Furthermore, before the physical test, one has self-assessed and chosen the physical test within the minimum and maximum requirements for it. It is therefore also a requirement that the graduate adheres to "I do as I say and say as I do".

This is not stated on the website. Everyone passed without any major problems and in high spirits.

The thesis consisted of a limited task, where the graduates had to independently investigate and compare Yakami-ryu Pinan 1-4 with the understanding and execution of other systems. Yakami-ryu has the mindset and philosophy that it is not maximally conducive to be closed in a "cheese bell", as this often creates judgmental, intolerant and less knowledgeable instructors, as the world out there is very big. The graduates' thesis was between 8-23 pages, depending on the degree level.

All theses were of very high quality and became a big "eye opener" for two of the graduates, who did not have as much practical and theoretical insight into other systems as the others. All passed.

The annual instructor camp is the culmination of the entire season's black and brown belt training, where all instructors are challenged primarily to their mental limit, but often also physically.

There is never anything secret about the purpose and techniques of such a camp. But all participants most often end up in the lonely inner battle, which, however, in the long run will bring them forward towards new horizons, self-insight and understanding. This was also the case with this camp, which all participants consider at the same time as the toughest they have experienced mentally and physically so far.

Despite all the instructors being in reasonably good shape, everyone was pushed physically beyond all limits. Most thought that the physical test was a "Sunday excursion" compared to the I-camp.

This, in combination with the psychological pressure, had a reinforcing effect, where everyone fought to the best of their ability and survival, where everyone still had to meet all the quality requirements that graduates must for a Yakami-ryu graduation course. An instructor's camp consists of both "hard" and "soft" activities, and all must be fulfilled in order to pass.

Yakami-ryu shiai freestyle is held when the graduates are physically and mentally at the limit of their abilities. This is because all defenses are gone and only the "raw material" – the true knowledge of good and evil, stands unprotected and free. This, of course, where the graduate fights for his own survival at the limit of his own ability and inner struggle.

The purpose is not the "Macho - show-off aspect", although this is so close to a full-contact "Street fight" between top-trained elite sportsmen. The aim is self-insight, which can be actively used in later life. The graduate cannot lie to himself and all his "colleagues", as everyone can see the cash settlement, physical and psychological reaction.

There is only one way forward; either the graduate sees himself for better or worse and uses this self-knowledge and insight actively and constructively in life, or the graduate stops in one way or another; either by saying stop, looking into other systems with less demands, or recognizing that the peak has been reached and enrolling in Yakami-ryu level 4; Room for everyone.