It is hereby confirmed that the below mentioned members of Shindenkan have been appointed and graduated by Yamana-Itotani Sensei on Saturday, June 17, 2023 after passing all 9 of 9 stop tests in the graduation process lasting 5 weeks for TG3-TG6.

Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do 1st Kyu graduations

Pia Hornung

• 1. Kyu, Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do (the multi-track martial arts system)
• 1. Dan, Bujutsu Kodosokukai Jikitai Karate-do (Original gl. Original Okinawa Karate-do)
• 1. Dan, Bujutsu Kodosokukai sports Karate-do (Gensei-Ryu legacy from 1965-67 and comparable degree to Shotokan, Goju-ryu, Taekwondo, Judo, Jujutsu, Kendo, etc.)

Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do 2. Kyu graduations

Helene Grønfeldt
Mads Villadsen
William Grønfeldt
Michael Becker

• 2. Kyu, Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do (the multi-track martial arts system)
• 1. Kyu, Bujutsu Kodosokukai Jikitai Karate-do (Originally gl. Original Okinawa Karate-do)
• 1. Kyu, Bujutsu Kodosokukai sports Karate-do (Gensei-Ryu legacy from 1965-67 and comparable degree to Shotokan, Goju-ryu, Taekwondo, Judo, Jujutsu, Kendo, etc.)

Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do 3. Kyu graduations

Jesper Hjorth

• 3. Kyu, Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do (the multi-track martial arts system)
• 2. Kyu, Bujutsu Kodosokukai Jikitai Karate-do (Originally gl. Original Okinawa Karate-do)
• 2. Kyu, Bujutsu Kodosokukai sports Karate-do (Gensei-Ryu legacy from 1965-67 and comparable degree to Shotokan, Goju-ryu, Taekwondo, Judo, Jujutsu, Kendo, etc.)

Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do 4. Kyu graduations

Jonathan Grøntfeldt
Magnus Breinstrup

• 4. Kyu, Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do (the multi-track martial arts system)
• 3. Kyu, Bujutsu Kodosokukai Jikitai Karate-do (Originally gl. Original Okinawa Karate-do)
• 3. Kyu, Bujutsu Kodosokukai sports Karate-do (Gensei-Ryu legacy from 1965-67 and comparable degree to Shotokan, Goju-ryu, Taekwondo, Judo, Jujutsu, Kendo, etc.)

Special role model remarks;

• All passed the Ayame Kuroi first time with health scores high to very high for their age group (Conditions 44 to 61).
• All graduates passed without problems all other stop tests with very high cut from 85 % to 100 %, were very convincing and had mega good attitude, which is quite special and unusual after 5 weeks.
• The dumping percentage was 0 %, as everyone had a great attitude, humility and realism for the task, stamina and the long cool move, and at the same time helped and supported each other during all 10 months of support structure. That nobody, absolutely nobody dumped and with graduation grades from 10 to 12 - has NEVER happened before since the year 2000.
• Marked fat percentage decrease and muscle percentage increase over 6+ to 14 months, with very clear positive and happy body changes – ; Muscles – +3kg to 12kg or +5 % to +19 % of bodyweight before/after. Adulthood.

Age range 17 years to 62 years

• Pia Hornung, KataFIT 12, Cycle fitness 49, Ryugitest 95 %
• Helene Grønfeldt, KataFIT 10, Cykel Kondital 44, Ryugitest 83 %
• Mads Villadsen, KataFIT 10, Løb Kondital 61, Ryugitest 76 %, SF matches; 2 long + 4 short, a total of 7 min.
• William Grønfeldt, KataFIT 10, Cykel Kondital 59, Ryugitest 77 %, SF matches; 2 long + 4 short, a total of 7 min.
• Jesper Hjorth, KataFIT 8, Cycle fitness 44, Ryugitest 73 %, SF voluntary matches; 2 cards
• Michael Bekker, KataFIT 10, Running fitness 44, Ryugitest 60 %, SF voluntary matches; 2 cards
• Kjeld Nyrup, KataFIT 12, Cycle fitness 48, Ryugitest 100 %, SF voluntary matches; 1 map
• Jens Iversen, KataFIT 12, Cycle Kondital 57+

Team support - general training sessions

• Kimu K. Bjarkmann, KataFIT 12, Thorax condital 55+

The official dump percentage since the process started in August 2022, after three humanly very hard and challenging Corona and post-corona years: Up to black; 20 % and up to brown; 0 %.

