About our Certificates

Wording: This is to certify that (space for name) having met all requirements and demonstrating high proficiency in prescribed techniques as the result of an examination completed in accordance with the rules and regulations as set forth by this dojo is hereby awarded the rank of (space for rank/title) We expect this student to continue a diligent study of the art. Good for both Kyu and Dan ranks.

PDF fillable certificates enables you to easily fill your students name, rank, date and your school name, your name, rank, and title and print them out on your computer with the free version of Adobe Reader.

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The Unique Artistic Value of the Martial Arts Certificates

A certificate of achievement in the United States is seldom ornate. Centered in the certificate will be the primary information, like the awarding organization, the name of the recipient and the achievement for which he is being presented a certificate. It is something to be proud of, but certainly not a work of art.

In the case of martial arts certificates, however, you will find something very different. Each time a student of the Asian martial arts passes a rank, he or she is presented with certificate. Rank certificates are custom created in Asian calligraphy. Great pride is taken in the unique artistic nature of each certificate, and no two are alike.

In fact, these martial arts certificates can be considered works of art. Each certificate is an originally created document, with relevant information written in calligraphy, often with Asian style artwork as a border or accent. This may be a dragon, or a temple, or some other depiction common in Asian art.

While rank certificates are all unique from one another certain pertinent information will be included on each one. These include a statement that it is, in fact, a certificate; the school seal, which will be unique to that student's martial arts school; the student's name and the rank achieved; a statement certifying that the student has passed the test necessary to advance; the date; the issuing authority, which is often the school; and the seal of the one or more instructors involved.

Writing on rank certificates is vertical and starts in the upper right hand corner. The artwork used as a border or as a corner accent is used at the discretion of the creator. There are agencies available who specialize in creating these martial arts certificates. It is their one-of-a-kind nature that makes them valued by aficionados and collectors.

Daito-ryu Aiki-jujutsu (大東流合気柔術), originally called Daito-ryu Jujutsu (大東流柔術, Daito-ryu Jujutsu?), is a Japanese martial art that first became widely known in the early 20th century under the headmastership of Takeda Sokaku. Takeda had extensive training in several martial arts (including Kashima Shinden Jikishinkage-ryu and sumo) and referred to the style he taught as "Daito-ryu" (literally, "Great Eastern School"). Although the school's traditions claim to extend back centuries in Japanese history there are no known extant records regarding the ryu before Takeda. Whether Takeda is regarded as either the restorer or the founder of the art, the known history of Daito-ryu begins with him. Takeda's most well known student was Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of aikido.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Origin of Daito-Ryu by Tokimune Takeda

The origin of the name “Daito-ryu” is based on a story in which Yoshimitsu, as a child, lived in the mansion of Daito in Oe (present-day Shiga Prefecture) and was called Saburo Daito. Yoshimitsu studied Chinese military tactics and in his later years trained his spirit and body in the Enjo-Shrine Mikkyo Dojo. He was later appointed governor of Kai (present Yamanashi Prefecture) due to his military exploits during the Gosannen no Ek i war fought at that time (1083-1087). One of his descendants moved to Takeda Village in the Kita-Koma district of Kai and acquired the name of Takeda.

The younger brother of the famous daimyo Shingen Takeda (1521-1573), Kunitsugu, arrived in Aizu in 1574 and became governor of the Aizu Clan centered in present-day Fukushima Prefecture. Kunitsugu’s descendants of the Takeda family settled in Aizu and served in the position of chief priests of local temples. The Takeda family transmitted the secret methods of Daito-ryu Aiki in the form of kogusoku (a martial art where one arrests a criminal without carrying any weapons dressed “only in armor”) through successive generations.