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THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
EVERYONE WILL BE TAUGHT ACCORDING TO HIS OR HER AGE AND PHYSICAL ABILITY. ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL. SELF DEFENSE MUST BE TAILORED TO ONE’S SELF. YOU MUST LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE NOT ANYONE ELSE’S. BE PATIENT AND TRUST YOUR INSTRUCTOR.
1) YOU CAN STUDY BOTH ISSHIN-RYU AND DRAGON SEN-I JUTSU. YOU WILL RECEIVE RANK IN BOTH, EQUAL TO YOUR DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY IN EACH.
2) TESTS ARE GIVEN ON SATURDAYS. SEE TEST FEE SCHEDULE FOR PRICING. THIS IS PAYABLE PRIOR TO THE TEST AND TEST MONEY IN THE EVENT OF NOT PASSING, IS NON-REFUNDABLE. YOU WILL NOT BE CHARGED FOR ANOTHER TEST. YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION ABOUT EVERY THREE TO FOUR MONTHS. RANK BELTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 8TH & 7TH KYU WHITE; 6TH KYU YELLOW; 5TH KYU GREEN; 4TH KYU BLUE; 3RD 2ND 1ST KYU BROWN. 1ST DAN BLACK; 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, 5TH ALL BLACK. 6TH, 7TH, 8TH, ALL MASTERS RANKS, RED AND WHITE; 9TH DAN RED 10TH DAN RED. SEN-I JUTSU THE SAME UP TO 1ST DAN THRU 5TH DAN, BLACK BELT WITH RED HORIZONTAL STRIPE; 6TH THROUGH 8TH RED AND BLACK VERTICAL STRIPES. 9TH RED; 10TH BLACK WITH GOLD CHEVRONS.
3) YOU ARE ASKED TO BUY YOUR UNIFORM AND TEE SHIRT, TWO WEEKS AFTER ENROLLING. SAFE-T EQUIPMENT IS PURCHASED AFTER ONE MONTH. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR OWN SAFE T EQUIPMENT TO SPAR AND CONTINUE YOUR TRAINING. THE EQUIPMENT IS COSTLY BUT NECESSARY.
4) MONDAY NIGHT ADVANCED CLASS IS BY INVITATION ONLY, WHEN WE ARE SURE YOU ARE READY.
5) CROSS TRAINERS ALLIANCE MEMBERSHIP IS 25.00 FOR TWO PATCHES AND ALL SEMINARS. TEE SHIRT IS ALSO 25.00, ON LINE ONLY. THIS IS OPTIONAL. YOU MAY READ ABOUT THE ICA ON, WWW.SHAFFERSDRAGONS.COM.
6) TOURNAMENT AND SEMINARS ARE NOT MANDATORY BUT DO COUNT TOWARD YOUR PROMOTIONAL ELIGIBILITY.
7) WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO BRING PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS. A GOOD DOJO BUILDS FROM WITHIN.
8) ALL ARE EXPECTED TO BE GOOD CITIZENS AND DISPLAY SOUND MORAL CONDUCT. THIS APPLIES TO EVERYONE. NO DRUGS!!!!! ALCOHOL AND CIGARETTES ARE FROWNED UPON. SMOKERS MUST NOT COME TO CLASS SMELLING LIKE SMOKE AND ESPECIALLY NOT ALCOHOL. WE EXPECT GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND EFFORT ON BEHALF OF OUR YOUNG PEOPLE REGARDING THEIR SCHOOL WORK.
9) PERSONAL HYGIENE IS ESSENTIAL. WE WORK IN CLOSE QUARTERS, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. KEEP YOUR TRAINING CLOTHES WASHED AND PLEASE CHECK YOUR BODY ODOR AND BREATH AT THE DOOR. EVERY ONE HAS A BAD DAY NOW AND THEN BUT ONLY NOW AND THEN.
10) YOU WILL REFER TO ME AS SHIHAN (TEACHER OF TEACHERS) IN THE CLASS. YOU WILL REFER TO JASON ANZUR AS RENSHI (TOP STUDENT) AND LEON SCOTT AS SENSEI (TEACHER). THE REST OF THE BLACK BELTS ARE MISTER, OR MS. THESE TITLES ARE EARNED AND WILL BE USED. OUTSIDE THE DOJO CALL US BY OUR REGULAR NAMES.
11) YOU ARE ON A MONTH TO MONTH AGREEMENT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RELEASING YOU IF NEEDED. COME TO ME AND I WILL TAKE CARE OF CANCELING YOUR PAYMENTS. IF YOU CONTINUE PAST YOUR LAST PAY DATE, YOU WILL BE CHARGED THE NEXT ONE BEFORE CANCELLATION. EXAMPLE: IF YOUR PAYMENT DATE IS ON THE FIFTH OF JUNE; AND YOU QUIT ON THE SIXTH, YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THE NEXT MONTH. SO IF YOU GO BEYOND YOUR PAYMENT DATE INTO THE NEXT, YOU WILL BE CHARGED.
