[Procyona]

In trainings we bow to show respect to our instructors, Sifus and to the hall. But beside this action that shows respect in a really specific way, it can also be seen the way we conduct in the exercise and practice.

How does respect show in your actions? Is there a way to train respect?

For me, the most important factor to show respect is how I use the time to a task or action: am I early or late, and am I thinking something else while giving time to it. For training purposes, I would have to know the value I give to tasks, namely do I want to do it or not. After that I can use my time accordingly to the tasks I am doing at the moment.   

[Haveunique]

Brilliant topic! Respect can and should be trained. Each of us is a starting point! Only the person who respects themselves can respect others.

What does self-respect mean and how does it show? Being honest with oneself and acting accordingly. This means I do what I like and don't do things I dislike. However, if on my way I happen to need to do something I dislike, which still leads me to my goals, I use SiFu's advice: "Make unpleasant into a habit, and make the habit pleasant".   

[Артем Лысенко]

Tanya, you are reading my mind:) I absolytely agree with your oppinion of self respect what comes before than respect for others. Every thing and processes that are living inside of ones reflecting on his real life and actions. If you're angry inside, you are angry outsde and your body act in the same way. If you feel love, you act the same. And people asking all the time, what is happening with you? you're acting kind of different:)
Respect to me is support each sepparate word or idea with action towards this idea. Be honest with yourself and promises you've given. To have strength to keep them. A propriate training is to implement a new habbit (first, this could be a simple one) for exapmle, every morning do first form of traditional wing chun, independent from any other conditions   

[Haveunique]

Thank you, Artem! Creating one new habit is already a huge step, for which every person should feel proud and appreciate themselves, it is a lot of work. However, before creating any new habit a person needs to honestly answer themselves what they want to achieve by this. "Honestly" means the motivation is genuine!   

[Валентина Слободянюк]

Respect and self respect are really connected. completing things you promissed to yourself you feed your self respec. and the only thing you can show your respect to others - do what you sad, keep your promises.   

[Procyona]

Now that you guys mention it, it sure is so: How could I respect anything I am given (time, opportunities, friends) if I did not respect the receaver. It's the same thing when I would give diamonds to pigs: The value of the diamond is in how and by whom it's used.

Self respect is something we already have when we are young but somewhere along the way some of us loose it. Self respect and honesty can be trained with listening myself in each moment: what I want to do, where do I want to be and what can I do to achieve it.   

[Gra-ach]

[Яся Мельник]

As for me - my aсts make my reputation,but I need to respect with other people in advance and disinterestedly. As dift.   

[Procyona]

Of respect from others: I seek for respect from other people, from close and distant alike. This does not mean that I wish them just to respect me, but that I need to act accordingly to earn that respect. I am also working on to respect every living creature, things not alive, and also events. This way I can always learn something new from them.


Also, Wataru Ohashi has said the following of selfrespesct:

[Gra-ach]

[Procyona]

[Haveunique]

A person who respects themselves, respects others - and it should be distinguished from judging and liking/disliking someone's actions. At the same time, it is our choice who to be with - people who respect themselves or at least learn how to do so, or the rest.

When it comes to appreciating what we have - that is only a starting point that should lead to a solid vision of what we want to have. It has nothing to do with expectations but rather with wanting to do your own stuff but also keeping in mind things still will go on their own accord. It's a matter of choosing a position in thinking, just like it is in Wing Chun at every training   

[Яся Мельник]

Yes! Thank you, Tanya! It's like a bow!   

[Gra-ach]

[Haveunique]