Membership of UK Shinwakai Association offers fellow Aikido Associations, Aikido Organisations and Aikido Clubs the ability to retain full responsibility for their own management, Aikido teaching and grading while at the same time a forum and structure under which Aikido in its varying styles and disciplines can be pursued, practiced & trained in an atmosphere of “true family spirit” where like minded organisations and individual Aikidoka can join and regularly train together, in harmony. Member organisations and individual Aikidoka benefit from the opportunity to experience other Aikido styles through regular joint courses and club visits

UK Shinwakai Association (UKS) is a member of the British Aikido Board (the Sport England recognised Governing Body for Aikido in the UK). The Association is currently made up of the following four (4) Constituent Organisations (COs) who manage the affairs of the Association though the Heads of Shinwakai Board

• Koshinkan Aikido Society
• Kurai Aikido
• UK Shinwakai Aikido
• Traditional Aikido Ryu

1.The Club shall be run by a Dan grade instructor holding a minimum of BAB Coach Level 1 Award, and First Aid Certification, and maintaining PI instructor insurance. In the case of a Club with a junior membership, the instructor shall:

• be required to be CRB checked
• be expected to hold or actively seeking the BAB Children’s Coach Award

2. All instructors are expected to maintain their standards of Aikido through the attendance of Association and other external courses and training sessions organised and run by their CO's Home Dojo

3. The Club shall comply with all policies and procedures that may from time to time be introduced by the UKS or their CO and in particular with regard to health & safety; child protection; data protection and grading

4. The Club shall be responsible for ensuring that it does not breach any legislation or regulation that may, from time to time, be enacted in the UK Government

5. Instructors shall attend meetings of their CO as required by its management body

6. All members of the Club shall be members of their CO and shall pay to it the appropriate membership fees together with any other financial commitment agreed with their individual CO

 

7.The Club shall not join any other organisation or enter into regular training with any other martial arts body without the specific approval of their CO

8. The Club may set and retain its own mat fees, but shall ensure adequate financial provision to meet all its liabilities, including coaching and first aid courses for approved coaches

9. Neither the UKS nor any CO accepts any financial responsibility for any costs incurred as a result of the operation of the Club

10. COs may support new Clubs through the loan of mats and other equipment or the making of financial loans. All equipment loaned to the Club remains the property of their CO and shall be returned to it, in good condition, in the following instances:

• A specific request from their CO
• The closure of the Club
• The equipment no longer being required
• The Club ceasing to be a member of their CO
• Financial loans shall be the subject of a separate agreement

11. It shall be the responsibility of the instructor to ensure that the Club takes good care of any assets loaned to them; ensures they are stored securely and used correctly; appropriately insured to cover full replacement value and only under the supervision of the instructor: Any loss shall be reported to their CO without delay:

Such equipment shall only be available for use by members of the Club

12. Instructors authorised to operate a Club should consult their own CO before taking decisions of policy which might affect their own and other Clubs within their CO

13. The grading syllabus for all students shall be that from time to time specified by the appropriate CO

14. Each CO shall set its own level up to which an individual instructor is authorised to award kyu grades and this is specified at the foot of this agreement. All other grading shall be under the auspices of the appropriate Chief Instructor. Notwithstanding this, the Chief Instructor may at any time decide to assume responsibility for the grading of any student

15. Instructors shall be able to draw on the experience and skills of other senior instructors within their CO, who will seek to support and assist the development of the Club

16. Instructors may use their COs website to promote the activities of the Club and where appropriate activities may also be included on the UK Shinwakai Association website

UK Shinwakai Association (UKS) is a member of the British Aikido Board (the Governing Body for Aikido in the U.K: Recognised by Sport England as the only UK Aikido Governing Body). UKS is also affiliated to Aikido Yoshinkan