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12-19-2017, 05:32 PM
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Dojo: Albuquerque Iwama Aikido, Albuquerque, NM
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Sexual Harassment Policies for an Aikido Organization
I'm trying to put together a policy on addressing sexual harassment for an aikido organization. This is of course timely with the new and much needed spotlight resulting from the Weinstein and other public figure scandals but unfortunately is also something that has occurred in the past in aikido and other martial arts.
If you know of an aikido organization or dojo that has a written policy and is willing to share it, please post or contact me. No trolls please.
Domo arigato!
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12-21-2017, 02:46 PM
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Location: Florida Gulf coast
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Re: Sexual Harassment Policies for an Aikido Organization
While I don't know of a specific policy about sexual harassment, many organizations have a code of conduct/ethics that can easily be interpreted to include it ...
Of course, if we have to tell our teachers that sexual harassment (or harassment of any kind) is inappropriate then we have already missed the boat ...
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Lynn Seiser PhD
Yondan Aikido & FMA/JKD
We do not rise to the level of our expectations, but fall to the level of our training. Train well. KWATZ!
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12-22-2017, 09:00 AM
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Location: Massachusetts
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Re: Sexual Harassment Policies for an Aikido Organization
Birankai has a harassment code that includes sexual harassment. I don't know where to find it online, but if you can't hunt it down, I'll take a picture of the printed copy in the dojo.
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12-22-2017, 10:02 PM
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Dojo: Allegheny Aikido
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Re: Sexual Harassment Policies for an Aikido Organization
Aikido Schools of Ueshiba has references to sexual harassment within the organization's Code of Ethics. You can find the text online at:
http://asu.org/about/code-of-ethics/
Matt
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01-02-2018, 01:40 PM
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Dojo: Shuurin Dojo - Omaha, Nebarska
Location: Omaha
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Re: Sexual Harassment Policies for an Aikido Organization
I have had a policy for over 4 years now. I go over it every January with my students. I borrowed a lot of wording from my military days. BLUF: zero tolerance!
Shuurin Philosophy:
We at Shuurin agree and abide by the Code of Conduct and Ethics Charter presented by the Aikikai Foundation, Hombu Dojo Japan.
Discrimination and harassment - Physical contact between students who are training must be appropriate to the situation and necessary for the skill development of those students. Sexual harassment, defined as being where a person is subjected to unwanted or uninvited sexual behavior, will not be tolerated. Any form of discrimination based on sex, ethnic origin, language, color, or other form of differentiation will not be tolerated
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Victims, aren't we all.
-- Eric Draven
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01-15-2018, 05:27 PM
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Dojo: Albuquerque Iwama Aikido, Albuquerque, NM
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Re: Sexual Harassment Policies for an Aikido Organization
Thanks all for the input. It has been very helpful as I develop a stament and policy for my dojo and larger organization. Domo arigato goziamashita!
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