小笠原流礼法 DVD

This DVD is for anyone who would like to understand proper Japanese etiquette based on Samurai code of conduct.  The Ogasawara-ryu Reiho is a traditional system of etiquette continuing for 850 years, taught to generations of Shōgun and warriors.

[Contents]

Disc 1: Basics; About the Ogasawara-ryu, Posture, Standing and Sitting, Bowing, Walking, Moving While Kneeling, Turning, Opening and Closing Fusuma, Bowing when Passing Someone, Bowing when Paths Cross

Disc 2: Applications; Things to Keep in Mind for Visitation (Japanese Style Rooms Western Style Rooms), Entranceway Etiquette, Presenting and Receiving Refreshments, Sitting on Zabuton, Handling Furoshiki and Handing over Gifts, Sitting on Chairs, Table Manners, Funeral Etiquette, Flower Offering, Wrapping