Tapahsthalam signifies that 'Tapah' means to make yourself strong through hard practice and 'sthalam' means the place where you practice and become strong

Code of Conduct

• Everyone must remove their shoes before entering the Tapahsthalam. Personal belongings are to be kept neatly in designated areas.
• Students should bow towards flags when entering and leaving the Tapahsthalam.
• Students should always bow before and after speaking to the Instructor or senior students, and use terms of respect such as "Yes, sir (or ma'am)".
• If a command or correction isn't understood, wait for an appropriate moment, and then politely ask the Instructor to clarify or explain.
• If Praguruh enters the Tapahsthalam, the senior student will call attention, and everyone should turn towards him to bow and greet.
• Students should not face the Instructor or the flags when adjusting their uniforms (Veshah).
• Students should observe common standards of hygiene, keeping their uniform and body clean, and nails short.
• Students should move quickly to line up and should stand at attention to await the Instructor's commands.
• Profanity, obscene gestures, unnecessary roughness, or loss of temper are strictly prohibited.
• If accidental contact is made during training, students should stop and bow to one another as an apology.
• Loud conversation, laughing in excess and other horseplay have no place in the SHASTRANG school.
• No jewellery is to be worn in the Tapahsthalam. Smoking, chewing gum/tobacco, eating, and drinking are also prohibited.
• Leaning on walls, sprawling on the floor, and other slouchy behaviour will not be tolerated.
• Never be disrespectful towards the Instructor. A student must first follow instructions and then discuss any disagreements later.
• All belt promotions must be authorised through your Chief Instructor, Regional Director, National Headquarters, or chairman of the board examiner, Praguruh Bikram S.Thapa only.
• Always remember that what you are learning is a potentially deadly martial art. SHASTRANG students are never to initiate violence and must conduct themselves responsibly and courteously both inside and outside the TAPAHSTHALAM.

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