INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS

INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATIONS

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Improve your karate skills – join instructor program

  • Register your club and yourself to WBKA. Annual club membership fee is 100 USD. (One annual instructor licence fee is included in the price)
  • Enhance you knowledge and participate in our instructor seminars over the world
  • Bronze and Silver WBKA instructor have to pass test examined by either PLATINUM/MASTER WBKA instructor  or WBKA technical director.
  • Gold WBKA instructor have to pass test examined either  by two MASTER WBKA instructors or WBKA technical director.
  • Master WBKA instructor have to pass test examined by WBKA technical director.
  • Annual instructor licence fee is 60 USD.
Every instructor has to conduct  actively classes at his dojo.
How to keep instructor licence

BRONZE

Participation at least once a year in local or in international seminar conducted  either by PLATINUM or by MASTER WBKA  licensed instructor.   Levels of our instructors

  •  At least Sho Dan.
  • Must understand precise external form of basic techniques.
  • Must be proficient in katas Heian, Tekki sho dan, Bassai dai, Kanku Dai, Jion & Enpi.
  • Understand 6 body dynamics, and how to apply them in different techniques.
  • Understand posture and it effect on movement.
  • Understand stance, the use and principles of the different stances.
  • Must understand sequence within techniques.
  • Understand how to keep unity and connection between body center and arm, leg techniques.
  • Understand kime, pressure to floor.
  • Understand basic Oji waza, timing and distance.

SILVER

Participation at least once a year in local or in international seminar conducted by WBKA MASTER licensed instructor.   Levels of our instructors

  • At least Ni Dan.
  • Must understand precise external form of basic techniques.
  • Must be proficient in katas Heian, Tekki sho dan, Bassai dai, Kanku Dai, Jion & Enpi, Hangetsu, Jitte, Gangaku.
  • Understand 6 body dynamics, and how to apply them in different techniques.
  • Understands muscles action, and how to synchronize with body dynamics and technique.
  • Understand breathing making muscles action, direct and reverse exhale.
  • Understand posture and it effect on movement.
  • Understand stance, the use and principles of the different stances.
  • Must understand sequence within techniques.
  • Understand how to keep unity and connection between body center and arm, leg techniques.
  • Understand Muchime, body snap.
  • Understand kime, pressure to floor and how to make total body contraction.
  • Can explain and demonstrate breathing reaction, and how breath initiates technique.
  • Understand basic Oji waza, timing and distance.
  • Understand Sasoi Waza, invite techniques.
  • Can test up to 4th kyu.

GOLD

Participation in annual MAIN WBKA MASTER SEMINAR conducted by WBKA technical director.   Levels of our instructors

  • At least San Dan, WBKA national instructor.
  • Must understand precise external form of basic techniques.
  • Must be proficient in katas Heian, Tekki sho dan, Bassai dai, Kanku Dai, Jion & Enpi, Hangetsu, Jitte, Gangaku.
  • Understand 6 body dynamics, and how to apply them in different techniques.
  • Understands muscles action, and how to synchronize with body dynamics and technique.
  • Understand breathing making muscles action, direct and reverse exhale.
  • Understand posture and it effect on movement.
  • Understand stance, the use and principles of the different stances.
  • Must understand sequence within techniques.
  • Understand how to keep unity and connection between body center and arm, leg techniques.
  • Understands Muchime, body like whip.
  • Understand kime, pressure to floor and how to make total body contraction.
  • Can explain and demonstrate breathing reaction, and how breath initiates technique.
  • Understand basic Oji waza, timing and distance.
  • Understand Sasoi Waza, invite techniques.
  • Understands how to use Koroshi within Sasoi.
  • Understands combination attack.
  • Can assess faulty movement and its causes.
  • Can test up to 1st kyu.

PLATINUM

Participation in annual MAIN WBKA MASTER SEMINAR conducted by WBKA technical director.   Levels of our instructors

  • At least Yondan Dan, WBKA national instructor.
  • Must understand precise external form of basic techniques.
  • Must be proficient in katas Heian, Tekki sho dan, Bassai dai, Kanku Dai, Jion & Enpi, Hangetsu, Jitte, Gangaku.
  • Understand 6 body dynamics, and how to apply them in different techniques.
  • Understands muscles action, and how to synchronize with body dynamics and technique.
  • Understand breathing making muscles action, direct and reverse exhale.
  • Understand posture and it effect on movement.
  • Understand stance, the use and principles of the different stances.
  • Must understand sequence within techniques.
  • Understand how to keep unity and connection between body center and arm, leg techniques.
  • Understands Muchime, body like whip.
  • Understand kime, pressure to floor and how to make total body contraction.
  • Can explain and demonstrate breathing reaction, and how breath initiates technique.
  • Understand basic Oji waza, timing and distance.
  • Understand Sasoi Waza, invite techniques.
  • Understands how to use Koroshi within Sasoi.
  • Understands combination attack.
  • Can assess faulty movement and its causes.
  • Can test up to 2nd DAN.

MASTER

Participation in annual MAIN WBKA MASTER SEMINAR conducted by WBKA technical director.   Levels of our instructors

  • At least Go Dan, WBKA international instructor.
  • Must understand precise external form of basic techniques.
  • Must be proficient in katas Heian, Tekki sho dan, Bassai dai, Kanku Dai, Jion & Enpi, Hangetsu, Jitte, Gangaku, Tekki NiDan, Tekki Sandan plus at least 2 advanced kata.
  • Understand 6 body dynamics, and how to apply them in different techniques.
  • Understands muscles action, and how to synchronize with body dynamics and technique.
  • Understand breathing making muscles action, direct and reverse exhale.
  • Understand posture and it effect on movement.
  • Understand stance, the use and principles of the different stances.
  • Must understand sequence within techniques.
  • Understand how to keep unity and connection between body center and arm, leg techniques.
  • Understands Muchime, body like whip.
  • Understand kime, pressure to floor and how to make total body contraction.
  • Understand how to make continuation, avoid gap between techniques.
  • Understand Zanshin.
  • Can explain and demonstrate breathing reaction, and how breath initiates technique.
  • Understands how breath makes internal preparation, to avoid back motion.
  • Understand basic Oji waza, timing and distance.
  • Understand Sasoi Waza, invite techniques.
  • Understands how to use Koroshi within Sasoi.
  • Understands combination attack.
  • Understands break balance techniques.
  • Understand how to read opponent and when to use the different strategies.
  • Can asses faulty movements and its main causes.
  • One MASTER instructor can test up to 3rd DAN
  • Committee of three MASTER instructors can test up to 4th DAN.
  • WBKA technical director can test up to 7th DAN