The Pred

Sensei8 Was the testing cycle a success?

Some belts are under the house stored away. As far as old uniforms, I have given some away.

I think that's a great distance. While 5 miles may seem like a short distance, it's the time itself that makes all the difference for some.

Very interesting, thanks for the feedback.

Hi, So I know some people on here are part of schools with multiple locations. Now does your hombu have rules on how far schools have to be away from each other. I mean I'm sure if the hombu was on let's say main street. Then a satellite school couldn't literately be across.

Great points everyone !

Now I've been pondering this for a while. Don't get me wrong I totally understand the need for weight classes in places like UFC and or boxing. However, doesn't that make a fight somewhat unrealistic. I mean I weight about 175. What if I had to defend myself on the street against a 220 pounder. Am I going to say hold it, you weigh to much. No, I'm going to defend myself. Anyhow, do you think the amount of weight classes should be cut down or do you believe it is necessary.

By "pass black belt", I'm assuming that you mean, pass Shodan, and if so, in that regards, I suppose that it doesn't! And it's just me, but, knowing that there's more to learn beyond Shodan, and forget about rank, I surely want to learn more...and more...and more... The Pred, I don't understand your point. Do you have Shodan teaching in your style? We can not teach until the rank of Sandan and can not open a Dojo until the rank of Yondan. Shodan is not considered an instructor rank. Nidan can assist but not teach on their own. Sensei8, couldn't agree more. Always learning. No,I was just doing a what if.

Has any shindokan students broken away and found their own style?

Yeah, I think breaks are necessary since it can prevent burnout. Plus it's a great time to do any necessary repairs to a dojo.

So not counting holidays such as Christmas. Does your dojo close during the summer time for a short period such as a week? Or is it just closed during major holidays?

I think time in rank is important, but at the same time don't. According to the Judo info site Mifune, Kyuzo (b1883-d1965) He began Judo at age 13 and joined the Kodokan in 1903. By 1912, he was already a Rokudan (6th Degree black belt) and a Kodokan instructor. He was unbelievably energetic and eventually stood at the head of the Kodokan's instructors. The speed with which he mastered the techniques of Judo can only be matched by the rapidity of his promotion. He received the grade of 10th dan on May 25, 1945, was the second youngest man to be promoted to 10th Dan, and he held his rank nearly 20 years, the longest of any 10th Dan. He was a permanent member of the Kodokan Dojo Consultative Group. He is the author of the Canon of Judo. In 1964 the Japanese Government awarded him the honor of the Order of the Rising Sun. He was the first person ever to be honored this way during his lifetime. Before his death on January 27, 1965 he was the only tenth dan alive in the world. If you're really good the cream will rise to the top.

So the Kancho is considered to be the CI. However, if the buck stops with you as the kaicho, couldn't one say that you're technically the de-facto CI?

Do what you think is right. Now that I think of it. I remember a post here of some person who was a blue belt opening a BJJ school.

Excellent, congratulations!

Thank you for your kind words, Liam!! That too, is my hopes and dreams as well. The model that Soke founded, and the necessary changes made since then have created for us an unprecedented as well as an unimaginable situation. Everything in the SKKA is built to include the Executive and Administrative Team, as well as the Legal Team; the three departments are needed; they're a must!! I can't do those first two Teams alone. The Legal Team is an outside source; separate in interest from the SKKA/Hombu. Imagine a three legged chair...now take two legs away...what do you have?...an unsupported chair that will crash to the ground. This is what we have! When we had the Legal Team write up the By-Laws with us, we wrote it so that the SKKA/Hombu was protected for future generations; in short, the SKKA/Hombu would never close. This came in effect when the San Dai-Soke closed the SKKA/Hombu after his father, our Dai-Soke passed away. However, we didn't even think for a second that a tragedy of this magnitude would ever occur. Sure, we wrote in the By-Laws how we might address situations like someone being terminated or quitting or retiring or demotion or expulsion or passing away, but nothing was written to protect the SKKA/Hombu from this grand scale. That was our shortcomings, in which the entire Student Body has been let down!! The Legal Team and I will entertain every possible avenue that will breath new life back into the SKKA/Hombu. This might mean that the restructuring might put both the Executive and Administrative Team on one persons shoulder until such time that newly elected officers are named. What about the Testing Cycles? What about the Student Body? We're working diligently right now to continue the SOP, to a very small degree, so that the Student Body as well as the Networked dojo's have some semblance of continuity in authority of a governing body. In short, if what we're working on at this very moment, Testing Cycles and the like will continue at the Networked dojo's but the "Hombu" will still approve all Testing Cycle applications. However, the Annual Testing Cycle at the "Hombu" has been shelved for an undetermined time. The culture that made the SKKA/Hombu is still intact at its core; that can't be stopped, nor should it be. We've got to figure how the SKKA/Hombu engine can still run with 2 cylinders instead of 8 cylinders: Executive = 2 cylinder...Administrative = 5 cylinders...Legal = 1 cylinder for a total of 8 cylinders. All's we've ever known is the original SOP, with a few amendments along the way! It's hard, no, it's difficult to imagine anything else that's far and away from the SOP that we've come so familiar with these many years. I'm a fighter...no...WE'RE FIGHTERS, and we're going to fight for the survival of the SKKA/Hombu for the Student Body. I DO NOT HAVE TO BE KIACHO; that's not that important to me, but the survivability of the SKKA/Hombu for the Student Body is paramount, no, tantamount for a future to exist, and to continue way after I've passed away. We've no desire to replace those lost, that's not possible, but only to elect those most qualified to those positions, if that model is to continue. And if the model isn't to continue, then that which we've known for so long, will have to step aside for a newer and effective model. Will this fog ever leave my head? So is the SKKA like a corporation? Meaning there are multiple owners or is there just one owner?

I'm so sorry, I hope everything turns out for the best.

Awesome ! Congrats

That doesn't seem like a good idea.

Congrats !

Just because one gives births or contributes in making a child. Does not make one a parent. That said he was totally justified.

I'm so sorry, thoughts and prayers to you and everyone.

Okay, I don't think the other sidekick you're talking about is wrong, just less powerful. Sorta of like a jab.

Was the stance down from a horseback stance position or a front/fighting stance?

In my opinion bowing is like shaking hands. That being said, does your hombu have a center piece like some dojos have where students bow too?