Sport Wellness Fukiya
Official Guidebook
2019 Edition

By Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association

Sport Wellness Fukiya Official Guide Book, 2019 Edition
By Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association
Contents:
Foreword by Chairman
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.
VII.
VIII.
IX.
X.

Basic Motions (Kihon Dousa) and Equipment of Sport Wellness Fukiya
Authorization of Grades
Membership
Meets and Competitions Rules
Certified Instructor
Organization of Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association (Extract)
International Organization Preparatory Office
Establishing Overseas Organization
Effects of Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing with Medical Doctors’ advices
Questions & Answers

Supplement:
Articles of Incorporation (Extract)

Foreword:
For everyone who will start Sport Wellness Fukiya (formerly: Sport Fukiya)
Sport Wellness Fukiya (formerly: Sport Fukiya) is the sport which everyone, fromchildren to the aged, disabled, regardless of age and gender, can enjoy safely.
However, as the sport, “Sport Wellness Fukiya” shall have its basic motions (Kihon
Dousa), unified competition rules and safety equipment. Even if we just shoot a dart byblowing, speed of dart may reach more than 100km/hour. For that reason, we attach thegreatest importance to safety when we develop and improve equipment used for Sport
Wellness Fukiya, such as changing the tip of dart to round-shape. In addition, we ensurethat our instructors shall coach Sport Wellness Fukiya with safety as the first priority
and we can achieve no accident until today.
On the 1st of April, 1998, The Association was established by former Chairman late Mr.
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Kiyoshi Aoyagi. Since then, “Fukiya” once used for Hunting and Game was reborn to“Sport Wellness Fukiya” (formerly: Sport Fukiya).
At the present time, approximately 60,000 people, from 3years old to 99 years old, areenjoying Sport Wellness Fukiya in 47 administrative divisions of Japan with more than
1,300 local branches and six overseas countries.
On the 1st of April, 2018 at the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of Establishment, The
Association decided to change its trade name to General Corporate Juridical Person“Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association” and event name to “Sport Wellness Fukiya”
as from the 1st April, 2019.
Under the slogan of “Let us make Japan and World healthy”, we added the word
“Wellness”, namely “Health”, so that Sport Wellness Fukiya can be considered not only
competitive sport but also healthy sport as people can understand from this new name,and can be accepted as a higher ranked healthy sport which is suitable for a new age.
The word “Wellness” means not only physical health but also keeping and promoting
the total health of daily activities which makes one’s life actively and creatively. The
Association decided to use “Sport Wellness Fukiya” with the strong will to pursue“Wellness” the pluralistic health which improves the quality of one’s life and creates
useful life by enjoying “Fukiya” as the aim of The Association.
The attractiveness of Sport Wellness Fukiya which cultivates companions in local areas
and exchanges three generations becomes the center of public attention. Please study
Sport Wellness Fukiya correctly and enjoy safely. Then, please strengthen the bonds
with companions and aim for health and long life together.
General Corporate Juridical Person “Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association”
Kazumaro NAKAMURA, Chairman

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I.

Basic Motions (Kihon Dousa) and Equipment of Sport Wellness Fukiya

Since Sport Wellness Fukiya has started and developed in Japan as a sport which
everyone can enjoy safely in one’s lifetime, we write key words of Equipment and Basic
Motions (Kihon Dousa) in Japanese also like Judo’s “Ippon, Waza-ari” as explained
below:
Equipment:
Blowpipe, Pipe: Tsutsu
Dart: Ya
Target Sticker: Mato (Seal)
Target: Mato
Basic Motions (KihonDousa):
Take a bow: Rei wo suru
Take your stance: Kamaeru
Raise your blowpipe: Tsutsu wo ageru
Exhale: Iki wo haku
Inhale: Iki wo suu
Blow: Fuku
Calm-down your breath: Iki wo totonoeru
Take a bow: Rei wo suru
Any sport has its basic motions (Kihon Dousa) and forms. If you do not learn them, you
cannot have good results. The same is true of Sport Wellness Fukiya. It is not simple asjust holding a blowpipe (Tsutsu) to your mouth and blowing. To fully enjoy the Sport
Wellness Fukiya and maximize the good effect it has on your health, you need to masterbasic motions (Kihon Dousa) and practice them.
In the next section, we will explain the equipment used in Sport Wellness Fukiya andthe basic motions (Kihon Dousa) made with them.
- Authorized Equipment The following is a list of the equipment used in Sport Wellness Fukiya. All equipment isauthorized by Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association.
Blowpipe (Tsutsu)-3-

Length: 1200mm (47 inches), 1000mm (39 inches)
Inner Diameter: 13mm (0.5 inch)
Material: coated fiberglass plastic, carbon plastic, etc.
① on picture
Dart (Ya)
Length: 200mm (7.8 inches)
Material: plastic film and metal② on picture
Target Sticker (Mato – seal)
Scoring Numbers: 7, 5, 3, 1 points
Material: paper, or urethane③ on picture
Target (Mato)
Size: 330 x 330mm (12.9 x 12.9inches)
Material: urethane④ on picture
You are required to use authorized equipment in practicing Sport Wellness Fukiya.
Basic Motions (Kihon Dousa) of Sport Wellness Fukiya

Learning Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport Wellness Fukiya-shiki Kokyuuhou)
Sport Wellness Fukiya is designed to help people live a healthy life. It derives its ability
from Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport Wellness Fukiya-shiki Kokyuuhou) that isbased on abdominal breathing.
The Basic Motions (Kihon Dousa) are so arranged as to make the most of Sport
Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport Wellness Fukiya-shiki Kokyuuhou) and are ‘Correct
Form’ (Kata), which constitute the basis of practicing Sport Wellness Fukiya. While
training and learning the Basic Motions (Kihon Dousa), you will understand theimportance of ‘Training of the Spirit and Technique’.
The Basic motions (Kihon Dousa) are a series of motions that begin from and end witha bow (Rei). The smooth motions create beautiful forms, bring about deep breathing,heighten concentration, and give you vitality.
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Through the Basic Motions (Kihonn Dousa) mentioned below, please learn the forms ofSport Wellness Fukiya and Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport Wellness
Fukiya-shiki Kokyuuhou). For the disabled, Certified Instructors make proper advice
based on the grade of disability.
These are several basic motions (Kihon Dousa) of Sport Wellness Fukiya.
1. Take a bow towards the target (Mato) - (Rei wo suru)
2. Take a stance with your legs shoulder-width apart and insert a dart (Ya) (Kamaeru)
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

Breathe in through your nose as you raise your blowpipe (Tsutsu) - (Tsutsu wo
ageru)
Breathe out through your mouth as you lower your blowpipe (Tsutsu) - (Ikiwo haku)
Look at the target (Mato) and taking a deep breath, aim at the target (Mato) (Iki wo suu)
Make one short strong blow - (Fuku)
Calm your breathing while lowering your blowpipe (Tsutsu) - (Iki wototonoeru)
Take a bow towards the target (Mato) - (Rei wo suru)

Conducting these motions correctly with Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport
Wellness Fukiya-shiki Kokyuuhou) will heighten concentration and bring about awonderful effect on your body and mind.
Explanation of Basic Motions (Kihon Dousa)

Basic Motion 1 - Take a bow towards the target (Mato) - (Rei wo suru )In traditional Japanese martial arts and traditional Japanese arts, bowing must be done at
the beginning and the end, which is the same for Sport Wellness Fukiya. You willrealize the meaning of bowing in increasing depth as you practice and train your spirit
and technique.
Stand right in front of the target (Mato). (See Picture 1)① Hold your blowpipe (Tsutsu) in between the thumb and forefinger of either right orleft hand. (See Picture 2)- Do not bend your elbow and do not touch your blowpipe (Tsutsu) onto the floor.
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(Keep about 5cm – 2inches between the tip of blowpipe (Tsutsu) and the floor).
② Look at the target (Mato).
③ Take a bow towards the target (Mato) - (Rei wo suru)- When you bow, try to keep your upper part of the body straight. Bow about 30
degrees (look at about 3m forward on the floor).
- Keep blowpipe (Tsutsu) vertically and not to swing blowpipe (Tsutsu) backward.
(See Picture 3)- One round is done with five darts (Ya). Take a bow at the beginning and end of
the round.
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One round is held within three minutes. Before standing in front of the target(Mato) as preparation, insert more than seven darts (Ya) (recommended) in yourquiver and keep with you or keep them on the Pipe-Dart-Stand.
Bow (Rei) of the Sport Wellness Fukiya declares that he or she will start
blowing pleasantly with thanks to the good health to himself or herself andpersons around him or her.

From here, we explain as if you are the right-handed person. If you are the left-hander,
please change to read “right” as “left” (or opposite).
Basic Motion 2 - Take a stance with your legs shoulder-width apart and insert adart (Ya) - (Kamaeru) –① After bowing, angle yourself to the line at 45 degrees. Stand with your feetshoulder-width apart. (See Picture 4)② Hold your blowpipe (Tsutsu) by your left hand at its center part, keeping it levelwith the floor, then, take out a dart (Ya) from your quiver and insert the dart (Ya) tothe blowing point of blowpipe (Tsutsu) just where the dart (Ya) is hidden in the
blowpipe (Tsutsu).
* Do not insert the dart (Ya) like throwing into the blowpipe (Tsutsu).
③ Hold your blowpipe (Tsutsu) with both hands between your thumb and forefinger
and keep it level with the floor. Place right hand five centimeters (2inches) awayfrom the blowing edge. Your hands should be placed at shoulder width. (See Picture
5)④ Keep your blowpipe (Tsutsu) level with the floor and lower your hands with yourfingers pointing to the floor.
⑤ Relax, and straighten your neck and back. This is “the basic posture for Take astance (Kamaeru)”. (See Picture 6)-6--Your eyes should look straight ahead of you at any time during “the basic
posture for Take a stance (Kamaeru)”.

