Grades, Designations and Qualifications of Yamada-ha Shito-ryu Shukokai Union in 2016
AIMS:
When we live our life, we must learn how to live properly and how to enrich it while respecting a moral or a philosophy that its aim is the progress of our personality, knowledge, competence and strong kindness and benevolence. The main characteristiscs, are the following:
- Knowledge and wisdom of life
- Benevolence
- Ability to coexist with others, to show compassion and cordiality
- Courage to fight and to struggle with patience and power
- Etiquette: Courtesy, respect and appreciation of Mind and Body
- Faith & Trust: having trusted friends and being cordial
- Loyalty: Establishing sincere relationships between teachers and students, at both an individual and a team level
Yamada-ha Shito-ryu Shukokai Designations:
Any candidate must have a beautiful character, that is at the same time, an example in society.
The candidate:
- must be training Karate for at least 3 years.
- Must be at least 15 years old.
The Candidate:
- must be training karate for at least 2 years after SHODAN.
- Must be at least 17 years old.
The candidate:
- wants to dedicate themselves in pursuit for the essence of Budo
Karate training, both physically and mentally, as a devoted member
of Yamada-ha Shito-ryu Shukokai World Union
The candidate:
- has to work towards teaching karate in the future by learning
Kihon, Kata and Bunkai.
The Candidate:
- must be training karate for at least 2 years after NIDAN.
- Must be at least 21 years old.
The candidate:
- Has acquired a good level of kihon, kata and kumite with the
spirit of Yamada-ha Shito-ryu Shukokai
- must be also able to transmit this knowledge to their students.
The Candidate:
- must be training karate for at least 3 years after SANDAN.
- Must be at least 25 years old.
The candidate:
- must be at least 25 years old
- has acquired the practice of the kata bunkai
- is able to transmit the kata techniques and the spirit of
Yamada-ha Shito-ryu Shukokai
- works towards becoming a teacher with common decency.
The candidate:
- must be at least 25 years old
- must be accomplished and distinguished in Budo Karate.
The candidate:
- must be training karate for at least 4 years after YONDAN.
- Must be at least 30 years old.
The Candidate:
- must be training karate for at least 5 years after GODAN.
- Must be at least 40 years old.
The candidate:
- Must be an excellent teacher of very good technical quality
- Must be a very respectable person
- Must be capable of transmitting the Katas, techniques and spirit
of Yamada-ha Shito-ryu Shukokai
- Must be a very good and decent instructor
The candidate:
- Must be at least 45 years old.
- Must be capable of giving an education by Budo Karate
- Must be an example as a decent Karateka and as a person.
- Must be an achieved and distinguished Instructor.
- must be training karate for at least 6 years after ROKUDAN.
- Must be at least 50 years old.
The Candidate:
- Must hold at least a 7th Dan
- Must be an excellent technician
- Must be a remarkable and insightful person.
- Must be a skilled leader
The Candidate:
- Must be training karate for at least 7 years after NANADAN.
- Must be at least 60 years old
The Candidate:
- Must hold at least an 8th Dan
- Must be a virtuous person, refined, clever and distinguished.
- Must have insight
- Must be a leader
- Must have integrity
- Must represent the best of Budo Karate.
An explaining infographic is included to better understand the difference between Dan Grades, Yamada-ha SSU Designations and Instructor Qualifications: