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THE WORLD SHOTOKAN KARATE-DO FEDERATION, INDIA
MEMBERSHIP
There
are two types of memberships in WSKFI
a) DOJO (branch / or Area) Membership
b) INDIVIDUAL Membership
DOJO
MEMBERSHIP
Individual
Dojo Affiliation
Individual DOJO (Branch) would be given affiliation
from WSKFI India. An Instructor operating only a single dojo
or a few dojos only should get his/her, dojo/dojos affiliated
under individual Dojo Affiliation Scheme. In such case he/she
has to pay yearly individual dojo affiliation fee for each
dojo.
Multiple
Dojo Affiliation
An
Instructor or a group of instructors operating a chain of
dojos either directly or through students can get all dojos
affiliated under Multiple Dojo Affiliation Scheme. In such
case affiliation certificate will be issued for the entire
group or for each and every dojo as desired by the concerned
instructor/s.
INDIVIDUAL
MEMBERSHIP
Any
individual can be a member of WSKFI provided he / she fulfils
the following conditions:
i) He / She has to pay an annual individual membership fee
to WSKFI.
ii) He / She should be a member of an affiliated unit (DOJO)
of WSKFI.
AREA
MEMBERSHIP
District
Affiliation
Instructor/s
having a reasonably sound presence in a district may be allowed
to have district affiliation from WSKFI HQ. In such cases
permission may be granted to form WSKFI district body in that
particular district. Such district body may offer affiliation
to other instructor/s from that district, interested to join
WSKFI from that district, on behalf of WSKFI. The district
body in such cases may fix a reasonable affiliation fees from
such interested person or group from that district. The decision
in this regard will be taken by Chief Instructor / Committee
of WSKFI India.
RULES CONCERNING TITLE OF DOJO
An
instructor can use any name for his centre subject to the
following conditions:
i) He/She should not use any personal name for his/her centre.
ii) He/She should not use the word "INTERNATIONAL"
in the name.
iii) It is a good idea to use the word Shotokan, but it is
not compulsory.
iv) The name must not give an impression that it is the only
recognized controlling centre in the area, region or state
(untill and unless permitted by WSKFI Head Quarter)
v) The sentence 'Affiliated to THE WORLD SHOTOKAN KARATE-DO
FEDERATION, INDIA' must be mentioned prominently.
vi) The logo of WSKFI can be displayed but in such case it
should be prominent and preferably at the top and centre of
the area covered.
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CONDITIONS
FOR AN AFFILIATED BRANCH
a)
A DOJO should be run by a Balck Belt (Minimum Shodan) authorised
instructor. In special cases junior students can run such
a centre, but he / she must be under a Black Belt Instructor
having valid authorised Instructor's license of WSKFI.
b) Instructors must get Instructor's licence from WSKFI.
An Instructor is allowed to operate any number of centers,
anywhere in India.
c) Practicing members of any DOJO must have yearly Individual
Membership Card (ID) of WSKFI.
d) Instructors must conduct regu8lar periodical grading
tests & training camps under Sensei Chaudhury for the members
of his / her DOJOs, as per guidelines laid down by WSKFI
Head Quarter.
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PROCEDURE
OF AFFILIATION
1.
Fill up the DOJO registration form, licenec form and questionaire.
2. Pay the following fees through cash or demand draft in
favour of SATTRAJIT CHAUDHURY payable at
Mumbai.
a) Affiliation Fee (Dojo, Multiple of District)
b) Instructor Licence Fee
3. A Bio-Data mentioning details such as grade in Karate and
experience (training & tournament, if any) etc. and two
copies of passport size photographs. Photocopies of grade
certificates must be enclosed along with the application.
4. The following documents will be issued on receipt of the
requisite filled up forms and fees:-
i) Letter from WSKFI HQ mentioning affiliation and instructorship.
ii) Instructor's Licence.
Please note that the affiliation certificate, instructor's
licence and examiner's licence (for eligible candidates) will
be issued after training / grading camp under Chief Instructor
of WSKF India, Sensei Sattrajit Chaudhury. The camp must be
organised by the applicant for his students within a period
of 3 months from the date of affiliation. The training / grading
camp should be atleast for two days. For details such as availability
of dates, camp fees etc., the applicant should contact Sensei
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GRADING
FOR BLACK BELT
WSKFI's
black Belt Grading
WSKFI
conducts Black Belt grading for eligible candidates, subject
to the fulfillment of the following conditions:-
1. Those appearing for Black Belt examination must have
requisite standard applicable to a particular grade of Black
Belt.
2. He/She must complete the requisite time period (number
of years of practise).
3. He/She must have a valid International ID book & Gi -
logo (as pe rules of WSKF HQ, Japan). Those appearing for
first time must submit the requisite fees for the ID book
& Gi - logo along with the grading fee.
4. Members from other styles, who have joined WSKFI can
also appear for Black Belt examination. In such cases he/she
must undergo proper training either at HQ or organised in
other venues under Chief Instructor of WSKFI. He/She will
be graded to a suitable grade based on the technical level
and experience in Karate. The decision will be taken by
the Chief Instructor of WSKFI.
The certificates are issued from WSKFI's H.Q. such Black
Belts enjoy the following benefits:-
i) He/She can enter tournaments, camps, seminers organised
by WSKF, India.
ii) He/She is eligible to be considered as an Authorised
Instructor or an Authorised Examiner of WSKFI.
iii) He/She can run DOJO/s in any part of India and get
them affiliated with WSKFI.
WSKF,
Japan's Black Belt Grading
Grading
for Shodan (1st Dan) from WSKF Japan is conducted by Sensei
Sattrajit Chaudhury, Chief Instructor of WSKF India.
Nidan(2nd Dan) or higher Dan gradings are conducted by Sensei
Hitoshi Kasuya, Chief Instructor of WSKF, Japan during his
visit to India every year.
Certificates from WSKF, Japan are recognised throughout
the world and by premier Karate organisation, like World
Karate Federation (WKF) and Japan Karate Federation (JKF).
It should be noted that all WSKFI Black Belts are advised
to go for certificates from WSKF, Japan, so that they have
an Internationally recognised certificate.
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AUTHORISED
REFEREE & JUDGE
WSKFI
conducts periodical seminar and tests for persons interested
to function as official referee and judge, recognized by WSKFI.
They will be taught rules of WKF as well as WSKF.
Interested candidates (not below rank of 1st Dan) can appear
in such seminars & examinations.
Successful candidates will be issued licence valid for two
calendar years and they may be allowed to appear for referee's
/ judge's examination conducted by the All India Karate-Do
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AUTHORISED
EXAMINER
Only
authorised Examiners of WSKFI can conduct grading for members
of WSKFI. He / She must possess a valid examiner's Licence
to be eligible for conducting any grading test. An authorised
examiner can conduct grading test for KYU grades (upto 4th
KYU). In special cases senior examiners may be allowed to
conduct Brown Belt grading. The decision for the above will
be taken by the Chief Instructor of WSKFI.
Applicants for examiner's licence must fulfil the following
conditions:-
i) He / She must be a Nidan (2nd dan).
ii) He / She must be of minimum 25 years of age.
iii) He / She must have at least 5 years of teaching experience.
Any of the above mentioned rules can be relaxed in special
cases only by discretion of Chief Instructor of WSKFI.
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