Basic Motion 3 – Breathe in through your nose as you raise your blowpipe (Tsutsu)- (Tsutsu wo ageru)
From this step, “Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport Wellness Fukiya-shiki
Kokyuuhou)” begins.
① Stretch your arms to the fingertips, and raise the blowpipe (Tsutsu) over your head
like drawing a big circle with your fingertips. As you raise your arms, you need toinhale through your nose. When your arms reach your ears, or are raised as closely
to your ears as possible, you should be at the point of your deepest inhale. (See
Picture 7 – 9)
- This whole movement should take about three seconds.
- Try to look straight in front of you.
- By raising your blowpipe (Tsutsu), you can widen your chest and breathe in asmuch air as possible.
- At the same time, you can stretch your back muscle for your health.
Basic Motion 4 - Breathe out through your mouth as you lower your blowpipe(Tsutsu) - (Iki wo haku)① This is the most important stage of the Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport
Wellness Fukiya-shiki Kokyuuhou), where you concentrate and focus yourself. You
may close your eyes or keep them half opened to enhance concentration.
- Stretch your arms, and exhale from your mouth, when you lower blowpipe(Tsutsu) slowly like drawing a big circle by the fingertips. Exhaling shouldtake about nine seconds. (See Picture 10-12)- To maximize the effect of the Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport
Wellness Fukiya-shiki Kokyuuhou), exhale from the mouth as slow and longand try to exhale all of your breath, while pulling in your abdominals.
- It may be easier to do this with your mouth shaped as when you whistle.
- When exhaling, do not lean forward and try not to make any sound.
- Try to exhale all of your breath.
② After lower both arms (fingertips towards the floor, See Picture 12), face the target(Mato) immediately. Do not keep your face look straight ahead after lower thearms.
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smoothly. Otherwise, you may not get good result.
Basic Motion 5 - Look at the target (Mato) and taking a deep breath, aim at thetarget (Mato) - (Iki wo suu)
① Keeping your eyes to the target (Mato), raise your blowpipe (Tsutsu) near to yourbody, level with the floor. While raising your blowpipe (Tsutsu), inhale throughyour nose, aim with your blowpipe (Tsutsu) at the target (Mato), and hold it in yourmouth. (See Picture 13)- At the time when aiming is finished, inhaling should be finished.
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Keep your blowpipe (Tsutsu) level with the floor at all times.
When you aim at the target (Mato), you need not to straighten your arms likestanding at arm’s length.

② Put your blowpipe (Tsutsu) into your mouth by about 3cm (1.2 inches) and hold ittightly.
- Try to avoid air leaking. It’s up to you how you keep the shape of your mouth
and whether or not you bite your blowpipe (Tsutsu).
③ Place your right hand by your mouth or hold the blowpipe (Tsutsu) gently. Bend
your left elbow slightly (angle of the elbow is about 120 degrees) and put yourblowpipe (Tsutsu) onto the palm of your hand.
- Gripping the blowpipe (Tsutsu) may convey the motion of your body to theblowpipe (Tsutsu) and hinder your aiming. (See Picture 14, 15)④ Your eyes should always be directed at the center of the target (Mato).
- The air is actually in your lungs, but you try to imagine that you are keeping
the air in your abdomen, in particular around the part that is located beneathyour belly button and that had traditionally been referred to as “Tanden” inJapan.
- Try not to aim with one eye. Aim with both eyes.
- It may be better to practice these motions without dart (Ya) at first.
Basic Motion 6 - Make one short strong blow - (Fuku)① Look at the target (Mato) well. You may count 1, 2, and 3, and blow.
- It is important to cover the blowpipe (Tsutsu) by your lips tightly in order not toleak the air.
- This is the step where you concentrate yourself. Try not to think of anything.
- Blow out your air in one swift breath. Practice so you can feel your lower
abdomen deflate the moment you release air.
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-Always keep in mind what you want to improve in your performance when you
blow. You will not improve if you practice without having a subject. You ought
to challenge yourself with each blow. This way, every blow will leave a strong
impression on you and you will accumulate significant experience even if you
miss your mark.

Basic Motion 7 - Calm your breathing while lowering your blowpipe (Tsutsu) - (Ikiwo totonoeru)- Even after blowing, your mind should still be directed at the target (Mato) andcalm down your breathing.
- This state is called “Zan-Shin” in Japanese martial arts, which means literally“remaining mind and body” and is the state of keeping alert or holding yourguard after a successful stroke or shot. This gives calming effect to your mind
and body.
① After blowing, keep looking at the target (Mato) and calm down your breath.
Stretch out your both arms in front of you slowly. Keep both arms at about the levelof your eyes. (See Picture 16)② When you finish this, direct your eyes in front of you. Lower your arms slowly with
about 6 seconds as you breathe out calmly. Now you are back to “the basic posturefor take a stance”.
- You are ready to insert the next dart (Ya). (See Picture 17)- The thoracic and abdominal breathing used in Basic Motions 3 to 7 is called
Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport Wellness Fukiya-shiki Kokyuuhou).
Basic Motion 8 - Take a bow toward the target (Mato) - (Rei wo suru) ① After blowing 5 darts (Ya), stand straight facing the target (Mato). True up yourheels, hold your blowpipe (Tsutsu) like you did at the beginning (See Picture 18 20) and take a bow towards the target (Mato).
- Lastly, take a bow (Rei) as Basic Motion “Take a bow (Rei wo suru)” ①－③-

After a bow (Rei), put your blowpipe (Tsutsu) on your Blowpipe (Tsutsu)-Stand,walk straightly to the target (Mato) and check your points.
When some persons blow together at the competition, examination of thegrades etc., step back approximately 1m after taking a bow (Rei) and wait
quietly with your blowpipe (Tsutsu) on hand vertically.

Things to do after blowing-9-Now we will explain what you should do after the blowing. The equipment used isconsidered the authorized one by Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association.
1. Pulling out the darts (Ya) you blew (Yanuki) and Point Rating- After blowing five darts (Ya) and taking a bow (Rei), come to the target (Mato)for point rating.
- For beginners, just hitting the target (Mato) is a great achievement.
- White part at the center of the target (Mato) is 7 points (black small circle atthe real center is also 7points). Red part is 5 points. Outer white part is 3 points,
and outer black part is 1 point. When darts (Ya) hit the dividing line, count as a
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3.

higher point.
Refer to the following chapter “Authorization of Grades” for the relationshipbetween the points and the distance to the target (Mato).
After point rating, pull out your darts (Ya) from the target (Mato) using your
Yanuki stick.
Hold the leading end of the dart (Ya) and slowly pull it out by using the otherhand. If you do not have a Yanuki stick, you can pull the dart (Ya) out with yourhands.
Put your darts (Ya) back in your quiver.

Cleaning your blowpipe (Tsutsu)- After blowing several darts (Ya), the inside of your blowpipe (Tsutsu) gets wet
from the moisture of your breath. In that case, a dart (Ya) may stick to theinside of your blowpipe (Tsutsu) and may not fly properly.
- To avoid this, use a blowpipe (Tsutsu) cleaner.
- Wipe the inside of your blowpipe (Tsutsu) with a blowpipe (Tsutsu) cleaner
after every round. Exchange cloth or tissue regularly for sanitation.
Confirmation of your darts (Ya)
- Make a habit of checking the condition of your darts (Ya) after cleaning up
your blowpipe (Tsutsu).
- Darts (Ya) may become deformed, and the nail on the head may come off withuse. Darts (Ya) in poor conditions will not fly properly.
- You may be able to repair them using glue. But we recommend that you ask
specialists for help. Deformed darts (Ya) may be fixed by inserting a Yanuki
stick into the dart (Ya).
- It is important that the internal diameter of your blowpipe (Tsutsu) matches thediameter of the dart (Ya). To make sure the size is right, hold the blowpipe-10-(Tsutsu) vertically and drop a dart (Ya) into it. If the dart (Ya) falls down
through the blowpipe (Tsutsu) with a small friction sound, the size isappropriate. To modify the diameter of a dart (Ya), you may trim the end of thedart (Ya) a little by little.
Everything written above is the principle and recommended methods that Certified
Instructors teach to Sport Wellness Fukiya beginners. The content is subject to change
after the regular review of the extension and diffusion committee. Any change will be
informed in the bulletin of Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association.

II.

Authorization of Grades of Sport Wellness Fukiya

Article 1
Purposes
Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association has established the following Dan-Kyu-I
Accrediting System in order to certify and accredit the abilities of those who practiceSport Wellness Fukiya. With this system, The Association judges the levels thatmembers attained and executes Dan-Kyu-I authorizing tests fairly.
Article 2
Grades of Dan-Kyu–I and Qualification Standard
These rules and regulations shall to establish qualification standard of Dan-Kyu-I inorder to judge the improvement of Sport Wellness Fukiya skills of members officially.
1. Dan-I has seven grades from 1st Dan-I to 7th Dan-I.
2. In Dan-I Grade tests, candidate, irrespective of age, must submit a report about
specified subjects in addition to skill tests when taking the 1st Dan-I Grade test. The
Association accepts the report whether or not candidates pass the skill tests andmembers need not to submit his or her report twice or more.
3. Candidate must master the correct basic motions in addition to the blowing skills.
In order to get an authorization of Dan-I, candidate must clear both scores of skill
test and basic motions respectively. Qualification standards shall follow:“Qualification Standards of Dan-I”
GradesDistance
RoundsRequired Score
Scores of Basic Motions
1st Dan-I
8m
4
more than 100
Correct basic motionsnd
2 Dan-I9m
6
more than 150
Correct basic motions
3rd Dan-I 10 m
6
more than 150
more than 32 pointsth
4 Dan-I 10 m
6
more than 162
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10 m
6
more than 174
more than 35 points
6 Dan-I 10 m
6
more than 186
more than 35 points
7th Dan-I 10m
6
more than 198
more than 37 pointsstnd
4. Candidates for 1 and 2 Dan-I must master correct basic motions. In case an
examiner judges basic motions are not correct, Dan-I may not be authorized.
5. The Association shall establish “6th and 7th Dan-I Accrediting Committee” and eachmember of 7th Dan-I and 6th Dan-I Accrediting Committee shall judge thecandidate’s scores of skill test and basic motions. Candidate for 7th Dan-I shall be
judged by an examination in the subjects of study and an interview in addition toskill test.
6. Skill test shall be done by five blows per round within three minutes.
7. Allotted points of basic motions which are not finished within three minutes and aredone after the call of “three minutes passed” are deducted. “Check List of
Examination for Basic Motions” of the successful candidates shall be attached to
the “Application for Dan-I/Kyu-I Authorization”.
8. For Junior Members, the Junior Member’s Grades and Qualification Standards shallbe applied.
thGrades of Kyu-I:
1. Kyu-I has five grades from 5th Kyu-I to 1st Kyu-I.
2. In Kyu-I Grade tests, only skill tests shall be done.
3. Candidate must master the correct basic motions in addition to the blowing skills.
In case basic motions of candidate are not correct enough, examiner may notaccredit Kyu-I.
“Qualification Standard of Kyu-I”
GradesDistance
RoundsRequired Score
5th Kyu-I
5m2
more than 42th
4 Kyu-I5m
2
more than 46
3rd Kyu-I
5m2
more than 50nd
2 Kyu-I6m
3
more than 75
1st Kyu-I
7m
4
more than 100*For Junior Members, please refer to the Junior Member grades and Qualification
Standards.
Article 3

