Bow to the dojang

The bow a kumdo practitioner makes when entering and leaving the dojang (도장) or competition hall, to thank the training space and the people who built it. It is one of the categories of ye (예, courtesy) in Korean kumdo.

Bow to the dojang (도장에 대한 예, dojang-e daehan ye) is the bow a kumdo practitioner makes on entering and leaving the dojang (도장, training hall) or the competition hall (경기장, gyeonggijang).

Meaning: the Korean Kumdo Association (대한검도회) says it is done courteously to show gratitude to the people who built the dojang or hall and to its facilities. A local federation page describes it as a light standing bow (입례, ipnye) of thanks to the place where one trains and cultivates oneself.
Form: the Association's textbook says that on entering or leaving, one stands just inside and bows from the waist about 30 degrees toward the front (정면, jeongmyeon). A kumdo 8th-dan master (범사 8단) writes that on entering one gives a light nod (목례, mokrye) rather than putting a hand on the chest.
Not the flag salute: it differs from the flag salute (국기에 대한 예, gukgi-e daehan ye), which is made with the right hand on the left chest at the start and end of training. The same author says the dojang bow expresses thanks for the shared training space.
Context: the Association lists it alongside the bow to the teacher (스승에 대한 예, seuseung-e daehan ye), the mutual bow between training partners (상호간의 예, sangho ganui ye) and the bow to the sword (칼에 대한 예, kal-e daehan ye).
Japanese sources: they describe a standing bow on entering and leaving, directed at the front of the dojang or its altar, at about 30 degrees.

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