TEST
GUIDELINES
For Students joining us from other Bujinkan Affiliations
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Ranking
Advancement- Material Required |
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Rank
Recognition |
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Testing
your Students |
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Affiliation
Procedures for a Kyu level Student with a Hombu certificate
who was certified by another instructor |
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Affiliation
Procedures for a Shodan with a Hombu certificate who was
certified by another instructor. |
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Affiliation
Procedures for a Shodan certified by another instructor
without a Hombu certificate. |
Many
students and instructors decide to train with us and continue
their ranking certification gradings with us after training
with other instructors in the Bujinkan system for many different
reasons. Most of them want a solid standard curriculum to know
why they are given a grade which we openly offer. We want all
of our gradings to mean something special for everyone. It is
a personal journey and since we think of gradings as a way of
showing the measurement of how far a student has travel down
the path and that they have effectively learned the material
to a certain level. Especially as many people who first start
never thinking they will become a teacher someday end up becoming
a teacher to at least a few others. Ninjutsu training is so
much fun that it is contagious. Here is our guidelines for ranking
certification and how a student can become affiliated with us
at the many possible levels they can already be at. We welcome
you to the IBDA training!!
Ranking
Advancement- Material Required
Everyone who trains at International Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM
must abide by the same guidelines for learning and advancement.
Everyone must learn and properly demonstrate the exact same
material for all rank levels as taught and detailed in the kyu
and dan manuals no matter where or from whom they learned it.
At International Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM we
want all students and instructors to know the same basic material
as they grow and expand their knowledge and travel the budo
path to inner enlightenment.
Rank
Recognition
We will recognize your certification from the Hombu Dojo
in Japan as your rank, whatever the rank level is that you currently
hold. We will also require you to learn all of our International
Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM kyu and/or Dan material
up to the next level you wish to test for before advancing you
to your next rank. It is the learning that is most valuable
to us as martial artists and not the rank, which is only a recognition
that you have learned certain material up to a certified level.
Again, anyone choosing to have affiliation with Shihan
Van Donk at any level must know the information International
Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM requires of its students
up to the rank level they want to be recognized at, whether
that level is 9th kyu or 4th Dan While we respect everyone and
their teachings the only recognized rank certification International
Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM recognizes is that from
the Hombu Dojo of Soke Hatsumi in Japan. This
must be shown to us before we can consider any new rank testing
certification. And while we do recognize all certification from
the Hombu dojo as valid we also that the practitioner learn
our International Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM
material as it is usually much more in-depth and comprehensive
than that of other instructors who may have a different learning
curriculum than us.
This
is especially important for Dan level persons who have decided
to join our training after having reached an instructor level.
These persons are required to get the Black Belt Home Study
Course so they will know our kyu level material as we at
International Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM teach
it. This will give them a reference for teaching others and
it is important that all IBDA students can attend any class
from any International Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM
instructor and be assured that the instructor can help them
with their training. This International Bujinkan Dojo
AssociationTM instructor can teach his or her class
in any way they desire, adding whatever lessons they desire,
as long as when the student tests they know and can demonstrate
proficiently the kyu level material laid out by International
Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM. Again, knowledge is more
important than rank and this is why no one offers more Ninjutsu
training information than we do at International Bujinkan
Dojo AssociationTM and Bushindo Martial Arts University.
Testing
your Students
Every instructor must have a relationship with Shihan
Van Donk to test their students. Most all instructors
will need to be a Shidoshi-ho to rank students.
Only by special permission will Shihan Van Donk
allow Shodans to test their students up to 5th kyu before becoming
a Shidoshi-ho.
Shidoshi-ho (a junior licensed teacher still under a Shidoshi)
ranking is usually allowed at Nidan (2nd degree) by Shihan Van
Donk. As a Shidoshi-ho you can rank your students directly with
Japan up to one rank level certification below your own grade,
or you can have International Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM
send the ranking to Japan for you if you'd rather.
Shidoshi (a fully licensed teacher) is given by Soke Hatsumi
after the passing of the Godan test (5th degree) and
at that time you will rank directly with Japan (if desired).
Affiliation
Procedures for a Kyu level Student with a Hombu certificate
who was certified by another instructor
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The
student must write a letter of intent to train with us.
The letter must include their current teacher's name and
state how long the student has trained in Ninjutsu
and in other martial arts. |
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A
readable copy or clear readable photograph of the kyu
certification you hold must be sent to us with the letter. |
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Once
International Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM
has accepted you as a student you will be required to
obtain and learn the Black Belt Home Study Course
material. |
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For
advancement you may come to a camp or seminar so we can
see your taijutsu or make a video of yourself to test
up to 1st kyu. Shodan testing is always done in person. |
Affiliation
Procedures for a Shodan with a Hombu certificate who was certified
by another instructor.
| 1 |
Write
a letter of intent to train with us. Letter must include
your current teacher's name and state how long you have
trained in Ninjutsu and in other martial
arts. |
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Send
with the letter a copy or clear readable photo of your
certification. |
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Come
to a camp or seminar so we can see your taijutsu or make
a video of yourself doing the Kihon Happo, Sanshin and
Bo work. |
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Once
International Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM
has accepted you as a student you will be required to
obtain and learn the Black Belt Home Study Course
material. |
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At
the same time you can begin your Nidan material as outlined
in the Nidan course. |
Affiliation
Procedures for a Shodan certified by another instructor without
a Hombu certificate.
1 |
Write
a letter of intent to train with us including your current
teacher's name and stating how long you have trained in
Ninjutsu and in other martial arts. |
2 |
Send
with the letter a copy or clear readable photo of whatever
certification you do have. |
3 |
Once
International Bujinkan Dojo AssociationTM
has accepted you as a student you will be required to
obtain and learn the Black Belt Home Study Course
material. |
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Make
a video of yourself doing the Kihon Happo, Sanshin and
Bo work for us to determine what help you may need to
acquire a Shodan level certification from us. |
5 |
Come
to a camp or seminar so we can properly test, certify
and award you with a Hombu dojo ranking certification. |