Qualifications of Candidacy for a test and an interval-12-Qualifications of candidacy for having a skill test and an interval shall be as follows:
1. Basic qualifications of candidacy for a test:
All members of the Sport Wellness Fukiya Association shall be qualified to take atest, regardless of age, gender, and nationality.
2. Qualifications for taking Dan-I tests and interval for upper grade test:① A 1st Kyu-I holder shall be able to take a test for the 1st Dan-I after one month(30days) interval.
② In order to take a test for grades of 2nd Dan-I and 3rd Dan-I, an interval of atleast 3 months (90days) is needed between each acquisition after obtaining 1st
Dan-I.
③ For the grades from 4th Dan-I to 6th Dan-I, an interval of six months (180days)
shall be needed between each acquisition after obtaining 3rd Dan-I.
3. Opportunity to retry the examination:
Candidate who fails to pass the tests for grades from 1st Dan-I to 6th Dan-I shall beable to retry the examination anytime from the next day. However, candidate must
pay fee for the examination each time.
4. An interval for the test of 7th Dan-I:
A 6th Dan-I holder shall be able to take a test for 7th Dan-I one year (360days) after
passing the test for 6th Dan-I.
Qualifications for taking Kyu-I tests and interval for upper grade test:
1. Basic qualifications of candidacy for a test:
All members of the Sport Wellness Fukiya Association shall be qualified to take atest, regardless of age, gender, and nationality.
2. Any candidate is able to take a test for any Kyu-I from 5th Kyu-I to 2nd Kyu-I, withthe self-judgement of one’s ability. Qualifications for taking upper Kyu-I tests canbe done after one month (30days) interval.
3. Opportunity to retry the examination:
Candidate who fails to pass the Kyu-I accrediting tests shall be able to retry theexamination anytime from the next day. However, candidate must pay fee for theexamination each time.
Article 4
Guidelines for Executing Examinations
Sites, times and methods for examination shall be as follows:
1. Guidelines for the executing examinations up to 6th Dan-I:① Examinations for accrediting Dan-I shall take place at the sites sponsored by-13-

Head Office of The Association, Prefectural Association and Municipal
Association at any time. An individual shall not be able to take place
examinations. However, examination for accrediting 6th Dan-I shall take place
by Head office of The Association, Bloc and Prefectural Association.
② Examinations for accrediting Dan-I shall take place at the culture schools allover Japan at any time.
③ Examinations for accrediting Dan-I shall take place at the irregular sites (likethe site of meets and competitions) at any time.
④ Examinations for accrediting Dan-I shall take place at the schools under the
direct management of The Association at any time.
⑤ The applicant shall submit the application form for accrediting Dan-Kyu-I to
The Association for the candidates who pass the examinations.
⑥ The Association shall issue the certificate of Dan-I.
⑦ Candidates who passed the examination for 6th Dan-I eligibility test (I) and (II)before the revision of these rules and regulations dated April 1st 2018 shall be
exempted from the payment of fee for examination one time.
⑧ Skill test (including test for basic motions) for accrediting 6th Dan-I shall be
judged by the 6th Dan-I accrediting examiner of the 7th and 6th Dan-I
Accrediting Committee.
⑨ The applicant shall submit the application form for accrediting 6th Dan-I,
Check List of Examination for Basic Motions, result of 6th Dan-I accrediting
test and free pass for the examination (one time only) to “7th and 6th Dan-I
Accrediting Committee” of The Association for the candidates who pass theexaminations.
2.

Guidelines for the executing examinations for 7th Dan-I:① The examination for accrediting 7th Dan-I shall take place once a year in July
as a general rule. However, it may take place in another month.
② The site for the examination shall be the direct management school of The
Association’ head office at Kinshicho.
③ The examination for accrediting 7th Dan-I shall be executed as follows:i.
Skill test (including test for basic motions) shall be done. Candidates who
pass the skill test shall have the examination in the subjects of study (anessay question).
ii.
Candidates who pass the skill test but fail the examination in the subjectsof study shall be exempted from having skill test (including test for basic
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v.
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motions) at the time of next examination (one time only with the validityof one year).
Examination for accrediting 7th Dan-I shall be judged by the 7th Dan-I
accrediting member of “7th and 6th Dan-I Accrediting Committee”
Candidates who pass the skill test (including test for basic motions) andexamination in the subjects of study (more than fourth grade out of fivegrades) shall have an interview by the 7th Dan-I accrediting member of
the Committee. During an interview members of the Committee shalljudge his or her character, knowledge and contributions of spreading andpromoting Sport Wellness Fukiya as a General Manager of local area
branch, a Senior Certified Instructor and a Certified Instructor, and shalldiscuss pass or fail at the Committee. The Committee shall report to the
Chairman of The Association by submitting the application form foraccrediting 7th Dan-I.
Chairman of The Association shall make a final decision after discussing
with the examiner of the Committee.
Chief examiner or Deputy Chief of the Committee shall notice to thecandidate.
The Association shall issue the certificate of Dan-I.

*The preceding Article 4 of rules and regulations of Dan-I Accrediting System shall beapplied as the guidelines for executing examinations of Kyu-I.
Article 5
Examiner and its right to judge
5.1 Dan -I accrediting tests shall be judged by the following examiners:
1. Certified Instructor authorized with 2nd-Dan-I or less shall have the right tojudge up to 1st-Dan-I (Junior 2nd-Dan-I). Certified Instructor authorized with
3rd-Dan-I or more shall have the right to judge up to 3rd-Dan-I (Junior
4th-Dan-I).
2. Senior Certified Instructor authorized with 3rd Dan-I or less shall have the rightto judge up to 3rd-Dan-I (Junior 4th-Dan-I). Senior Certified Instructor
authorized with 4th-Dan-I or more shall have the right to judge up to 4th-Dan-I(Junior 5th-Dan-I).
3. The following persons shall have the right to judge up to 5th Dan-I:① The Association’s promoting members of each Department who areapproved its right by The Association’s General Managers’ Committee.
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② General Manager of Municipal Association, General Manager ofPrefectural Association and Bloc Chief, who are approved its right by the
Board of Directors or General Managers’ Committee of The Association.
③ General Manager and Deputy General Manager of The Association’s each
Department approved by a board of directors of The Association

4.

④ “A”-License Holders⑤ Deputy Master (Jyun-Shihan)⑥ Master (Shihan)
7th Dan-I accrediting member (hereinafter referred to Accrediting Member) of

7th and 6th Dan-I Accrediting Committee shall have the right to judge up to 7th
Dan-I. 6th Dan-I accrediting examiner (hereinafter referred to Accrediting
Examiner) of 7th and 6th Dan-I Accrediting Committee, shall have the right tojudge up to 6th Dan-I.
5.2 Examinations by Accrediting Member and Accrediting Examiner with AssistantJudge shall be executed by more than one person. When executing Dan-Kyu-I
accrediting test, an examiner appoints an assistant. An assistant needs not to haveany certificate, but try to appoint from senior certified instructor, certified instructor,
General Manager of local area branch and/or higher Dan-I Grade holder. Duties ofassistant judge shall be the assistance of examiner, such as presiding at test,
recording points, adding points and confirming the result but shall not be able tomark and judge. However, when executing 6th Dan-I accrediting test, assistant judge
shall be selected from 6th Dan-I accrediting examiners, Master, Deputy Master,
A-License Holder, Bloc Chief and Prefectural General Manager.
5.3 Kyu-I accrediting tests shall be judged by the following examiners:
1. Certified Instructor, Senior Certified Instructor and the following persons shallhave the right to judge from 5th Kyu to 1st Kyu:
① Persons who are approved its right to judge up to 5th Dan-I by The
Association’s General Managers’ Committee.
② General Manager of Municipal Association, General Manager ofPrefectural Association and Bloc Chief, who are approved its right to judge
up to 5th Dan-I by the Board of Directors or General Managers’ Committeeof the Association.
③ General Manager and Deputy General Manager of The Association’s each
Department approved by a board of directors of The Association④ “A”-License Holders⑤ Deputy Master (Jyun-Shihan)-16-

