Member Benefits

Joining Budokan

The Kokusai Karate Do Shin Kai Kan is a multi-style organization. Practitioners of other styles of martial arts are also invited to participate in Our Training Programs.

Dojo Head Instructors or Organizational Heads interested in becoming a member or affiliated to the Budokan, are required to submit a set of completed applications (dojo/organization registration & individual memberships) along with appropriate fees. For Dojo/Organization Heads, please include a brief resume with your applications along with a copy of your latest Yudansha Certificate.

All Budokan memberships (for all divisions and membership types) are on an Annual Basis (calendar year).

Each Dojo or Affiliated Organization within the Budokan is required to be registered with the Federation.

All Dojo or Affiliated Organization registrations will be issued a Registration Certificate (Charter) from Budokan. Each Budokan Dojo or Affiliated Organization must be supported by a State or Regional Budokan representative. In this manner the Dojo or Affiliated Organization is guaranteed to have a specific individual responsible for supporting their program. New Members/Dojo/Organizations may request to become the Budokan representative for their state if none exist. In this case, the Regional representative will assume responsibility of assisting the new State representative dojo/organization.

All members of a Budokan Registered Karate / or Karate-Kobudo Dojo should be active individual members of the Association.

In the case of those Dojos / Affiliated Organizations only involved in the Budokan Kobudo Division, all individuals of the member body training in Budokan Kobudo are expected to be active individual members of the Budokan. Active Budokan Individual Membership will be required for any such individual to receive rank certification in Kobudo from The Budokan.

HOW DO I JOIN?

The Kokusai Karate Do Shin Kai Kan is a multi-style organization. Practitioners of other styles of martial arts are also invited to place an application for acceptence Application available here you can view our policy on rank here as well. Rank Policy available here

Budokan International Headquarters address is presented below:

U.S. Mail:

Budokan School of Martial Arts
10 Echo Road Unit 4
Mashpee MA 02649
Phone (508) 539-2007
FAX (508) 539-2007


Contact Budokan at budokan@adelphia.net