A Letter from Dojo Cho Alan Scofield

From time to time, I believe it is best to write some thoughts down about the school and so on. This section will contain the most recent letter to students and potential students. Past letters will be located in the archives section. This is one of the few areas that I write personally and so it is with my heart that I write to you.

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August 11, 2008

Dear Students,

Any student of the Genbukan Daigo Dojo, no matter who they are or what rank they are, is a student of the Genbukan World Ninpo Bugei Federation.

The techniques taught are the intellectual property of the Genbukan World Ninpo Bugei Federation and Soke Tsunehisa Tanemura.

Any student, who has been banned or removed from the Genbukan Daigo Dojo, immediately loses all ranks held, certificates, diplomas, and/or titles and is absolutely forbidden to “instruct” others in the techniques they have learned.

Let me be clear that any student leaving the school for any reason does lose all of their ranks. But a student whohas left for personal reasons, injury, and so on can apply for reinstatement and must check test in order to regain their ranks. This is not a big deal and happens frequently.

However, any other student who has removed, expelled, or banned from the Genbukan Daigo Dojo loses not only all of their ranks, but all diplomas, certificates, titles (honorary or otherwise), and anything else of that nature. Whether they are self-promoting or trying to use former credentials of the Genbukan to do so, neither is acceptable under any circumstances.

So, unless anyone else is confused, I am being clear here and now.

Sincerely,

Alan Scofield