Shodan certificate and yudansha booklet
Just outta curiosity. How long does it usually take the paper work to process and the items above to go from Japan to an individual dojo?
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It took mine just over a year. But that was going via the UK through our parent organisation.
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Most Aikido organizations wait until they have a batch of certificate requests to send to Hombu. This can also add to the turn around time.
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It was over a year for mine as well.
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So the average waiting time based on the replies above is a little over one year... Wow!... Interesting...
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I sent a batch of kyu and dan forms to the Aikikai Hombu last week (from my own dojo: our kyu ranks are given by the Aikikai also) and I will probably receive them in late August / early September. Similarly with the dan examinations in the Netherlands. I will bring the forms back with me and send or take them to the Aikikai. The diplomas will arrive around October. I will present the diplomas on my visit next Spring. Best wishes, |
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Here in the BAF it is usually four to six weeks. Our yudansha gradings take place at Summer School at the start of August, the guest shihan takes the list of names back with him to Hombu, and Kanetsuka Sensei normally presents the certificates either at the London course in September or in Oxford in October.
There are cases where an individual does not manage get to the courses for a while after their grading, but that is not the fault of the organisation. A year's delay does suggest that something is not quite right! Alex |
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Woah woah, there has to be more than 5 or 6 yudansha in here. Come on, how long did u have to wait for your certificate?
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Got my Yudansha and Certificate from Hombu Dojo after one month.
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But I know for a fact that my sensei sends a huge batch at a time, as he has a federation to handle. So he has people in all over the country and including Mexico. I don't remember how long it took for the others. I really didn't care after I got my shodan. The only other rank I care about is the 8th dan. And that's only because it marks tenure. |
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Hi !
My Aikido shodan was 1 year, but I'm still waiting for my Aiki Toho iai do certificate, that's 2 + years, it will be 3 years after come spring 2010. The reason is a new organization is being setup for Aiki Toho Iai do, as it it is not recognized as an Iaido style by The Japanese Iaido association (Iaido renmei... something!) Aiki Toho Iai was a creation by Nishio sensei, and it is not traditional Iaido. So I will have to be patient :) |
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I tested in March...certificate was brought back from Japan in July.
Curious, was is this yudansha booklet you speak of? |
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The Yufukan, headed by Koji Yoshida Sensei, now uses the name "Nishio Ryu Toho Iai" as can be seen on their website.http://www.yufukan.com/ They have a certificate for it as well (please see below) Have you heard anything about no longer using the name "Aiki Toho Iai"? (translation: "CERTIFICATION This is to certify that Taro Nippon has qualified for 3 DAN in Nishio-ryu TOHO IAI 1, April, 2008 YUFUKAN JAPAN Shihan Koji YOSHIDA" |
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Booklet and Sho-sho (cert.) arrived in a 2-3 months via mail.
a year seems a LONG wait.....(impatient American that I am) Best Lan |
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my shodan took 6 months to go from my dojo to our organization secretary at another dojo, to hombu, back to secretary, back to our dojo.....then another 2 months sitting on the shomen until an event came along during which sensei could present the certificate!
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Heh!
Way out in the sticks as we are here, it is an EVENT worthy of note to have a Dan certificate to present. Other items are scheduled around that...... Lan |
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What do you need "seminar stamps" for?
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Mudansha=kyu ranks....all student ranks below black belt
Yudansha=Dan ranks....all black belt rankings Seminar stamps in the booklet show attendance at a training session by a shihon-level instructor. (or just a regional training event by a lesser-ranked instructor. Varies wildly from one organization to another. Train hard Lan |
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Doesn't 'mudansha' include mukyusha, i.e., those who have never tested and have no rank, kyu or dan? I didn't get my book until after my 5th kyu test - actually it took like a year before I actually got it :rolleyes: In any case I've always heard the white-belt booklets called yukyusha books (and the people yukyushas), but maybe it varies from place to place. That's what it seems to be called in the USAF, though, at least everywhere I've been so far.
E.g.: http://www.nyaikikai.com/tests.asp |
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