MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

The International Karate Kobudo Federation offers its members the following benefits:

• Quality training in traditional Okinawa Kenpo Karate & Okinawan Kobudo
  
  
• Lineage back to the 1700's
  
  
• Dojo / Association Charters
  
  
• National / International Training Seminars
  
  
• International Rank Certification in Okinawan and Japanese Karate
  
  
• Teachers Licenses in Karate & Kobudo (Renshi, Kyoshi, Hanshi)
  
  
• Special "Okinawan Kobudo" Division for both Kyu and Dan Levels
  
  
• Standardized Instruction
  
  
• Comprehensive Video Training Tapes covering both Karate & Kobudo
  
  
• Cross-training opportunities in related arts of Ju-Jitsu, Aikijujitsu & Kendo
  
  
• Line of IKKF Weapons & Supplies
  
  
• International Brotherhood / Sisterhood in the Martial Arts
  
  
• Quarterly Newsletter

Join Hanshi Heilman and the IKKF in the spirit of International Budo and get back to the roots of traditional Okinawan / Japanese Martial Arts.

MEMBERSHIP TYPES

The IKKF offers the following types of memberships:

• Dojo Charters
  
  
• Affiliated Organizational Charters
  
  
• Individual Memberships
  
  
  • Lifetime Membership
    
  • Individual / Dojo Membership
    
  • Individual / Non-Dojo Membership
    
  • Associate Membership

Further, the IKKF is divided into three (3) Formal Divisions to serve the various needs of our membership.. These divisions include:

• Karate - Kobudo Division
  
• Karate Division
  
• Okinawan Kobudo Division

All IKKF memberships (for all divisions and membership types) are on an Annual Basis (calendar year).

Each Dojo or Affiliated Organization within the IKKF is required to be registered with the Federation. All Dojo or Affiliated Organization registrations will be issued a Registration Certificate (Charter) from the IKKF Hombu. Each IKKF Dojo or Affiliated Organization must be under the direction of an IKKF Licensed Instructor (4th Dan or higher) or sponsored by such an individual. In this manner the Dojo or Affiliated Organization can be assured of having a specific individual responsible for supporting their program, and at the same time the IKKF can be assured of the quality of the program - it is a win-win situation for all involved.

All members of an IKKF Registered Karate / or Karate-Kobudo Dojo are expected to be active individual members of the Federation.

In the case of those Dojos / Affiliated Organizations only involved in the IKKF Kobudo Division, all individuals of the member body training in IKKF Okinawan Kobudo are expected to be active individual members of the Federation. Active IKKF Individual Membership will be required for any such individual to receive rank certification in Okinawan Kobudo from the IKKF.

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For information on how to join the IKKF and copies of application forms for individuals and dojos/organizations, please see (How Do I Join) section of this Web Page.