AJJF Allied-Plus School Membership

Description

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

Further Information

I. Requirements for AJJF Allied-Plus School Membership

1. School Head must:
   1. Be School Head of a recognized organization or style.
      1. Certificate from a martial art organization
      2. Letters of recommendation from community leaders
      3. School visited by a Professor or Regional Manager and then recommended by said Professor or Regional Manager.
   2. Have current First Aid and CPR certifications.
   3. Be a current member of the AJJF.
2. School must have a minimum of 5 current AJJF individual members.
   1. And ALL school members must become AJJF individual members
3. Commitment to the goals and standards of the AJJF.
4. Demonstrate desire to pursue the study of Danzan Ryu Jujitsu.
5. Your school application must be recommended by one of the following:
   1. An AJJF Regional Manager
   2. A member of the AJJF Board of Professors

II. AJJF Allied-Plus School Membership benefits

1. Recognition of your rank, title and dojo.
2. AJJF Allied-Plus Certificate of Rank and Title held in your current Martial Art Style/Ryu.
3. AJJF Allied-Plus School Certificate
4. AJJF Allied-Plus 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.
12. Coverage under the AJJF Group Insurance Policy
    1. $1,000,000 Liability and $50,000 Excess Medical Benefit.

III. AJJF Allied-Plus New School Application process

1. Read "New School Application Cover Letter" (see FORMS section)
2. Send the form, application fee and requested documentation to your Regional Manager or to a member of the AJJF Board of Professors.
3. The Regional Manager or Professor will sign the form and forward it to the AJJF Central Office Administrator.
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. AJJF Allied-Plus Schools
   1. Your new school will have all the benefits and privileges of an AJJF Allied-Plus School, but the membership is provisional for one year.

V. AJJF Allied-Plus 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 memberships 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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