The Japanese national flag was hoisted below it, and keiko (practice) was performed in the form of shinzen-keiko (practice according to Shinto rites) which included worshipping to enter the dojo.
神棚の下に日本の国旗が掲揚され、道場入室の際に神拝がおこなわれるなど神前稽古の形式で稽古が行われた。