PRODUCT UPDATE: EBKMAA BADGES (Now in Stock)

**IN STOCK.**

Our EBKMAA 9cm (3.5") embroidered badges.

Price: £7 (8€) each.

These iron-on embroidered badges can be either iron or stitched onto a range of clothing.

Free delivery on packs of 5+ badges, £1 (approx 1.20 euro) will be payable for delivery of one to 5 badges.

Dojo instructors are advised to visit our instructor's private area for details of discounts on bulk orders.

Payment method: BACS (Bank Transfer)

Please Note: The EBKMAA logo was designed by David Wilson. 
All EBKMAA products are © copyrighted and are supplied directly by our EBKMAA founder, David Wilson.

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PRODUCTS & SITE UPDATES

1. Badges & licence books.
2. Documents added to Labels/Categories.
3. Updated Yudansha List

Badges/Licence Books Update:

Just a quick update. Our new EBKMAA embroidered badges are in production and should be available shortly. The new licence book front cover has been proof check, the book will have a hardback black leatherette type front and back cover, the text and image are in gold leaf. The layout of the internal pages is much the same as our BKMAA licence book, however, EBKMAA has replaced any BKMAA text. Our new licence books should be available from the end of January.

Documents

I have added a "Documents/Downloads" box to our sidebar, this will allow our members and interested parties to view, download, and print useful information in relation to our academy.

Yudansha List

I have redesigned the layout of our Yudansha list, this is now available for download via our "Documents" link, and via a scroll down pdf embedded in our Yudansha page, obviously, I have the list saved to file for future updating as there are several gradings, assessments, and time in active service promotions taking place in 2021. 

We are a driven budo academy, 2020 will be a very active year.


Yours in Budo
David Wilson, Hanshi.

YUDANSHA PROMOTIONS 2020

I have been spending a considerable amount of time on academy admin of recent as I am sure you may have noticed. 

In 2020 I will be contacting several of our senior (Yudansha) members in regard to their "time in active service" promotion, a few of these promotions will also need to be sanctioned by their respective dojo instructors. 

Time in active service promotion is predominantly for members who have earned the grade of 5th Dan and above. The time between promotion is set by the number of the next degree.

Example: 5th Dan to 6th Dan, 6 years. 6th Dan to 7th Dan, 7 years.

Another factor that is taken into consideration is, has the bukoka been active in his/her training and teaching during the time between grades.  This is why in our guidelines it is called "time in active service", not just a designated time between grades.

There are no charges for promotion on my part, however, should the dojo instructor deem it necessary to grade or assess any individual, fees may apply. 

The Invitation
I will contact the individual members via email to advise them that they are eligible for promotion, and to give them details of their promotion. It is up to the member as to whether they wish to accept or decline a promotion, should they decline, the promotion will not be considered again for the following periods

• 2nd to 4th Dan, 12 months.
• 4th Dan and above, 18 months

Certificates 
Official EBKMAA certificates can be awarded or sent to the members who have accepted a promotion, certificates are individually produced and signed by me for a modest fee. 
see our products section on the website.

Remember, if you are eligible and offered promotion through the EBKMAA, you are considered to have earned it.

If you are offered the opportunely to grade for rank advancement in any of the EBKMAA members ryu (schools), your instructors consider you ready and capable of passing.

Yours in Budo
David Wilson, Hanshi.