gentleness, diligence and fortitude.
	Notes
	The present Shinseido kun  (pronounced doh-joe-kune) comprises three separate oaths.
	The first dojo kun (Matsumura no Kun No. 1) comes from Nishihira Kosei and Soken Hohan and is profound in its simplicity and directness.
	The second kun , is the Zen Shin Ryu no Kun which came to me from my first teacher Jon Alexander when I started training in 1974.  It is of great significance to me and to the system I have chosen to perpetuate (Nos. 2 - 5).
	The third kun Shinsei no Kun (No. 6) is my own.
	Read the oath and remember it throughout your training, then, in the fullness of time,  pass it onto your students.