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joacir · 08-04-2009, 02:32 PM

It in not true that just japanese can become shihan.
As a proof I can testemony that here in Brazil the organization that I belong the Brazil Aikikai Confederation it´s technical director, Wagner Bull Sensei , in last january, received the title of Shihan issued by Aikikai Hombu Dojo and I saw the paper. Anyone interested to see the certificate can look and the link :

http://www.aikikai.org.br/wagner.html

Joacir Junior

08-04-2009, 02:32 PM	#82
joacir Dojo: Yama Dojo - Brazil Aikikai Location: Manaus Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 17 Offline	Re: non-Japanese cannot become shihan anymore? It in not true that just japanese can become shihan. As a proof I can testemony that here in Brazil the organization that I belong the Brazil Aikikai Confederation it´s technical director, Wagner Bull Sensei , in last january, received the title of Shihan issued by Aikikai Hombu Dojo and I saw the paper. Anyone interested to see the certificate can look and the link : http://www.aikikai.org.br/wagner.html Joacir Junior