The only legitimate licencing board in the world today!
( If you are listed here, you are legitimate...)
We send out reports on everyone who joins us to the various Better Business Bureaus (or equivilent) worldwide !
Do not be fooled !
We have been in operations since 1987, certifying over 5,000 people from all types of martial arts.
We have certified over 3000 schools, in a variety of fighting disciplines
We set the standards as far as creditability goes, and we have access to the top experts in the arts to guide us and help in the verification process.
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Our Expert Services
We are not a diploma milll, so, if thats what you are looking for, please leave this page!
But, if you were awarded legitimate rankings or titles in any martial art system, and want to have them verified by our board, so the world knows you are legitimate, then apply and we will verify your certifications, and issue you professional asian diplomas that verify your ranks or titles.
All our certifications are done in either Chinese or Japanese kanji, depending of where your stile origionated,and in cases outside these two countries, your certification will be done in the language of that countrey where possible.
Each diploma is unique, no templates used, and will be as true to the originals as possible as far as meanings.
Areas of expertise
modern martial arts
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classical martial arts
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traditional martial arts
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sport martial arts
grades/ ranks cetifications
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titles and positions
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licenses
coaching levels
Why Certification?
Today,the martial arts are big business for many people. There isn't a major city in the world today, that does not have one of more martial art schools.
But, with that, comes competition, and with competition, comes fraud, and nowhere is that more centered, than in the ranks or titles claimed by these phoney instructors.
The is no law preventing this, although there are efforts through the various bettter business bureaus worldwide, to challenged the exagerated claims on the grounds of fraud.
The International Martial Arts Licencing Board was created to counter this wide-spread illegal misrepresenrtation by doing credential verifications and issueing board approved licensing for successful applicants,
10-25-2023
It should be explained that we operate as a service to the public against fraudulent misrepresentations by instructors regarding their advertized qualifications to teach but we also offer instructors the options of being legally icenced through our non profit corporation which includes some members of law enforcement of which your time in training will be rewarded.......................Yukio Yamagawa International Coordinator-Japan
notice !
we are not looking for anyone to represent us for a city, state, province or country - please do not ask for that position
We do not recognize anyone as a soke, sigung, grandmaster or super grandmaster unless they are sponsered by us as a division our school or style!
.W do not issue any rank over 5th dan unless the person meets the age requirements. Even sokes must follow the age-rank requirements. Although Sokes are really above rank because their art is developing and there is nobody with two ranks in it above them to grade them
your ranks must be earned ranks, we have many connections to do background checks on anyone's ranks,,,,,if you earned them, we will issue you certification....but we have rules, and when one dwells into the grandmaster range, we are very careful....
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