York Shodokan Aikido Club Constitution
Article Name
The name of the association is York Shodokan Aikido Club or the Association hereafter.
- York Shodokan Aikido Club is a not for profit organisation. This means that all funds raised will be for Club official use only and no one member will receive an income form said funds.
Article Objectives
- York Shodokan Aikido Club aims to teach the authentic Aikido learned directly from Tetsuro Nariyama Shihan, Technical Director of the Japan Aikido Association.
Article Membership
- Membership is open to all regardless of any prejudice whatsoever.
- Active Members, in good standing, are eligible to hold office and to vote at meetings of the Members.
- Members can be expelled if their behaviour remains unbecoming of a civilised person.
- The fees for membership in the Association shall be as determined by the Board of Directors of the Association
Article The Board
- Aikido teaching at the York Shodokan Aikido Club is run by the senior instructors. Requisites to become an instructor are to be at least ranked shodan (first level black belt) and hold a British Aikido Board Coaching certificate.
The officers of the Association are the Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. Those are elected for a year, with no limits on the number of re-elections.
Article Meetings
- Meetings will be held four times a year to review the running of the club. These will be after each grading ran by the instructors.
- An annual general meeting will be called to elect all officers.
Article Amendments
- Any amendment to this Constitution must be approved by a majority of the officers and sent to all members one month prior to the meeting at which it is to be presented. No amendment shall be effective until confirmed by a two-thirds majority vote of the active Members at a meeting duly called to consider the amendment and until it has received the approval of the board
- Amendments maybe proposed by any member in good standing.
Article Dissolution
- All the currently elected officers, all the instructors, and two third of members votes can dissolve the York Shodokan Aikido Club.
- On dissolution of the Association, the property remaining after payment of all debts of the Association shall be transferred to Oxfam, a registered charity.