Licenses in Kaze Arashi Ryu.

[arnisador]

We've discussed licensing before (Jay Bell explained them for me!). Here's a site that lists their licensing structure in some detail:

http://www.kazearashiryu.org/rankstructure.html

There are five licenses awarded in Kaze Arashi Ryu: oku-iri, moku-roku, menkyo, menkyo kaiden, and shinan.

 

[arnisador]

There appears to be some controversy over the legitimacy of this art's lineage, incidentally:
http://www.e-budo.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9264
http://www.e-budo.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10562
http://www.e-budo.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1889