⑥ Master (Shihan)
5.4 Examinations shall be done by more than one person such as examiner who has theright to judge with assistant judge. When executing Dan-Kyu-I accrediting tests,
examiner appoints an assistant. An assistant needs not to have any certificate, but try
to appoint from senior certified instructor, certified instructor, general Manager of
local branch and/or higher Dan Grade holder. Duties of assistant judge shall be theassistance of examiner, such as presiding at test, recording points, adding points andconfirming the result but shall not be able to mark and judge.
Article 6
Fee for Examination and Authorization
Fee for Examination and Authorization shall be as follows:
1. Examination Fee and Authorization Fee for each Dan-I
Dan-I
Examination Fee
Authorization Fee
st
1 Dan-I
Yen 3,000
Yen 5,000
2nd and 3rd Dan-I
Yen 3,000
Yen 10,000thth
4 and 5 Dan-I
Yen 3,000
Yen 15,000
6th Dan-I
Yen 5,000
Yen 40,000th
7 Dan-I
Yen 5,000
Yen 50,000
2. Examination Fee shall be paid to The Association, each Bloc, the Associationsof the administrative divisions of Japan (hereinafter referred to Prefectural
Association), the Associations of cities, towns and villages (hereinafter referred
to Municipal Association) and/or local area branches which sponsored theaccrediting examination. Examination fee for 7th Dan-I and all Authorization
Fee shall be paid to The Association.
3. Examination Fee for the disabled members shall be free for 1st Dan-I and for2nd Da-I and more shall be same as ordinary members.
Article 7
Remuneration for Judging Dan-I
7.1 Remuneration for judging Dan-I for one judge/time shall follow regardless ofcandidates’ Dan-I up to 6th-Dan-I:
Yen 3,000 for one candidate
Yen 5,000 for two – eight candidates
Yen 10,000 for more than nine candidates
7.2 Remuneration shall be paid to Judges and Assistant judges by The Association, Bloc,
Prefectural Association, Municipal Association and/or local branches whichsponsored the accrediting examinations.
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Equipment, Clothing, Lane, Trial blow, Round, Hane-Ya (a dart
hits any place in the target {green colored urethane-made} ordarts already blown but bounces back) and Judges
8.1 The equipment used by candidates shall be restricted to those authorized by JapanSport Wellness Fukiya Association. The details of the equipment shall be inaccordance with Article 2 of The Rules and Regulations about Competition.
8.2 Candidates should dress safe and suitable for a light sport and also should consider
good manner as a Sport Wellness Fukiya player. (The details shall be in accordancewith Article 3 of The Rules and Regulations about Competition.) In case examiner
judges that candidate’s clothing, greeting and manner are not suitable as Sport
Wellness Fukiya player the examiner gives warning. In case a candidate does notfollow the examiner’s warning, the examiner gives the order of dismissal.
8.3 Lane, Trial blow, Round, Hane-Ya and Judges shall be in accordance with The Rules
and Regulations about Competition.
Article 9
Appeals
As for appeals concerning scores, the examiner concerned shall respond to the appeal
and make ruling. Any appeals concerning scores that are raised after finishing theexamination, judging scores and starting to pull out darts shall be rejected.

Rules and Regulations about Dan-Kyu-I Accrediting System for Junior Members
Article 1
Purposes
Purposes of these rules and regulations shall to establish Dan-Kyu-I Accrediting System
for Junior Members in General Corporate Juridical Person Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya
Association (hereinafter referred to ‘The Association’) in order to execute Dan-Kyu-I
authorizing tests fairly.
Article 2
Grades of Dan-Kyu –I and Qualification Standard
2.1 These rules and regulations shall to establish qualification standard to judge theimprovement of Sport Wellness Fukiya skills of junior members officially.
2.2 Kyu-I has five grades from Junior 5th Kyu-I to Junior 1st Kyu-I and Da-I has fivegrades from Junior 1st Dan-I to Junior 5th Dan-I.
2.3 In Dan-Kyu-I Grade tests, only skill tests shall be done.
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case basic motions of candidate are not correct enough, examiner may not accredit
Dan-Kyu-I.
“Qualification Standard” (Height of target shall be 130cm and 160cm respectively)
GradesDistance
RoundsRequired Score
Junior 5th Kyu-I
Junior 4th Kyu-I
Junior 3rd Kyu-I
Junior 2nd Kyu-I
Junior 1st Kyu-I
Junior 1st Dan-I
Junior 2nd Dan-I
Junior 3rd Dan-I
Junior 4th Dan-I
Junior 5th Dan-I

4m
4m
4m
5m
6m
7m
8m
9m
10 m
10 m

2
2
2
3
3
3
4
6
6
6

more than 42
more than 46
more than 50
more than 75
more than 75
more than 75
more than 100
more than 150
more than 150
more than 162

Article 3
Examiner and its right to judge
3.1 Dan-Kyu-I accrediting tests for Junior Members shall be judged by the following
examiners:
1. Certified Instructor shall have the right to judge from Junior 5th Kyu-I up to
Junior 4th Dan-I.
2. The following persons shall have the right to judge from Junior 5th Kyu-I to
Junior 5th Dan-I:① Persons who are approved its right to judge up to 5th Dan-I by The
Association’s General Managers’ Committee.
② General Manager of Municipal Association, General Manager ofPrefectural Association and Bloc Chief, who are approved its right to judge
up to 5th Dan by the Board of Directors or General Managers’ Committeeof The Association.
③ General Manager and Deputy General Manager of The Association’s each
Department approved by a board of directors of The Association④ Senior Certified Instructor⑤ “A”-License Holders⑥ Deputy Master (Jyun-Shihan)⑦ Master (Shihan)
3.2 Examinations shall be done by more than one person such as examiner who has the-19-right to judge with assistant judge. When executing Dan-Kyu-I accrediting tests,
examiner appoints an assistant. An assistant needs not to have any certificate, but try
to appoint from Senior Certified Instructor, Certified Instructor, General Manager of
local branch and/or higher Dan Grade holder. Duties of assistant judge shall be theassistance of examiner, such as presiding at test, recording points, adding points andconfirming the result but shall not be able to mark and judge.
Article 4
Remuneration for judging Dan-Kyu-I for Junior Members
In order to spread and promote Sport Wellness Fukiya widely, remuneration for judging
Dan-Kyu-I shall be free.
Article 5
Qualifications of Candidacy for a test and an interval
Qualifications of candidacy for having a skill test and an interval shall be as follows:
1. Basic qualifications of candidacy for a test:
All members of the Sport Wellness Fukiya Association shall be qualified to take atest, regardless of age, gender and nationality.
2. Dan-Kyu-I of having examinations and an interval:① Junior members must start Dan-Kyu-I accrediting test from 5th Kyu-I. However,any candidate of junior high school student is able to take a test for any Kyu-I
from 5th Kyu to 2nd Kyu-I.
② Qualifications for taking upper Kyu-I tests can be done after one month(30days) interval.
③ In order to take a test for grades of Junior 2nd Dan-I through Junior 5th Dan-I,
an interval of at least 3 months (90days) is needed between each acquisition
after obtaining Junior 1st Dan-I.
④ After obtaining Junior 1st Dan-I, Junior members who wish for taking
Dan-Kyu-I accrediting tests of ordinary members shall be able to take under thefollowing conditions. However, Junior members shall not be able to take Junior
Dan-Kyu-I accrediting tests after obtaining Dan-Kyu-I of ordinary members:
Junior 1st Dan-I holders shall be eligible for taking 1st Kyu-I accrediting test ofordinary members.
Junior 2nd Dan-I holders shall be eligible for taking 1st Dan-I accrediting test ofordinary members.
Junior 3rd Dan-I holders shall be eligible for taking 2nd Dan-I accrediting test ofordinary members.
Junior 4th Dan-I holders shall be eligible for taking 3rd Dan-I accrediting test of-20-

ordinary members.
Junior 5th Dan-I holders shall be eligible for taking 4th Dan-I accrediting test ofordinary members.
⑤ More than 1st Kyu-I of ordinary members’ Dan-Kyu-I accrediting tests, such as
number of rounds, distance to the target, minimum passing scores, shall be
executed in accordance with the Rules and Regulations about Dan-Kyu-I
accrediting tests of ordinary members.
⑥ Even if a candidate registers as Junior Member, he or she shall be able to takemore than 1st Dan-I of ordinary members’ Dan-Kyu-I accrediting tests inaccordance with the Rules and Regulations of ordinary members as prescribedin preceding clause.
⑦ When Junior Members take more than 1st Dan-I of ordinary members’
Dan-Kyu-I accrediting tests first time, he or she shall submit a report about
specified subjects.
⑧ Junior Member shall submit an application form of taking Dan-Kyu-I
accrediting tests with the consent of guardian to the Department who sponsoredthe examinations.
“Qualification Standard of Ordinary Members” (as reference)(Height of target shall be 130cm and 160cm respectively)
GradesDistance
RoundsRequired Score

3.

Ordinary 1st Kyu-I
7m
4
more than 100
stOrdinary 1 Dan-I
8m
4more than 100
Note: When Junior 1st Dan-I holders fails to pass ordinary 1st-Kyu-I, candidate shallbe able to retry the examination anytime from the next day. (But he or she shallbring the certificate of current Dan-Kyu-I.)
Opportunity to retry the examination:
Candidate who fails to pass the Dan-Kyu-I accrediting tests shall be able to retry
the examination anytime from the next day.

Article 6
Fee for Examination and Authorization
Fee for Examination and Authorization shall be as follows:
Examination fee:
From Junior 5th Kyu-I up to Junior 5th Dan-I shall be free.
Furthermore, up to 1st Kyu-I of ordinary members shall be free. Examination fee for 1st
Dan-I through 5th Dan-I of ordinary members shall be same as those of ordinary
members.
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Authorization fee:
From Junior 5th Kyu-I to Junior 1st Kyu-I shall be free. From Junior 1st Dan-I to Junior
5th Dan-I shall be Yen 500. However, authorization fee for 1st Kyu-I of ordinary
members shall be Yen 1,000 and more than 1st Dan-I of ordinary members shall be sameas those of ordinary members.
Article 7
Guidelines for Executing Examinations
Article 4 of Rules and Regulations about Dan-I Accrediting System “Guidelines for
Executing Examinations” shall be applied.
Article 8

Equipment, Clothing, Lane, Trial blow, Round, Hane-Ya (a dart
hits any place in the target {green colored urethane-made} ordarts already blown but bounces back) and Judges
Article 8 of Rules and Regulations about Dan-I Accrediting System “Equipment,
Clothing, Lane, Trial blow, Round, Hane-Ya (a dart hits any place in the target {green
colored urethane-made} or darts already blown but bounces back) and Judges” shall beapplied.
Article 9
Appeals
As for appeals concerning scores, the examiner concerned shall respond to the appeal
and make ruling. Any appeals concerning scores that are raised after finishing theexamination, judging scores and starting to pull out darts shall be rejected.
Article 10
Certificate
From Junior 5th Kyu-I to Junior 5th Dan-I, The Association shall issue Certificate of
Junior members. However, certificates shall be same as those of ordinary members formore than 1st Kyu-I of ordinary members.
Article 11
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of Junior Bringing up
Department and the conference of General Managers. Then the revision shall be
submitted to the Board of Directors and General Meeting of Representative of Members,
and shall be resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
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These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from December 1st 2009.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2011.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 23rd 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2016.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2017.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2018.
Additional Rule
Clause 6 & 7 of Articles 2 of these rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced asfrom February 15th 2019.

