arnisador
07-13-2007, 10:28 AM
The Samurai Sell:
Lexus Dealers Bow
To Move Swank Cars (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118393558292060374.html)
At Lexus showrooms, sales consultants lean five to 10 degrees forward and assume a warrior's "waiting position" when a customer is looking at a car. When serving customers coffee or tea, employees must kneel on the floor with both feet together and both knees on the ground. The coffee cup must never make a noise when it is placed on the table.
[...]
But the Ogasawara Ryu Reihou institute, in Tokyo, agreed to work with the car maker. The institute's teachings have been passed down through the family since the 1300s. Typical clients are well-bred families who want their children to learn good table manners and posture
[...]
When standing idly Lexus employees must place their left hand over their right with fingers together and thumbs interlocked, a posture originally designed for samurais to show that they were not about to draw their swords.
Now that's an unusual application of iaido!
Lexus Dealers Bow
To Move Swank Cars (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118393558292060374.html)
At Lexus showrooms, sales consultants lean five to 10 degrees forward and assume a warrior's "waiting position" when a customer is looking at a car. When serving customers coffee or tea, employees must kneel on the floor with both feet together and both knees on the ground. The coffee cup must never make a noise when it is placed on the table.
[...]
But the Ogasawara Ryu Reihou institute, in Tokyo, agreed to work with the car maker. The institute's teachings have been passed down through the family since the 1300s. Typical clients are well-bred families who want their children to learn good table manners and posture
[...]
When standing idly Lexus employees must place their left hand over their right with fingers together and thumbs interlocked, a posture originally designed for samurais to show that they were not about to draw their swords.
Now that's an unusual application of iaido!