AJJF Blackbelt examinations for the
ranks of Shodan through Yodan are administered on a regional basis
according to a standard set of guidelines. Other examinations are
conducted at the National Convention or by arrangement with Board of
Professors and the Examinations
Committee Chair. The complete examination procedure and rank
requirements may be found
in the
AJJF Schoolheads Handbook
in the section titled
Examination for Blackbelt.
Please contact the Chair of the Exams
Committee,
Dominic Beltrami, at
(707) 738-0621 with questions or for additional information.
A set of answers to
Frequently Asked
Questions
(FAQ) is also now available online.
Reservations for an exam slot can be made by contacting the individual
specified for the desired examination. The deadline for
registration is generally 2 weeks prior to the scheduled exam date. An
insufficient number of registered candidates may result in cancellation
of an exam date.
AJJF Senseis please note: If
you have students interested in examining and do not see a local date
scheduled, please contact your regional
Examination
Committee Member for information on scheduling or hosting an exam
date.
National
Convention Examinations
A limited number of
examinations slots are available for candidates for the rank of Yodan
and candidates for other ranks that have considerations that may
preclude examination at a regional exam date. Contact
Dominic Beltrami to request
examination at the National Convention.
This page provides contact information for the
AJJF Examinations Committee. The Examinations
Committee members are responsible
for the administration, in person or by proxy, of regional examinations
for the rank of Shodan through Sandan.
The complete set of responsiblities of the committee may be found in
the
. Use the e-mail address
