Registration Through The City of Costa Mesa Parks and Recreation (714-327-7525)
Academy Information for Recruits Ages 6 to 17

Dear Parent(s),

The purpose of these courses is to help the student to become more aware of their surroundings and be better prepared to defend themselves should they be faced with a threatening confrontation that involves their personal safety and well being. Students who participate in these courses are not taught techniques for the purposes of fighting! They are instead taught how to use the techniques for the purposes of self-defense should the need arise.

There are four 10 week courses that are offered through the Costa Mesa Parks and Recreation, Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and the Samurai Cop Black Belt Academy. Students attending these courses must complete at least seven (7) of the ten classes in order to receive their Certificate of Completion, which is a requirement for entering into the Intermediate, Advanced, and Academy courses. Below are the requirements for receiving Certificates of Completion:

Basic Course – 10 weeks for ages 6 yrs to 17 yrs – Students must complete a minimum of 7 classes and recite the Student Code of Honor and demonstrate two techniques to receive a Certificate of Completion.

Intermediate Course – 10 weeks – Completion of the Basic Samurai Cop self-defense Course and Certificate of Completion. Students must complete a minimum of 7 classes and be able to demonstrate all of the techniques taught in this course to receive their Certificate of Completion.

Advanced Course – 10 weeks – Completion of the Intermediate Samurai Cop self-defense Course with Certificate of Completion. Students must complete a minimum of 7 classes, be able to demonstrate all of the techniques taught in this course, wear the Academy Uniform, and have a copy of the Official Samurai Cop Academy Training Manual. Those students successfully completing this course will receive a Recruit Certificate of Completion, a Blue Belt and a certificate of 9^th Kyu ranking in Shuyokan Aiki-Goshin Jutsu. Recruits will continue training in the Advanced Course to receive their 6th Kyu Purple Belt. Once a recruit is promoted to Purple Belt, they will have met the requirements to enroll in the Black Belt Academy Course.

Samurai Cop Academy Black Belt Course – Completion of the Advanced Samurai Cop self-defense Course, Certificate of Completion, and hold the rank of 6^th Kyu Purple Belt. Recruits attending the Samurai Cop Black Belt Academy 10 week Classes must wear Academy uniform and appropriate Patches. Recruits attending the Academy classes will continue to test for rank with the goal of attaining their Black Belt in Shuyokan Aikijutsu. The Samurai Cop Academy Black Belt Course is part of the on going Samurai Cop Advanced self-defense Program offered at the Shuyokan Dojo through the City of Costa Mesa Parks and Recreation. The Academy classes are 10 weeks in length, meet twice weekly, and are held year round.

As a parent and a law enforcement officer of 34 years, I cannot stress the importance of our youth in the community learning self-defense. As parents we cannot be with our children 24 hours a day to protect them from many of the daily personal threats that they may face that could endanger their safety and well being. You have shown your concern for your child's safety by enrolling them in these courses, and in doing so, both you and your child will gain the personal confidence to be better prepared to face and deal with a potential threat that could affect the safety of both you and your child.

Lastly, I would like to inform you that it is requirement for all of our Lead Instructors who teach the Samurai Cop self-defense Courses to be fingerprinted by the Costa Mesa Police Department through the California Department of Criminal Justice. Should you have any further questions about the courses we have to offer, please do not hesitate to contact me either in person or by calling the Shuyokan Dojo at (714) 557-6372.

Respectfully,

David Dye – Sensei
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