Shindenkan Honbu dojo wishes everyone hearty congratulations on graduations/appointments, which you have rightly earned through high continuous effort.

OBC KM1-4 Competency graduations

• 15 passed. Congratulations.

Also congratulations to the 51 other Shindenkaners who passed their graduations.

Honbu Dojo Lejre´s competence and graduation course season no. 56; 2022-2023

2022-2023 is the first full season where we, like all other voluntary and unpaid associations, have had full control over activities and planning, and for us; 5-year strategic plan 2026.
Due to the Corona Pan epidemic and its consequences, it has not been possible to conduct a normal Yakami Shinsei-ryu brown and black belt graduation since the summer of 2019.
After a very successful and much-needed turn-around and democratic clean-up process from 2017-2022, which was unexpectedly reinforced by almost 3 years of interruption and closure of seasons, a 10-month graduation process was not optimal for the vast majority of students, who did not have the means to this in the previous season 2021-2022. Therefore, there were no brown belt graduations, but only a single black belt graduation at the 2-4.dan competence level, which testified to absolutely world-class mental stability, psyche and performance. And so it was too 🙂 .
But here in season 2022-2023, a tidal wave of positive development and strengthened mental energy came to us again!

It was absolutely fantastic to experience and witness. Because Yakami Shinsei-ryu brown and black belt graduations are not like most of our other single-track competitors in martial arts, or multi-track franchise systems with a fluid curriculum. It is – yes, a multi-track transparent and open process that everyone knows about and is the same for everyone.

The reason for this is the 1,000-year-old cultural heritage's requirement for multi-track system competences through stop test courses over typically 4-6 weeks. Therefore, there is also a preparation time from setting of 6-12 months. The single-track competencies (I-IV) are shown discreetly through a stop test; OBC Competence mark certifications, which take place every year, so the level of competence is kept at a nationally standardized minimum. The OBC Competence marks constantly reflect the present. This means that members cannot rest on their laurels and live on the merits of the past, but invest their time in maintaining and developing their multi-track competences at a minimum of one – minimum level or higher at national level.

Yakami Shinsei-ryu (YSK) is a multi-track Japanese cultural historical martial arts system with more than 1,000 years of history. There are therefore special requirements for a graduation course to brown and black belt competence level.

It is a completely voluntary course, where particular emphasis is of course placed on the YSK competences, but also on the human confirmation and development aspects with the building of lasting benefits for self-esteem and self-confidence, which can be used outside Shindenkan; School, high school, university, work, social life, family, you as a person, etc.

The first basic stop tests are structured according to two purposes;

1. A stop test course over which the graduate in question has 100 % control, as long as he meets the same minimum requirements applicable to everyone. This part requires self-discipline, planning, prioritization and stamina typically over 6-12 months, depending on level of ambition and option/opt-out.
2. A stop test course, which 100 % follows the graduation handbook applicable to everyone, and where the number of requirements for stop tests depends on the degree the graduate in spe must reach.

The first part where the graduate in question has 100 % control is; AYAME

The AYAME mark – physical tests which ensure that the graduate in terms of health can complete a graduation course, physically, psychologically, mentally in a risk-minimized and safe way for himself and others. Basically, this is physical training at different levels. But since this is a cultural historical martial arts system, this part is of course 100 % optimized for the task in Shindenkan. In addition to fitness tests, which are typically running, cycling, rowing, swimming, there are health-promoting elements completely unique to Shindenkan; KataFIT and SKK – Stretch Ki Kata. Unique elements that train and fine-tune both the exterior and interior of a person with more than 1,000 years of Eastern and Western knowledge skills behind them.

The two optional options, which the graduate must consider before the stop tests and cannot change afterwards, are;

