AJJF Allied School Membership

Description

• AJJF Allied School Membership
• Renewal of AJJF Allied School Memberships

Further Information

I. Requirements for AJJF Allied School Membership

1. School Head must:
   1. Be School Head of a recognized organization or style.
2. Commitment to the goals and standards of the AJJF.
3. Demonstrate desire to pursue the study of Danzan Ryu Jujitsu.
4. The school application must be recommended by one of the following:
   1. An AJJF Regional Manager
   2. An member of the AJJF Board of Professor

II. AJJF Allied School Membership Benefits

1. Recognition of your rank, title and dojo.
2. AJJF Allied Certificate of Rank and Title held in your current Martial Art Style/Ryu.
3. AJJF Allied School Certificate
4. AJJF Allied School membership card
5. Access to AJJF Clinics and Events.
6. Eligibility for AJJF Danzan Ryu Jujitsu classes and clinics, taught by certified AJJF instructors and Professors, subject to certain reimbursement requirements.
   1. All participants in AJJF activities must be Individual AJJF members.
7. Participation in the program of AJJF Proficiency Certificates for each Danzan Ryu List of arts.
8. Participation in the program of AJJF Teaching Certificates for each Danzan Ryu list of arts.
9. Recognition of Membership on the AJJF website's International Dojos List.
10. A free home page for your Dojo, for Dojos with 50 or more members.
11. AJJF Kiai Echo, quarterly news publication.

III. AJJF Allied New School Application Process

1. Read "New AJJF Allied School Application Cover Letter" (see FORMS section).
2. Obtain the recommendation signature from an AJJF Regional Manager or active AJJF Professor.
3. Send the form, application fee and requested documentation to AJJF Central Office.
4. The Central Office Administrator confirms that all the requirements have been met and the documentation is included, then presents the application at the next AJJF Operations Committee meeting.
5. The Operations Committee will accept or reject the application and forward their decision with an explanation to the AJJF Board of Professors.
6. The Board of Professors will accept or reject the application and give their decision to the Central Office Administrator.
7. Upon approval of the application by the Operations Committee and the BOP, the Central Office Administrator will issue a certificate of school membership, valid for one year.
8. The initial 1 year AJJF school membership is provisional, having all the rights and privileges of a fully certified school for that year.
9. Rejected applications will be returned with an explanation letter from the Central Office Administrator, and the application fee shall be refunded.

IV. Status

1. After one year as an AJJF Allied School, the BOP will review the school membership to consider recommendation for renewal of your school membership.
   1. At the time of the first annual renewal, your school must have a minimum of 5 current AJJF Individual Members.

V. AJJF Allied School Membership Renewals

1. Each school shall renew it's membership yearly by sending a renewal fee when your annual school membership expires. All school membership expire annually on July 1, regardless of when the school membership first became effective.
2. Should a school's membership become delinquent, application for reinstatement and payment of delinquent dues may be made to the AJJF, but reinstatement is subject to the approval of the AJJF Operations Committee and the AJJF Board of Professors.
   1. There will be a grace period of one year for a school membership.
3. Any school whose membership has lapsed for more than 2 years must reapply as a new school. [Effective April 22, 1994]

Publications

• AJJF Kata Manuals
• Code of Conduct and Procedures for Conflict Resolution
• AJJF Protocol Manual
• AJJF School Handbook
• A Workbook of Teaching Styles in Jujitsu

Forms

• AJJF School Membership Application Cover Letter
• AJJF New School Application
• AJJF School Renewal Application
• AJJF Brochure / Application

Contacts

• AJJF Operations Committee
• AJJF Chair of Insurance/Sanctions Committee
• AJJF Central Office
• AJJF New School Committee

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