Sayokan World Federation

It is sufficient to accept, practice and love Sayokan. Memberships to growing Sayokan World Federation (SWF) is done by following a procedure which can be obtained from us.

The SWF wants to constitute strong, technical, loyal and honest people in the world. You can join us as an Individual, Club, Association or Federation.

How to join

SWF is a single style organization dedicated to the propagation of Sayokan. Membership is open to any practitioner or individual who desires to learn Sayokan or be affiliated with the SWF. Membership is also open to any school (dojo) or individual who wish to teach the Sayokan System.

For a school to be eligible, it is recommended that a decision be taken by the school/club management to 100% of your total membership joining the organization.

Individuals may affiliate themselves with the SWF as an individual practitioner or with a member school. They should submit a copy of their credentials to the SWF. Students just beginning training need not supply any credentials.

School Chief Instructors or Organizational Heads interested in becoming a member of/or affiliated to the growing SWF, should write to SWF requesting a Membership Information Pack. Please include a brief resume and two ID Pictures with your request along with a copy of your latest grade certificate.

Membership Types

Permanent Member: International Sayokan federations and associations founded in foreign countries with the aim of running Sayokan Turkish Martial Art and international federations who are members of SWF with the aim of running Sayokan.

Honorary Member: Person(s) selected by Board of Directors who supports Sayokan and works for it.

Regulations About Members

Memberships: Founded Sayokan federations or existing martial art federations which apply to SWF in order to manage their art under SWF.

National Federations, which are member of SWF, have the legal right to introduce and represent Sayokan.

The acceptance, dismissal or conditional acceptance is under the judgment of SWF’s Board of Directors.

All technical, refereeing and game rules of Sayokan will apply in member countries without any amendments.

All members of SWF have to obey these regulations.

If continental federation is founded, national federations and continental federations are directly related to SWF.
Continental Federations cannot facilitate independent events. Activities can be organized under the information and approval of SWF.

National Federations are independent of the countries they represent. But they are legal foundations established according to countries’ laws.
International referees of the national federations should have their records, visas and confirmation of Alps and Aybars’ SAN degree should be done by SWF. Tuyuns, Aybars, Tayguns and Tanyus, who have SAN degrees, have to take their federation diplomas and certificates.
The rules, techniques of Sayokan cannot be changed.

National Federations are represented by three members in SWF. Each national federation has one right to vote. Countries without national federation have no right to vote.

Regulations About Membership Operations

Federations, who want to become a member of SWF, should apply to SWF with the following documents and they will receive a response within 30 days.

1 Two copies of National Federation foundation license
2 Two copies of membership decision letter of Board of Directors
3 Two copies of decision letter of Board of Directors belongs to a person assigned for membership operations of federation
4 Two copies of all identity information and photocopy of front page of passport and page has all identity information
5 Annual payment
6 Membership form of SWF is fully filled (Appendix 2)
7 Participation fee payment
8 Form (Appendix 4) is fully filled for all membership operations.

Membership Rights

Prospective National federations, who share SWF’s objectives, apply officially for the membership. Upon this application, Board of Directors will decide membership within 30 days and announce the result to the applicant in writing. The accepted applicant is recorded to the account book.

Federation members have equal rights. Federations cannot discriminate on nation, color, sex, religion and cult, family and class. Every member national federation has the right to attend the activities and management of SWF.

The dismissal cannot claim possession on SWF’s estates. Each member of the national federation has one right to vote in SWF. Honorary members have no right to vote.

Termination of Membership

1 Expiration: If the member’s required rules, regulations and compliance lost within the time, their membership is terminated.
2 Resignation: Every member can terminate its membership with a resignation letter.
3 Dismissal: Dismissal from the membership can be one of the following types.

A- Non-compliance with the main regulations.
B- Failure to attend two consecutive General Assemblies because of not paying the annual membership fee.
C- The members dismissed for an indefinite period of time. The decision of membership termination depending upon the above reasons cannot be challenged. But the membership termination, which is concluded after a deficiency in regulations, may be challenged.

Members dismissed or resigned from federation, have to pay their annual fees for the period of membership time. By the decision of Board of Directors, the resigned or dismissed member’s record is deleted from SWF’s Membership Account Book. Then it is entrusted to national federation.