Open to all styles

Sample of Beautiful AKANA Rank Certificate
Signed by Grandmaster Jerry Piddington, Headmaster of the American Open Style Karate, under the santified charter established by Robert A Trias, Grandmaster Okinawan Shuri-Ryu, Budokan Tokyo, Japan, May 2, 1972, ratified May 30, 1975, USKA verification number 5-72-72.

Requirements for AKANA Affiliated Rank Recognition:
AKANA accepts applications recognizing rank from all styles

• Must be a current member of AKANA

• Must be currently practicing a martial art

• Must supply a copy of last rank certificate

• Must supply a bio of martial art lineage and history

Requirements for AKANA Associate AOS Rank:
Must practice the American Open Style Kata

• Must be a current member of AKANA

• Must be currently practicing American Open Style Karate

• Must meet standards set by AOS Belt Rank Guidelines

• Must test under an AKANA chartered school

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