III.

THE MEMBERSHIPThe Rules and Regulations about the Membership

Article 1
Purposes
These rules and regulations about the Membership prescribe the matters for themembership which is prescribed in the Articles of Incorporation of ‘General Corporate
Juridical Person Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association’ (hereinafter referred to ‘The
Association’).
Article 2
Kinds of Membership
The Association shall have the following four kinds of membership.
1. Regular Member: General Member of The Association with the qualification of
Certified Instructor.
2. General Member: An individual or an organization which approves the
purposes of The Association and joins The Association.
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Support Member: An individual or an organization which joins The Association
to support the purposes of The Association.
4. Honorary Member: An individual who contributes a great deal to The
Association and/or persons of learning and experience with the approval of theBoard of Directors.

Article 3
Procedures for Admission
An individual or an organization which plans to join The Association shall complete thefollowing procedures:
1.
2.
3.

Fill out a prescribed application form for admission and submit it to The
Association.
Annual membership fee shall be paid on admission in accordance with Article
4 of these rules and regulations.
No admission fee shall be paid.

Article 4
Registration of Membership
4.1 An individual or an organization which is approved the admission by The
Association shall be registered on the Membership List of The Association on the
day of payment of the annual membership fee.
4.2 A membership card shall be issued by The Association to the members who areallowed for admission. Fee for reissue of a membership card because of damage
and/or loss shall be Yen500.
4.3 When a member joins local area branch, he or she can join only one local area
branch.
Article 5
Annual Membership Fee
Annual membership fee, mentioned below, shall be paid every year in the month ofadmission.
A member himself or herself
Yen 3,000
Families of a member live together
Yen 1,500 (per person)
From primary schoolchild to university student
Yen 500 (per person)
The disabled
Yen 1,500(per person)*When families live together is applicable Yen 1,000 (per person)
Schoolchild through Student with disabilities
No annual membership fee
Article 6

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6.1 Members shall endeavor to promote Sport Wellness Fukiya in order to achieve thepurposes of The Association prescribed in the Article 3 of the Articles ofIncorporation.
6.2 Members shall follow the relative Laws and shall obey the Articles of Incorporation
and rules and regulations of The Association when members conduct promotional
activities of Sport Wellness Fukiya prescribed in the preceding Article 6.1.
Article 7
Rights of the Members
Members shall have the following rights:
1.

2.
3.
4.
5.

Participate in various meets competitions sponsored by The Association inaccordance with the Rules and Regulations about Various Meets andCompetitions.
Take an examination of The Association’s authorized Dan-Kyu-I approval(from 5th Kyu-I to 7th Dan-I).
Establish a local area branch authorized by The Association when more than
five members gather.
Bulletin from The Association shall be sent. However, one bulletin shall be sent
to one family.
Take examinations for approving various qualifications prescribed in The
Association’s rules and regulations.

Article 8
Withdrawal
Members can withdraw from The Association at their discretion by submitting a reportof withdrawal with its reason to The Association
Article 9
Considered to be withdrawn
A member shall be considered withdrawn from The Association when he or she did not
pay annual membership fee more than one year after due and disagreed with thenotification.
Article 10
Expulsion
Members shall be expelled when they fall under the following reasons by the resolutionof General Meeting of Members of Representative. In this case, members shall be
noticed the expulsion at least one week before the General Meeting with the reason for
expulsion and such members shall have the right to defend before the resolution ofGeneral Meeting of Members of Representative.
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1.
2.

Bring dishonor of The Association or act against the purposes of The
Association.
Violate the obligations of members of The Association.

Article 11
Re-admission
11.1 When he or she plans to re-admit to The Association, he or she shall submit anapplication form for re-admission and shall pay annual membership fee for theyear of re-admission.
11.2 The Association shall confirm the application form for the re-admission andcomplete the procedures of re-admission on the day of payment of annual
membership fee.
11.3 When a member re-admits to The Association, Dan-Kyu-I shall be same as the one
when a member withdrew.
11.4 When a member, who was a Certified Instructor, re-admits The Association, he or
she shall pass an examination for Certified Instructor again. Duration of themember at the withdrawal shall be added when considering the qualification for
the examination.
11.5 A member who was expelled shall not be able to re-admit to The Association by
any reason.
11.6 A member who withdrew by some special reason shall be examined its reason and
The Association shall take an appropriate procedure in accordance with the rules
and regulations prescribed by The Association.
Article 12
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of General Managers. Thenthe revision shall be submitted to the Board of Directors and General Meeting ofRepresentative of Members and shall be resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from April 11th 2007.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from November 20th 2009.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 18th 2010.
Additional Rule-26-

These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from December 1st 2010.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from March 1st 2012.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2014.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2016.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2017.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 16th 2018.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from June 14th 2018.
Additional Rule
Clause 2 of Article 3, Article 4.2 and Clause 4 of Article 5 of these rules and regulations
shall be revised and enforced as from August 24th 2018.

The Rules and Regulations about Junior Members
Article 1
Purposes
1.1 Purposes of these rules and regulations shall to establish Junior Membership
System for the Junior Members (primary schoolchild and junior high school
student) of General Corporate Juridical Person Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya
Association (hereinafter referred to ‘The Association’) and to spread and advanceSport Wellness Fukiya to the younger generation.
1.2 Junior Members shall be considered boys and girls up to the 3rd year of Junior HighSchool.
1.3 When preschool children wish to be a member of The Association and his or her
guardian agrees to do so, he or she shall be able to be a Junior Member.
Article 2

Procedures for Admission-27-

2.1 An individual who plans to join The Association shall complete the prescribed
application form for admission and written consent of the guardian then shallsubmit them to The Association.
2.2 In case signature and seal of the guardian are missing at a column of the writtenconsent of the guardian of application form for admission, admission to The
Association shall not be permitted.
Article 3
Registration on Membership List
3.1 Junior Member who is allowed for admission shall be registered on the membership
list of The Association on the date of first payment of annual membership fee.
3.2 A membership card shall be issued by The Association to the Junior Member who isallowed for admission. Fee for reissue of a membership card because of damage
and/or loss shall be Yen500.
Article 4
Annual Membership Fee
4.1 Annual membership fee of Junior Members shall be Yen 500 per person.
4.2 Annual membership fee of preschool children shall be zero.
4.3 When a Junior Member who joined The Association as preschool child reaches the
1st grade of primary school, he or she shall pay annual membership fee of Junior
Member.
4.4 A member shall be considered withdrawn from The Association when he or she did
not pay annual membership fee more than one year. This clause shall not be applied
for Junior Member of preschool children.
4.5 Students from primary school to junior high school with disabilities shall not pay
any annual membership fee.
Article 5Competitions
5.1 Junior Members shall be able to participate with Sport Wellness Fukiya Meet for
Junior Members sponsored by The Association.
5.2 Competitions shall be carried out in accordance with ‘The Rules and Regulations
about Competitions for Junior Members’.
5.3 In case Junior Members obtain qualification of participating with competitions for
General Members, he or she shall be able to participate with these competitions inaccordance with qualification of participation of the said competitions. In this case,participation fee shall be same as that of General Members.

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Article 6
Examination for Dan-Kyu-I approval
Junior Members shall be able to have examinations of Dan-Kyu-I approval inaccordance with ‘The Rules and Regulations about Examinations of Dan-Kyu-I
approval for Junior Members.
Article 7
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of Junior Bringing up
Committee and conference of General Managers. Then the revision shall be submitted
to the Board of Directors and General Meeting of Representative of Members and shallbe resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from December 1st 2009.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2011.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2017.
Additional Rule
Article 1.3, Article 2, Articles 3.1 & 3.2 and Articles 4.2, 4.3 & 4.5 of these rules andregulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 15th 2019.

The Rules and Regulations about the Disabled Members
Article 1
Purposes
1.1 Purposes of these rules and regulations shall to establish Disabled Membership
System for the Disabled Members of General Corporate Juridical Person JapanSport Wellness Fukiya Association (hereinafter referred to ‘The Association’) and to
spread and advance Sport Wellness Fukiya widely to the disabled.
1.2 Members of The Association who have handbook of the disabled (hereinafterreferred to ‘the disabled’) shall be able to register as the Disabled Members.
Article 2

