Why BUSHIDO-KAI?

This is a federation dedicated to teaching and improving the standards in budo, not simply awarding rank or offering merchandise. To the extent that merchandise is offered, it is predominantly for educational purposes. To the extent that ranks are awarded, they are in recognition of earned skills. We pride ourselves in offering true benefits to our members, not just ranks, titles, or blanket "recognition." We expect all member schools to use these benefits to practice kaizen (constant and never-ending improvement) to improve the skill and character of their individual members and to contribute to the improvement of standards in the martial arts.

The specific benefits of membership are as follows:

1. rank recognition from a qualified martial arts senior and initiator of the TAKESHIN martial arts (Shiso)
2. large rank certificates
3. membership cards
4. personal rank record kit
5. instructional manuals
6. other instructional materials (tapes, charts, etc.)
7. BUSHIDO-KAI BUDOKA magazine, and/or BUSHIDO-KAI BULLETIN newsletter
8. eligibility for special clinics and seminars
9. eligibility for personal instruction by the head instructor of the federation
10. eligibility for honor titles
11. eligibility for instructor licenses
12. reduced member prices on most materials
13. reduced member prices on seminars
14. instruction, direction, and leadership with dignity for the student
15. high standards for technique and promotion
16. free training at BUSHIDO-KAI HOMBU for up to one month per year

Bushido-kai Kenkyukai has very reasonable rates and is also the only federation we know of where the member instructor or school can actually earn income from student registration without being unfair to either the student or the parent federation. We have tried to arrange membership so that everyone — student, teacher and parent organization — benefits from membership in BUSHIDO-KAI KENKYUKAI.