1. The normal chosen physical requirement pack is Ayame Kuroi – Black. It consists of two stop tests which are usually taken within a week. The first has the main focus on fitness and self-control. The second has the main focus on optimal energy balance between correct use of breath and body, mind, spirit, through functional full-body training at different levels.
   • Precisely the local as national training in; KataFIT and SKK – Stretch Ki Kata, which are gradually raised in skill level and understanding every year, are completely unique Shindenkan tools. But at the same time, copying is also made more difficult, as the multi-track Yakami Shinsei system has always been and is a very favorite object for this.
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     The gradual release of competence knowledge also means that 90+ % of the members do not need to do strength and conditioning training in a gym at all. This saves both time and money, as the gym quota can be saved.
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     The requirement for Ayame Kuroi is a health score from high to very high, depending on degree requirements and data from the Scandinavian age group. The same applies to KataFIT level and type. SKK is the same.
   • Can everyone pass Ayame Kuroi? Yes, they can if they want to and make the effort to do so. It has 55+ years of history shown, and it's both teenagers, girls, boys, men, women, Old boys & Girls, Wonder boys & girls. You get guidance, help and optimization advice along the way through a joint national support structure. But that also means you can't bluff your way through. Since everyone can see and experience each other during the entire support and cohesion process of typically 10 months; Who makes an effort? And who just talks? This means that reality is as it is; If you make an effort, everyone can see and acknowledge it. If you do the opposite, and despite help and support, continue to do this, then everyone can see it too. It is a fairly objective stop test.
   • Everyone must pass the same and must go through the same for their degree. It's the same rules for everyone. Those who often fail do not want or have not understood these rules and facts. Most often, it is muscular or intellectually well-articulated boys, men, girls and women who often act with confidence, who look cool or have been very cool, say those who most often have to report. It's a great shame as they could easily pass if they just sat down and listened. Those who do this survive, and fortunately the vast majority do!
   • After a graduate under formalized national graduation courses has passed full AYAME at least twice, the graduate is given a role model AYAME KUROI or AYAME GOLD, which is sewn onto the gi. This typically happens when graduating to 1.kyu, YSK. In this way, other graduates in spe can always distinguish between advisers who have an opinion and those who have actually made a fact-based difference and completed AYAME - twice. Even the absolute coolest Superman or Wonder Woman will fail the AYAME stop tests without optimal technical preparation. They can take the fitness part, but not the KataFIT part. Here, 99.9 % will "die from lack of oxygen" due to the energy, physiology and respiratory balance to which all humans are subject. Advice is most often free and non-binding, but the consequences of wrong or "I was cool once" advice is that the graduate in spe dumps after a preparation period which often extends over 6-12 months. AYAME GOLD is world elite fitness number, KataFIT and SKK. Bone density for women is typically in the 60-70+'s and 70+'s for men.
2. AYAME GOLD – GOLD IRIS, are the absolute highest physical, psychological and mental demands according to the Scandinavian population for the world's elite. This applies especially to health statistics. You have to in advance select and complete Ayame GOLD. It's all or nothing. Either you pass or you don't. Attempt. For AYAME Kuroi you have two attempts.
   • 9 out of 10 who proclaim the choice of AYAME GOLD this season are boys and men. But the facts are that out of approx. 50,000 since 1965-67, only three have passed AYAME GOLD during a YSK graduation course. All three are slender girls in the group; JokoTeens, Adult, Old Girl or Wonder Girl. They made a plan, followed it, helped each other and fellow graduates in planning and carried out without any major problems and in high spirits. Many boys and men have tried. But never completed or skipped shortly before the graduation process started. We still encourage boys and men to also pass an AYAME GOLD. Shindenkan celebrates diversity and balance – both ways, all ways. The girls are today Lawyer M&A, PhD student, Partner and still REALLY cool 🙂

The next stop tests are more traditional according to the curriculum handbook last updated in 2009/2019. Here comes the full overview of all the stop tests.

Multi-track brown belt degrees (3rd Kyu – 1st Kyu) and multi-track black belts;

• AYAME Stop test 1 – Physical dynamic fitness test – Fitness test high to very high for world elite + short physical dynamic strength test KataFIT 5S.
• AYAME Stop test 2 – Physical dynamic strength test – KataFIT 8S, 10S, 12S or 15S – fitness, whole-body strength, and self-discipline over 6-12 months.
• Stop test 3 – Ryugi test in writing – theoretical test 20 questions – the degree obliges to impart knowledge.
• Stop test 4 – Ryugi test oral preparedness – theoretical test – the degree obliges knowledge dissemination, also under stress.
• Stop test 5 – Ryuha test – Syllabus practical & technical from 10.kyu and up to the degree.
• Stop test 6 – OBC KM annual certification – multi-track of the single-track competencies for the degree – discrete.
• Stop test 7 – Shiai from 2.kyu onwards – free fight without weight, age, sex, classes, full contact, floor fight and minimum rules. Reflects and prepares – if reality is unfortunate.
• Stop test 8 – Stamina & Fighting spirit test. Test of willpower, attitude and stamina after a 5-week graduation course.
• Stop test 9 – Role models worthy of the degree during at least the last three joint events. Humility to the task and holistic results orientation.

Additionally for multi-track Yakami Shinsei-ryu black belts (1st Dan – 3rd Dan – DENSHO) and higher;