Procedures for Admission-29-

A disabled individual who plans to join The Association shall complete the prescribed
application form for admission and shall submit it to The Association together with acopy of handbook of the disabled (including the list of the disabled) and special
investigation list of disabilities.
Article 3
Issuing Membership Card
A membership card shall be issued by The Association to the Disabled Member who isallowed for admission. Fee for reissue of a membership card because of damage and/or
loss shall be Yen500.
Article 4
Annual Membership Fee
4.1 Annual membership fee of Disabled Members shall be as follow:.
<Annual membership fee related to the Disabled Members>
1. Member is the disabled
Yen 1,500
Families live together is the disabled
Yen 1,000
2. Member is the disabled
Yen 1,500
Families live together is not the disabled Yen 1,500
3. Member is not the disabled
Yen 3,000
Families live together is the disabled
Yen 1,000
4.2 A member shall be considered withdrawn from The Association when he or she did
not pay annual membership fee more than one year.
4.3 Students from primary school to university with disabilities shall not pay any annual
membership fee in spite of the rules prescribed in Clause 1, 2 and 3 of Article 4.1.
Article 5Meets
5.1 Disabled Members shall be able to participate with Sport Wellness Fukiya National
Meet for the Disabled Members sponsored by The Association.
5.2 Meets shall be carried out in accordance with ‘The Rules and Regulations about the
Meets for the Disabled Members’.
5.3 The Disabled Members shall be able to participate with any meet and competition
sponsored by The Association. In this case, member shall notice that he or she is
the Disabled Member on the application form of participation.
Article 6
Examination of Dan-Kyu-I approval
6.1 Rules and Regulations about ordinary members shall be applied for the Dan-Kyu-I
accrediting tests for the Disabled Members correspondently.
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6.2 The Disabled Members shall be able to use assisting tools and/or fixing tools.
However, in case a fixing tool is used, “using a fixing tool” shall be mentioned on
the certificate.
Article 7
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of The Disabled
Supporting Department and conference of General Managers. Then the revision shall be
submitted to the Board of Directors and General Meeting of Representative of Members
and shall be resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from December 1st 2009.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2011.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2017.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 16th 2018.
Additional Rule
Articles 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of these rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced asfrom February 15th 2019.
The Rules and Regulations about the Corporate Members
Article 1
Purposes
Purposes of these rules and regulations shall to establish Corporate Membership System
for the corporate members of General Corporate Juridical Person Japan Sport Wellness
Fukiya Association (hereinafter referred to ‘The Association’) and decide the necessary
matters to manage such Corporate Members.
Article 2Standards of the Corporate Members
The Corporate Members shall mean enterprises (employees, staff), schools (pupils,
students, staff) and other organizations (staff) which have juridical personality with at-31-

least five registered members. However, even if Sport Wellness Fukiya Association of
the administrative division of Japan, of the local municipalities and local area branches
obtain the juridical personality, such organizations shall not be considered as the
Corporate Members.
Article 3
Procedures for Admission
3.1 An organization which plans to join The Association as the Corporate Member shallcomplete and submit the prescribed application form for admission of the
Corporate Members to The Association. The organization shall pay following
annual membership fee to The Association and shall be considered as the
Corporate Member on the day of payment. The renewal shall be done every year.
Annual Membership fee for School Corporate Member
Yen 2,500
Annual membership fee for General Corporate Member
Yen 15,000
3.2 The Corporate Members shall be considered same as local area branches of The
Association and shall name 〇〇Corporation Sport Wellness Fukiya Club, 〇〇University Sport Wellness Fukiya Club.
Article 4
Registration
4.1 The representative of the Corporate Member shall submit members list to The
Association once a year as the representative member. When the members list
changes (new member joins and/or some member resigns), representative member
shall report to The Association without any delay.
4.2 An individual who belongs to the Corporate Member shall be able to change toGeneral Member. In this case, such individual shall pay an annual membership fee
for the General Member as prescribed in ‘The Rules and Regulation about The
Membership.
Article 5
Obligations of the Corporate Members
5.1 The Corporate Members shall endeavor to promote Sport Wellness Fukiya in orderto achieve the purposes of The Association described in Article 3 of the Articles ofIncorporation.
5.2 Corporate Members shall follow the relative Laws, the Articles of Incorporation andRules and Regulations of The Association when members conduct promotional
activities of Sport Wellness Fukiya described in the preceding Article 5.1.
Article 6

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The Corporate Members shall have the following rights:
1. No need to pay an annual membership fee as an individual.
2. Receive the bulletins issued by The Association (3 volumes per the issue).
3. Participate in various meets and competitions sponsored by The Association.
4. Take an examination for the Dan-Kyu-I approval in accordance with the Rules
and Regulations of The Association.
Article 7
Activities
When the Sport Wellness Fukiya Club shall have the activities as the Corporate Member,they shall receive the guidance of the Certified Instructor periodically.
Article 8
Others
The rules and regulations about the activities made by the Corporate Members shall bein accordance with those of General Members.
Article 9
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of General Managers. Thenthe revision shall be submitted to the Board of Directors and General Meeting ofRepresentative of Members and shall be resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from June 26th 2014.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 31st 2014.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 25th 2016.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 16th 2018.

IV.

VARIOUS MEETS AND COMPETITIONS
Rules and Regulations about Meets and Competitions-33-

Article 1
Purposes
These rules and regulations about the Meets and Competitions prescribe an outline of
the meets and competitions sponsored by ‘General Corporate Juridical Person JapanSport Wellness Fukiya Association’ (hereinafter referred to ‘The Association’) so that allmeets and competitions shall be carried out impartially and fairly.
Article 2
Name of Meets and their outline
The Association shall hold annually the following meets and competitions:
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Sport Wellness Fukiya National Championship for Team Competition.
The National Championship for Team Competition of The Association shall becalled “The 〇 th Sport Wellness Fukiya National Championship for Team
Competition”. The Championship shall be held once a year as a general rule.
Sport Wellness Fukiya Aoyagi Memorial Cup
The Aoyagi Memorial Cup of Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association shall becalled “The 〇th Sport Wellness Fukiya Aoyagi-Hai (Cup)”. Aoyagi Memorial Cup
shall be held once a year as a general rule.
Sport Wellness Fukiya National Invitational Championship
The National Invitational Championship of The Association shall be called “The〇th Sport Wellness Fukiya National Invitational Championship”. The
Championship shall be held once a year as a general rule.
Sport Wellness Fukiya National Open Meet
The National Open Meet of The Association shall be called “The 〇th Sport
Wellness Fukiya National Open Meet”. The Meet shall be held once a year as a
general rule.
Sport Wellness Fukiya National Meet for Disabled Members
The National Meet for Disabled Members of The Association shall be called “The〇th Sport Wellness Fukiya National Meet for Disabled Members”. The National
Meet shall be held once a year as a general rule.
Sport Wellness Fukiya Meet for Junior Members
The Meet for Junior Members of The Association shall be called “The 〇th Sport
Wellness Fukiya Meet for Junior Members”. The Meet for Junior Members shall beheld once a year as a general rule.

Article 3
Designated Events
Designated Events at each competition and meets shall be as follows:
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Sport Wellness Fukiya National Championship for Team Competition

2.

① Group matches by teams consist of five contestants per team.
② Distance shall be 6m, 8m and 10m. At least one contestant shall be registeredfor each distance and additional 2 contestants make one team.
Sport Wellness Fukiya Aoyagi-Hai (Cup)3.

① Individual matches shall be played for six rounds.
② Target (Mato) distanced shall be 10m.
Sport Wellness Fukiya National Invitational Championship4.

① Individual matches shall be played for six rounds.
② Target (Mato) distanced shall be 8m, 10m and 8m for G8 class.
Sport Wellness Fukiya National Open Meet

5.

① Individual matches shall be played for six rounds.
② Target (Mato) distanced shall be 6m, 8m, 10m and 8m for G8 class.
Sport Wellness Fukiya National Meet for Disabled Members

6.

① To be held in accordance with the Rules and Regulations about Competitions
for the Members with Disabilities.
Sport Wellness Fukiya Meet for Junior Members① To be held in accordance with Rules and Regulations about Competitions for
Junior Members.

Article 4
Official Meets
Meets and competitions prescribed in the preceding Article 3 and those of which aresponsored by The Association shall be considered official meets. Request for sponsoring
shall be done by an application with “Event Plan”.
Article 5
Application
Members who wish to participate in the championship, competition and meets must
apply in accordance with the rules set by the executive committee concerned.
Article 6
Participation Fee
Members who wish to participate in the championship, competition and meets must pay
the application fee set by the executive committee concerned when they participate.
Article 7
Qualifications for Participation
Qualification for participation of the championship and meets sponsored by The
Association shall follow. Dan-Kyu-I and age shall be at the time of application:
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Sport Wellness Fukiya National Championship for Team Competition① Participants shall be members of The Association and a team shall consist of
five members.

② 6m class: Members without Kyu-I or holding Kyu-I③ 8m class: Holding 1st, 2nd Dan-I and entry qualifications of G8 class④ 10m class: Holding more than 3rd Dan-I
2. Sport Wellness Fukiya Aoyagi-Hai (Cup)3.

① Participants shall be members of The Association② Holding the 3rd Dan-I or above
Sport Wellness Fukiya National Invitational Championship① Participants shall be members of The Association② 8m class: Holding 1st and 2nd Dan-I
10m class: Holding 3rd Dan-I or above
G8 class: More than 80 years old and holding Dan-I

4.

5.
6.

③ Selected at the meets of each Bloc, each prefecture and Student Meet andapproved by each Bloc Chief and General Manager of Prefectural Association.
Selected at the meets of each local area and approved by General Manager ofPrefectural Association.
Sport Wellness Fukiya National Open Meet
① Participants shall be members of The Association② 6m class: Without Kyu-I or holding Kyu-I
8m class: Holding 1st and 2nd Dan-I
10m class: Holding 3rd Dan-I or above
G8 class: More than 80 years old and holding Dan-I
Sport Wellness Fukiya National Meet for Disabled Members
Participants shall be disabled members of The Association.
Sport Wellness Fukiya Meet for Junior Members① Participants shall be junior members of The Association.
② Junior members who have the right to participate in meets and competitions ofordinary members shall be able to participate in each meets and competitions.

Article 8
Trial Blow
Contestants shall make trial blows before the competition starts. During these trial
blows, the referees shall confirm that the equipment used is authorized one and thecontestants are not drinking alcoholic beverages etc.

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Equipment and Clothing
The equipment used in competitions shall be restricted to those authorized by The
Association. The details of the equipment shall be prescribed in Article 2 of the Rules
and Regulations about Competitions. Contestants should dress safe and suitable for alight sport and should also consider good manner as a Sport Wellness Fukiya player
Details shall be prescribed in Article 3 of the Rules and Regulations about
Competitions.
Article 10
Playing Field
The playing field shall be indoors with spectators’ stands. The space should be larger
than two basketball courts as a general rule.
Article 11
Athletic Facilities
The targets (Mato) and target (Mato) stands to be used at competitions and meets must
be authorized by The Association. The lanes should be numbered. In addition, blowpipe(Tsutsu) stands, start lines, boards indicating competition number, scoring boards, floor
manager’s desks, and scoring binders should be prepared.
Article 12
Officials
An executive committee shall be placed for the smooth operation of the competitions
and meets. Chief, Deputy Chief and executive committee members of each competition
and meet shall be appointed by Chairman of The Association. The steering committee
and officials shall be appointed by the executive committee.
Article 13
Referees
Appointment of the referees and the challenges against referees’ judgment shall be inaccordance with Rules and Regulations about Referees.
Article 14Competition Events
Competition events shall be based on the Rules and Regulations about Competitions,and the details of events shall be determined by the executive committee.
Article 15
Scoring
The referee shall score and record the result and the contestant shall confirm his or herscore.

