Instructor Qualifications

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Register

Register your club and yourself to WBKA. In case of national federation membership, all clubs inside federation are members.

Participate

Enhance you knowledge and participate in our instructor seminars over the world.

Bronze / Silver

Bronze and Silver WBKA instructor have to pass test examined by either PLATINUM/MASTER WBKA instructor or WBKA technical director.

Gold

Gold WBKA instructor have to pass test examined either by two MASTER WBKA instructors or WBKA technical director.

Master

Master WBKA instructor have to pass test examined by WBKA technical director.

Active

Every instructor has to conduct actively classes at his dojo.

*WBKA (World Budo Karate Association) is World Wide Respected Karate Style Organization

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Our goal is to keep on seeking a deeper, more profound understanding.

How to keep instructor licence

WBKA instructor licence is valid for one year.
You can renew licence by meeting requirements listed below:
Levels of our Instructors:

Participation at least once a year in local or in international seminar conducted  either by PLATINUM or by MASTER WBKA  licensed instructor.
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and:

  •  At least Sho Dan.
  • Must understand precise external form of basic techniques.
  • Must be proficient in katas Heian, Tekki sho dan, Bassai dai, Kanku Dai, Jion & Enpi.
  • Understand 6 body dynamics, and how to apply them in different techniques.
  • Understand posture and it effect on movement.
  • Understand stance, the use and principles of the different stances.
  • Must understand sequence within techniques.
  • Understand how to keep unity and connection between body center and arm, leg techniques.
  • Understand kime, pressure to floor.
  • Understand basic Oji waza, timing and distance.

Participation at least once a year in local or in international seminar conducted by WBKA MASTER licensed instructor.
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and:

  • At least Ni Dan.
  • Must understand precise external form of basic techniques.
  • Must be proficient in katas Heian, Tekki sho dan, Bassai dai, Kanku Dai, Jion & Enpi, Hangetsu, Jitte, Gangaku.
  • Understand 6 body dynamics, and how to apply them in different techniques.
  • Understands muscles action, and how to synchronize with body dynamics and technique.
  • Understand breathing making muscles action, direct and reverse exhale.
  • Understand posture and it effect on movement.
  • Understand stance, the use and principles of the different stances.
  • Must understand sequence within techniques.
  • Understand how to keep unity and connection between body center and arm, leg techniques.
  • Understand Muchime, body snap.
  • Understand kime, pressure to floor and how to make total body contraction.
  • Can explain and demonstrate breathing reaction, and how breath initiates technique.
  • Understand basic Oji waza, timing and distance.
  • Understand Sasoi Waza, invite techniques.
  • Can test up to 4th kyu.

Participation in annual MAIN WBKA MASTER SEMINAR conducted by WBKA technical director.

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and:

  • At least San Dan, WBKA national instructor.
  • Must understand precise external form of basic techniques.
  • Must be proficient in katas Heian, Tekki sho dan, Bassai dai, Kanku Dai, Jion & Enpi, Hangetsu, Jitte, Gangaku.
  • Understand 6 body dynamics, and how to apply them in different techniques.
  • Understands muscles action, and how to synchronize with body dynamics and technique.
  • Understand breathing making muscles action, direct and reverse exhale.
  • Understand posture and it effect on movement.
  • Understand stance, the use and principles of the different stances.
  • Must understand sequence within techniques.
  • Understand how to keep unity and connection between body center and arm, leg techniques.
  • Understands Muchime, body like whip.
  • Understand kime, pressure to floor and how to make total body contraction.
  • Can explain and demonstrate breathing reaction, and how breath initiates technique.
  • Understand basic Oji waza, timing and distance.
  • Understand Sasoi Waza, invite techniques.
  • Understands how to use Koroshi within Sasoi.
  • Understands combination attack.
  • Can assess faulty movement and its causes.
  • Can test up to 1st kyu.

Participation in annual MAIN WBKA MASTER SEMINAR conducted by WBKA technical director.

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and:

  • At least Yondan Dan, WBKA national instructor.
  • Must understand precise external form of basic techniques.
  • Must be proficient in katas Heian, Tekki sho dan, Bassai dai, Kanku Dai, Jion & Enpi, Hangetsu, Jitte, Gangaku.
  • Understand 6 body dynamics, and how to apply them in different techniques.
  • Understands muscles action, and how to synchronize with body dynamics and technique.
  • Understand breathing making muscles action, direct and reverse exhale.
  • Understand posture and it effect on movement.
  • Understand stance, the use and principles of the different stances.
  • Must understand sequence within techniques.
  • Understand how to keep unity and connection between body center and arm, leg techniques.
  • Understands Muchime, body like whip.
  • Understand kime, pressure to floor and how to make total body contraction.
  • Can explain and demonstrate breathing reaction, and how breath initiates technique.
  • Understand basic Oji waza, timing and distance.
  • Understand Sasoi Waza, invite techniques.
  • Understands how to use Koroshi within Sasoi.
  • Understands combination attack.
  • Can assess faulty movement and its causes.
  • Can test up to 2nd DAN.

Participation in annual MAIN WBKA MASTER SEMINAR conducted by WBKA technical director.

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and:

  • At least Go Dan, WBKA international instructor.
  • Must understand precise external form of basic techniques.
  • Must be proficient in katas Heian, Tekki sho dan, Bassai dai, Kanku Dai, Jion & Enpi, Hangetsu, Jitte, Gangaku, Tekki NiDan, Tekki Sandan plus at least 2 advanced kata.
  • Understand 6 body dynamics, and how to apply them in different techniques.
  • Understands muscles action, and how to synchronize with body dynamics and technique.
  • Understand breathing making muscles action, direct and reverse exhale.
  • Understand posture and it effect on movement.
  • Understand stance, the use and principles of the different stances.
  • Must understand sequence within techniques.
  • Understand how to keep unity and connection between body center and arm, leg techniques.
  • Understands Muchime, body like whip.
  • Understand kime, pressure to floor and how to make total body contraction.
  • Understand how to make continuation, avoid gap between techniques.
  • Understand Zanshin.
  • Can explain and demonstrate breathing reaction, and how breath initiates technique.
  • Understands how breath makes internal preparation, to avoid back motion.
  • Understand basic Oji waza, timing and distance.
  • Understand Sasoi Waza, invite techniques.
  • Understands how to use Koroshi within Sasoi.
  • Understands combination attack.
  • Understands break balance techniques.
  • Understand how to read opponent and when to use the different strategies.
  • Can asses faulty movements and its main causes.
  • One MASTER instructor can test up to 3rd DAN
  • Committee of three MASTER instructors can test up to 4th DAN.
  • WBKA technical director can test up to 7th DAN

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