12) PIVOTAL MEMBERS GET A REDUCED RATE. AS WE ARE FAR BELOW THE AVERAGE GOING RATE FOR MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING .OUR RATES WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE FOR FUTURE MEMBERS. SO ASK FIRST BEFORE QUOTING TO FRIENDS OR FAMILY. FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO ARE NOT PIVOTAL MEMBERS WILL NOT GET A DISCOUNT RATE. IT TOO IS BELOW THE AVERAGE, SO THEY WILL STILL RECEIVE A GOOD RATE. WE DO NOT DOUBLE DISCOUNT.
13) ANY BLACK BELT GIVEN IS ONLY RECOGNIZED BY ME AS LONG AS YOU ARE TRAINING. A BLACK BELT CERTIFICATE IS NOT A GRADUATION CERTIFICATE. IT IS A PROMISE OF LOYALTY AND DEDICATION TO YOUR INSTRUCTORS AND FELLOW BLACK BELTS. NO RANK FROM ANY OTHER STYLE OTHER THAN ISSHIN-RYU WILL BE RECOGNIZED. YOU WILL BEGIN AS A WHITE BELT UNTIL YOU CAN DISPLAY KNOWLEDGE AND PROFICIENCY IN YOUR NEW STYLE.
14) A BACKGROUND IN WRESTLING, JUJITSU, BOXING OR ANY RELATED ART, WILL AID YOU IN A FASTER ROAD TO LEARNING YOUR NEW STYLE. IT IS HOWEVER, ONLY A PART OF THE SUM OF THE WHOLE. SEN-I JUTSU IS AN ACCUMULATION OF MANY ARTS WE CALL INTEGRATED ARTS. SEN-I HAS IT’S OWN METHODOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY, AND MEANS TO AN END. YOU MUST ADAPT TO THE MANY TENTACLES OF SEN-I JUTSU. ISSHIN-RYU IS DIFFERENT YET, AND HAS ITS OWN APPROACH ALSO. IT IS TRADITIONAL OKINAWAN KARATE. IT IS FOR THOSE WHO DESIRE TO STUDY AN ART AS WELL AS A FORM OF TRADITIONAL SELF DEFENSE.
15) LOSS OF TEMPER OR BACK TALK IS IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL. WE CAN NOT AFFORD OR TOLERATE THIS BEHAVIOR. THIS IS AN ATMOSPHERE OF CONTROLLED VIOLENCE. THE WORD CONTROL IS KEY. WE HAVE NO PUNKS, GOONS, DOJO COMMANDO’S, OR MMA, COMPETITION, WANNABE, JERKS. THERE IS GOOD REALISTIC TRAINING, THAT BUILDS SKILLS AND MUTUAL RESPECT. IT WILL STAY THAT WAY.
16) WE TRAIN NOT ENTERTAIN. YOU WILL NOT BE CARRIED JUST TO PAY DUES. YOUR REAL DUES, IS YOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR DOJO AND THE INSTRUCTORS TEACHING WHAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE. THAT GOES FOR KIDS AND ADULTS. ALL WILL TRAIN EFFECTIVELY AND REALISTICALLY. NO TV STUFF, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, GAMES, OR CODDLING. THIS IS A “GET REAL DOJO” THAT TRAINS FOR REALITY NOT INCOME.
OUR DOJO HAS A FINE AND EXCEPTIONAL TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE MARTIAL ARTS WORLD. WE HAVE WON TOO MANY AWARDS AND HONORS TO MENTION. MY QUALIFICATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE ON MY WEB PAGE: WWW.SHAFFERSDRAGONS.COM/HISTORY.HTM. IT WOULD NOT BE A STRETCH TO SAY THAT WE HAVE AS MANY ACCOMPLISHED INSTRUCTORS AS ANYONE IN THE COUNTRY. THE ISSHIN-RYU KARATE HALL OF FAME, NAMED US, “BEST DOJO IN THE NATION” TWICE IN THE LAST SIX YEARS. WE COULD HAVE WON AGAIN IF IT WERE NOT FOR THEIR HESITANCY TO ALLOW US THE HONOR OVER AND OVER. WE HOPE YOU SINCERELY WANT TO BECOME A PART OF THAT. IF SO YOU WILL HAVE TO EARN IT.
DENNY SHAFFER: SHIHAN
DRAGON SEN-I JUTSU
10TH DAN
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