I had a guest at my samurai training activity ask me,
“Why do Japanese people prefer sitting in a way that numbs your legs?”
He talked about the Seiza, sitting with our legs folded, as we often do in Japanese traditional cultures like Iaido, tea ceremony, and Noh theatre.
Why do we sit like this traditionally?
To make our legs numb.
Yes, you heard that correctly.
Seiza meaning “the correct way to sit,” became a culture during the peaceful Edo period (1603~1868).
To protect the Tokugawa family, the Shogunate’s absolute rule, they forced samurai to sit Seiza to numb their legs and make it more difficult for them to betray them.
For example, at ceremonies and events.
So the proper way to sit before the Edo period was to sit with your legs crossed, as you can see in the pictures here.


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