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Article 16
Prize-giving
16.1 Scores at the competitions and meets shall be confirmed by the chief referee andapproved by the executive committee before they are announced.
16.2 Prizes will be awarded on the day of the meet as a general rule. However, prizes
may be sent later to the winners in case of printing names on the prizes etc.
16.3 Details of the result of competitions and meets shall be announced in The
Association’s Monthly Bulletin and Website.
Article 17
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of The Competition
Department and conference of General Managers. Then the revision shall be submitted
to the Board of Directors and General Meeting of Representative of Members and shallbe resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from April 11th 2007.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 18th 2010.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from December 1st 2011.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from July 1st 2011.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from March 1st 2012.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from June 26th 2014.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2016.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2018.
Additional Rule
Article 2, 3 and 7 of these rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as fromFebruary 15th 2019.

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Rules and Regulations about Competitions
Article 1
Purposes
Purpose of these rules and regulations about the Competitions shall to prescribe rules of
the competitions sponsored by ‘General Corporate Juridical Person Japan Sport
Wellness Fukiya Association’ (hereinafter referred to ‘The Association’) so that allcompetitions shall be carried out with the correct basic motions and Sport Wellness
Fukiya breathing orderly and safely, then contribute to the promotion of competitors’
health.
Article 2
Equipment
The equipment used in competitions, such as blowpipe, dart, target and target seal, must
be authorized by The Association.
1. Blowpipe (Tsutsu)① Only a mouthpiece and silicon-made mouthpiece can be attached.
② When mouthpiece and silicon-made mouthpiece are attached, it is forbidden toextend the blowpipe (Tsutsu) more than 10mm. It is acceptable to have seals
etc. as for a mark within 900mm (700mm in case of 1000mm-blowpipe) fromthe blowing edge of the blowpipe (Tsutsu), but sign one’s name, make a markor engraving directly on the blowpipe (Tsutsu) are not allowed. As for marks,
maximum 2 pieces are allowed with the size of maximum 20mm x 70mm or
20mm diameter maximum except marks for the joints. A “Dan- Kyuu-I seal”
can be attached at the 350mm from the blowing edge (for both 1000mm and1200mm blowpipe=Tsutsu) as you can read from left to right when keeping
blowpipe (Tsutsu) vertically with blowing edge on top (a Ring for the seal canbe used). Copy of the seal or self-made seal cannot be used.
③ When mouthpiece and silicon-made mouthpiece are used, both of them must be
fitted without any gap.
④ Mouthpiece and silicon-made mouthpiece must not be marked by any scar,rubber band etc. to indicate the place of putting the blowpipe (Tsutsu) into
one’s mouth.
⑤ Marks for the joints must be maximum 3mm x 3mm or 3mm diameter.
⑥ It is prohibited to attach a rubber band etc. around the blowpipe (Tsutsu) toindicate the place of a hand and/or fingers supporting the blowpipe (Tsutsu).
⑦ Anything except mouthpiece must not be attached.
⑧ Nothing shall be attached on the part of the blowpipe (Tsutsu) which is within-39-

30 cm from the forefront.
⑨ An approval from the executive committee of competitions in advance isnecessary if a contestant needs a supplementary tool to fix the blowpipe(Tsutsu).
⑩ The stand for the blowpipe (Tsustu) must not be placed in front of the start line
(target=Mato side). Rules and Regulations about Competitions for theMembers with Disabilities shall be applied for the disabled contestants.
⑪ In case a disabled contestant needs fixing tools to fix the blowpipe (Tsutsu), an
approval must be obtained beforehand from the executive committee of thecompetition. However, scoring is considered as reference.
⑫ Outer mouthpiece for the experimental meets cannot be used for the meets andcompetitions, Dan-Kyu-I accrediting test.
⑬ Clean inside of the blowpipe (Tsutsu), mouthpiece and darts by a cloth etc.
must be done after five blows by the referee’s or judge’s instruction.





2.

⑭ Length of the blowpipe (Tsutsu) shall be 1200mm or 1000mm (a contestant of
the competition shall declare the length by one’s self).
Supplementary tools may be considered a table, a supporting grip etc. so that adisabled contestant (loss of an arm, paralyzed etc.) can insert dart (Yat) into theblowpipe (Tsutsu) and /or can blow by one hand to supplement a part of disabledbody.
Fixing tools may be considered a tripod, a table for tripod etc. to keep the blowpipe(Tsutsu) at the proper height and angle so that a physically challenged contestantcan blow without using a hand or both hands.
Dart (Ya)① Dart (Ya) used in the competition must not be processed or adjusted. However,putting dart-stopper in order to avoid damages on dart (Ya) and marking by
writing goods is acceptable.

② Dart (Ya) cannot be painted more than 20% of total area the dart (Ya).
3. Target (Mato), target (Mato) seal
Size and scoring are as follows:① The material of the target (Mato) used at the competition is urethane in green
color and is square shape with each side 330 mm long. Use an exchangeabletarget (Mato), or attach a target (Mato) seal (made of paper) to the target(Mato).
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Target (Mato) seal or exchangeable target (Mato) is printed five concentriczones. The size, color, zone width, and score of each zone are as follows.
Score Zone
Diameter/Color
Zone width7
The center zone
60mm/White including Black at center5
Next to white center zone 120mm (outer diameter)/Red
30mm
3Outer white zone
180mm (outer diameter)/White
30mm
1
The largest zone
240mm (outer diameter)/Black
30mm③ A target (Mato) is placed so that the center of the black center point is 1600
mm or 1300 mm above the floor according to the competitor’s own declaration.
However, 1300mm is allowed only when the Chief of the executive committee
or chief referee judges that a contestant has an extremely disadvantage on
physical condition. Changing the height during the competition is prohibited.
Article 3
Clothing
3.1 Contestants should dress safe and suitable for a light sport. Contestant should
consider good manner as a Sport Wellness Fukiya player.
1. Around the neck:In case of wearing a kind of cloth around the neck and/or on the shoulder, suchcloth must be fixed so that it may not give any hindrance to oneself or othercontestants around him or her by the movement of such cloth when he or she
moves one’s body.
① A string type blowpipe (Tsutsu) cleaner must not be wrapped around one’s
neck or shoulder.
2. The upper half of the body:
A tank top etc. which shows shoulders is not acceptable.
3. The lower half of the body:

4.

5.

① Short pants which are not too short are acceptable.
② Ladies’ skirts are acceptable.
③ Damaged jeans like pre-ripped jeans are not acceptable.
Shoes:
Toes and heels shall be protected and soles shall have nonslip pattern.
① A bare foot, slippers and sandals are not acceptable.
② Shoes must be for the use of indoors and must not hurt the floors. Leathersole, high-heeled shoes are not acceptable.
Contestants must follow the local rules made by the competition halls. The
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the committee judges contestant’s clothing including shoes are not suitable.
3.2 In case competition executive committee judges that contestant’s clothing andmanners are not suitable as the Sport Wellness Fukiya players, the committee gives
warning and advises resignation from the competition. If a contestant does notfollow the committee’s two or more warnings, the committee gives the order of
dismissal.
Article 4
Events of Competition
4.1 Events of competition shall be determined in accordance with Article 7 of the Rules
and Regulations about Competitions.
4.2 Based on the decision made by the competition executive committee, other events
such as Star five, Perfect nine, Speed measurement, Long distance, Active
competition and other experimental event etc. can be held at the same time.
Article 5Lane
5.1 In playing field, targets (Mato) shall be set at the prescribed height with evendistance between target (Mato) & target (Mato). Each lane shall be numbered.
5.2 The starting line of each lane is measured from right under the target and isindicated with a line tape.
5.3 Contestants shall come to the designated lanes and start blowing behind the startingline.
Article 6
Trial Blow
6.1 Contestants can make three trial blows before a starting competition. (Five blows
can be done in case of Dan-Kyu-I accrediting test).
6.2 Before the trial blows, the referee or judge shall confirm whether or not theequipment of the contestants is authorized ones in accordance with Article 2 ofthese rules and regulations and if not, shall advise to change. In case a contestantuses equipment for a spare, such equipment must be checked by the referee.
6.3 The contestant, who does not follow the instruction of the referee as mentioned inpreceding clause, shall be disqualified from the competition.
6.4 Hane-Ya during the trial blows cannot be retried.
Article 7
Matches-Rounds
7.1 Proceedings of the matches to be made by the person in charge are followings:“Yo-I, Hajime” (Ready, Start), “Sanjyuu-Byou-mae” (30 seconds left),-42-

