Who we are and how we operate - Graphical overview
At Shindenkan WE have an open communication policy
Functional diagram: Shindenkan Denmark – democratic function and process
- Shindenkan Denmark's member schools admit students who want to train the multi-track martial arts system Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do according to Shindenkan's motto: Place for everyone - The elite as the exerciser.
- As part of registration in the local associations, all local members also become members of Shindenkan Denmark and Jokokan Honbu Dojo Camps.
- All members train and maintain locally and participate nationally in multi-track competence courses offered by Jokokan Honbu Dojo Camps, which are precisely suited to their stage of development towards the next belt degree.
- All members also participate in the community gatherings that are held as part of Shindenkan Denmark's annual wheel, 3 times a year.
- The local board positions under Shindenkan Denmark are distributed among 22 members and supported by a national main board & coordination committee of 4 members (SOPORG – Shindenkan Organization Committee), which is based on a Federation Board (political) and Honbu Dojo Board (system), and an active consultation council and representative board of 35 members.
This is how Shindenkan Denmark functions as an organization - since 1967
Jokokan Karate Schools and Shindenkan Taijutsu Schools
Jokokan Karate Schools and Shindenkan Taijutsu Schools are municipally approved democratic associations with the aim of spreading knowledge of Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do in the local community.
Economic basis:
- Member dues |
Municipal grant | Sponsorships
National community
- In Shindenkan Denmark | Annual fee
Training and development
- Local and national training | Competence development in
Jokokan Honbu dojo Camps | Annual fee
Jokokan Honbu Dojo Camps
Jokokan Honbu Dojo Camps is Shindenkan's course and competence center and a municipally approved democratic association. The purpose is system preservation, national education, standardization, certification and graduation.
Economic basis:
- Offer of Courses and seminars | Sponsorships |
Annual, graduation and certification fee
National community
- In Shindenkan Denmark
United Shindenkan Denmark
The association is a democratic association of Jokokan Karate schools and Shindenkan Taijutsu schools. The purpose is the community and community-oriented activities, as well as to program the 5KPI at national level and the association's 5-year strategy plans according to KISS = Keep It Simple & Safe.
Economic basis:
- Annual fee | Sponsorships
Activities
- Host for the community in Denmark - through 3 annual community gatherings
- School representative board
- Member representative board
- Coordination through SOPORG
Shindenkan Denmark
Shindenkan Denmark is with approx. 50,000 members since 1967, a significant Martial Arts organization.
Partly due to our high level of competence, which is recognized by DGI National organization and DGI Kampidræt in 2009, mone also due to the high number of active practitioners.
Shindenkan Denmark is 100% value-based.
Read more in the articles "Shindenkan Denmark anno xxxx – State of the nation" at www.jokokan.com
Strategic Paradigm Shift
In the past 20 years, Shindenkan Denmark has had 2 significant paradigm shifts:
- 2009 – More Broad than Elite focus
- 2018 – Balance between Elite and Broad focus
Shindenkan's process for competence development and national control function
Functional diagram for Jokokan Honbu Dojo Camps - Competence Course Center
Jokokan Honbu Dojo Camps plan activities each season according to Shindenkan Denmark's 5-year strategic plan, where the primary input is member schools and their members' needs for development, maintenance and support, including aactivities for the development of all members, instructors and chief instructors:
- NKT National Competence Test training
- Kyu Seminars
- Brown Belt Seminars
- Black Belt Seminars
- Competence courses per degree.
- Leadership seminar L1-12
Leadership seminars are Ryugi and Ryuha, which are adapted to each participant's individual level, where Ryugi stands for the development of holistic thinking and with the participant as leader of his own life, and Ryuha stands for the development of technical skills both systemic and managerial!
Why is football easy to understand and why are we more difficult to understand - a competence organization - yes, since 1967
Shindenkan versus soccer and handball
Football and handball are fun – you train and you learn football or handball.
In football and handball, you do it like this:
You train, play matches and if you get better you change teams/levels within the same year.
When you get older, you change years within the same team/level.
You play tournament matches, which can give good results - if you win.
Half of Denmark's population has played football.
Shindenkan – Jokokan is
Fun – you train karate and other martial arts systems and learn something about yourself.
This is how you do it in Shindenkan
You train Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do, become more skilled and more skilled, and acquires more and more competences.
When you meet the requirements for a new belt, you will be set for graduation, and if you pass this, you will get a new mark or a new belt.
A new belt means a new curriculum – just like at school, where you change levels every school year and thus learn a new curriculum. Approx. 50,000 Danes have trained in Shindenkan for the past 56+ years.
Why is Shindenkan so hard to understand?
We are passionate!
Football and handball
Football and handball are played at different skill levels and it is possible for you to advance depending on your effort, talent, persistence and finances.
- Series 6 – 1
- Region Copenhagen, Zealand, Funen, Jutland
- The four Denmark series
- Division Levels 3 – 1
- The Super League
- The national team
- International level – e.g. Barcelona, Manchester United
Regardless of age, you can become a local football or handball coach. It doesn't even require a short training course - it is does not depending on your own football level, your effort, talent, persistence and finances.
Shindenkan – Jokokan
Yakami Shinsei-ryu Taijutsu & Karate-do is trained at different levels and it is possible for you to advance depending on your effort, talent, persistence and not least your own payment.
- TG1 Beginners: 2 years (Series 1-5)
- TG2 Easy practice: 5 years (Region e.g. Zealand)
- TG3 Practiced: 9 years (Denmark's series)
- TG4 Black belts: 12 years (Division 1-3 and Superligaen)
- TG5 Instructors: 20 years (National team)
- TG6 Chief Instructors: 30 years (International level)
- TG7 Menkyo Kaiden: 35 years (Absolute International Top Level)
It takes 30 years to train a Chief Instructor depending on their talent, effort, persistence and finances. It requires true zealots with constant development and maintenance – it is does not all people who will make that effort!
A lot has happened and Shindenkan always welcomes change - because we take pride in leading the way...
Shindenkan Denmark
We are single-track Gensei-ryu Karate-do from 1967. From 1988 we became Viking Samurais with a 1,000-year-old unique Japanese world cultural heritage.
More than 50,000 members have trained in Shindenkan since 1967, the majority of them from Denmark. This makes Shindenkan one of Denmark's oldest and most significant martial arts organizations today.
Since 1990, all association work in Shindenkan has been democratically transparent, traceable, voluntary and unpaid.
We work according to a well-structured 5-year plan, 5 KPI and modern value-based management.
Officially recognized by the DGI national and combat sports organisation
Special association per April 2, 2009
Collaboration partner per April 2, 2009
International organization recognized by the Emperor of Japan with the award of the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Rising Sun