“San-Pun-keika” (3 minutes passed) and “Shuuryou” (Finish) (in case there aresome Hane-Ya, Shuuryou shall be called after re-blowing). Whistles, white flags
and timers shall be used for the proceedings of the matches.
7.2 Five blows within 3 minutes are called “One Round”. Within these 3 minutes, Basic
Motions (Kihon Dousa) 1. Take a bow (Rei wo suru) through 8. Take a bow (Rei wosuru) must be completed.
7.3 One blow shall be done by one dart (Ya).
7.4 Contestants who finish 5 blows before the announcement of “San-Pun-Keika” (3minutes passed), he or she shall step back approximately 1 meter quietly with
blowpipe (Tsutsu) on hand vertically and wait.
7.5 Darts (Ya) out of five darts blown at the time of the call “San-Pun keika (3 minutes
passed)” shall be considered valid and darts not blown at the time of such call shallbe considered invalid.
7.6 When a contestant has blown more than five darts (Ya), the excess hits are reducedin the order of the highest scoring hit.
7.7 Dart (Ya) blown after the call of “San-Pun keika (3 minutes passed)” become invalid
in the order of the highest scoring hit.
7.8 If contestants feel something wrong during proceeding basic motions, he or she canstop the motion and re-start from “Breathe in through your nose as you raise yourblowpipe (Tsutsu) = Tsutsu ow ageru”).
7.9 When contestants miss to insert a dart (Ya) to blowpipe (Tsutsu) and drop it during
he or she is proceeding the basic motion “Take a stance with your legsshoulder-width apart and insert dart (Ya) = Kamaeru”, he or she must not pick up
the dropped dart (Ya) in case it drops in front of the start line (target side) and mustuse another dart (Ya) kept as backup. Contestants can either pick up the dropped dart(Ya) or use another dart (Ya), in case it drops on or behind the start line.
7.10 When a dart (Ya) in the blowpipe (Tsutsu) drops or is taken out from blowpipe’s(Tsutsu’s) tip or the blowing edge after contestants start the basic motion of“Breathe in through your nose as you raise your blowpipe (Tsutsu) = Tsutsu wo
ageru”, it is considered that he or she has blown and cannot re-insert a dart (Ya) in
the blowpipe (Tsutsu).
7.11 When a contestant uses all darts (Ya) in hand, it is considered that the roundfinished at that time.
Article 8
Hane-Ya
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base (green colored urethane-made 33cm x 33cm) or a dart (Ya) already blown, butbounces back, it is called Hane-Ya.
8.2 In case a referee and/or a judge admit the blow is Hane-Ya, another blow can be
done. During re-blowing, 3 minutes rule mentioned in Article 7 is not applied.
Article 9
Scoring
9.1 Scoring shall be performed after each round.
9.2 The contestants cannot touch any dart (Ya), until the referee reads out the scores.
9.3 When a dart (Ya) hits the line between two zones, it is counted as hitting the higherscore zone. (It is acceptable if a dart (Ya) touches a border line.)
9.4 When two or more darts (Ya) are overlapped, score of the bottom one can be applied
for all darts (Ya).
9.5 If a dart (Ya) comes out and falls before the call of “San-Pun keika (3 minutes
passed)”, it is considered as Hane-Ya. If a dart (Ya) comes out and falls after suchcall, it is considered invalid.
9.6 If a dart (Ya) bounces back, but does not falls down being supported by anotherdart(s) (Ya), it is unclear whether that dart (Ya) is considered as Hane-Ya or not. In
this case, a referee confirms the condition when scoring after the call of “Shuryou(Finished)”. A referee instructs contestant to re-blow as Hane-Ya or just scores incase it sticks in the target (Mato).
9.7 The referee shall read out the score, record and announce scores to the contestant or
the examinee.
Article 10
Appeals
10.1 As for appeals concerning scores from contestant or examinee, the referee
concerned or a judge shall respond to the appeal, however the deputy chief referee
or responsible head of judges makes rulings.
10.2 Any appeals concerning scores that are raised after finishing the scoring andpulling out the darts (Ya) from the target (Mato) shall be rejected.
Article 11
Confirmation of the Ranks
11.1 Ranks shall be determined from the highest scores of total rounds to the next in theorder.
11.2 A Play-off shall be held when two or more contestants have the same scores.
11.3 A Play-off shall be held in accordance with the rules set by the executive
committee concerned and the head of the referees decides final rank.
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committee concerned sets for the meets and competitions.
Article 12
Appointment of the Referee
Referees of the championship, competition and meet shall be appointed in accordancewith the Rules and Regulations about Referees.
Article 13
Disqualification
A contestant shall be disqualified or suspension in case a contestant is judged to havemade a willing breach of the rules.
Article 14
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of The Competition
Department and conference of General Managers. Then the revision shall be submitted
to the Board of Directors and General Meeting of Representative of Members and shallbe resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from August 22nd 1999.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 18th 2010.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from March 1st 2012.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 23rd 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2014.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2016.
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Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2017.
Additional Rule
Article 7.2 of these rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st2018.

Rules and Regulations about Referees
Article 1
Purposes
Purposes of these rules and regulations shall to prescribe rules about referees so that allcompetitions and meets sponsored and supported by ‘General Corporate Juridical
Person Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association’ (hereinafter referred to ‘The
Association’) shall be carried out orderly and safely, and shall be refereed fairly.
Article 2
Referees
Certified Referee A, Certifies Referee AA and Certified Referee AAA shall act Lane
Referee, Supporting Referee, Zone Referee, Deputy Chief Referee and Chief Referee atthe meets and competitions sponsored by The Association. At the meets andcompetitions supported by The Association, certified referees shall be able to act as
referees of such meets and competitions in accordance with the request from theexecutive committee concerned.
Article 3
Time and Places
Referees shall act refereeing duties at the time and places decided by the executive
committee of the meets and competitions sponsored and supported by The Association.
At the meets and competitions supported by The Association, referees shall be able toact as referees of such meets and competitions in accordance with the request from theexecutive committee concerned.
Article 4
Refereeing Goods
The following goods shall be prepared for the refereeing duties:
Refereeing flags (Red and White), binders, writing implements, list of contestants,
yellow and red card etc..
Article 5

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Referring duties shall be as follows:
1. Lane Referee:① To confirm contestants: name of the contestant, lane number, blowing orderand blowing distance② To check the equipment: Blowpipe (Tsutsu) and darts (Ya) shall conform to
Article 2 of the Rules and Regulations about Competition. Let contestants
show whole equipment by their hand so that referees can check and confirm. In
case the equipment does not conform to the rules, referee shall show Yellow
card (warnings). If contestants would not change to the equipment which
conform to the rules, referees shall show Red card and declare disqualification.
③ Duties during the proceeding of the match:
i. After the announcement of starting match, raise a red flag in casecontestants are not ready for the start. Raise an arm so that zone referee
can see a red flag clearly.
ii. When contestants are ready for starting, lower a red flag.
2. Supporting Referee:① To replace and support Lane Referee② To deal with troubles for scoring quickly③ To confirm next contestant and urge him or her for preparation④ To take a lead for re-blowing at the re-blowing lane in case of Hane-Ya
3. Zone Referee:
After confirming all red flags of lane referees lowered (this means all contestants
are ready for starting match), zone referee shall raise an arm so that Chief Referee
and a person in charge for proceedings can see a white flag clearly.
4. Chief Referee and a person in charge for proceedings:
After confirming white flags raised by Zone Referees, Chief Referee and a person
in charge for proceedings shall start match. Calls of the proceedings of the matchshall be “Yo-I, Hajime” (Ready, Start), “Sanjyuu-Byou-mae” (30 seconds left),“San-Pun-keika” (3 minutes passed) and “Shuuryou” (Finish).
5. Starting the match:① Trial blows shall be done before starting the first round. Hane-Ya during thetrial blows cannot be retried.
② When a contestant steps on or across the starting line, Lane Referee shall standup in front of a contestant and shall show yellow card. Red card shall be shownat the second time of violation and Lane Referee shall declare disqualification.
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during he or she is proceeding the basic motion “Take a stance with your legsshoulder-width apart and insert dart (Ya) = Kamaeru”, he or she must not pickup the dropped dart (Ya) in case it drops in front of the start line (target side)and must use another dart (Ya) kept as backup. Contestants can either pick up
the dropped dart (Ya) or use another dart (Ya), in case it drops on or behind thestart line.
④ When a dart (Ya) in the blowpipe (Tsutsu) drops or is taken out fromblowpipe’s (Tsutsu’s) tip or the blowing edge after contestants start the basic
motion of “Breathe in through your nose as you raise your blowpipe (Tsutsu) =Tsutsu wo ageru”, it is considered he or she has blown and cannot re-insert adart (Ya) in the blowpipe (Tsutsu).
⑤ Lane Referee shall watch carefully whether dart (Ya) blown by the contestant
sticks normally at target (Mato) or becomes Hane-Ya.
⑥ Hane-Ya shall be considered in accordance with Article 8 of the Rules andRegulations about Competitions.
⑦ In case of Hane-Ya, Lane Referee shall call “Hane-Ya” to a contestant andstand up immediately and raise an arm so that Zone Referee can see red flagclearly.
⑧ In case more than three darts (Ya) become Hane-Ya, a contestant shall re-blowat that lane up to two darts (Ya). The third dart (Ya) and onward shall be
re-blown at the lane appointed by the referee.
⑨ After confirming a red flag raised by the Lane Referee which tells Hane-Ya,
Zone Referee shall immediately raises an arm so that Chief Referee and aperson in charge for proceedings can see red flag clearly.
⑩ After finishing all re-blow, Lane Referee and Zone Referee shall lower red
flags and Zone Referee shall raise white flags to let a person in charge forproceedings know the match has completed.
⑪ When contestants completed blows, let them step back about one meter with
blowpipe (Tsutsu) in hand and wait.
Article 6
Scoring
Scoring shall be performed after each round.
1. Lane Referee shall stand in front of target (Mato) and perform scoring.
2. When a dart (Ya) hits the line between two zones, it is counted as hitting thehigher score zone. (It is acceptable when a dart touches the line in between.)
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applied for all darts (Ya).
4. When a contestant has blown more than five darts (Ya), the excess hits are
reduced in the order of highest scoring hits.
5. If a Ya (dart) comes out and falls before the announcement of San-pun Keika (3minutes passed), it is considered as Hane-Ya. If a Ya (dart) comes out after theannouncement, it is considered invalid.
6. If a dart (Ya) bounces back, but does not falls down being supported by anotherdart(s) (Ya), it is unclear whether that dart (Ya) is considered as Hane-Ya ornot. In this case, a referee confirms the condition when scoring after the call of
Shuryou (Finished). A referee instructs contestant to re-blow as Hane-Ya or justscores in case it sticks in the target (Mato).
7. The referee shall read out the score, record them on the scoring sheet from left
to right in the order of highest to lowest. When a dart (Ya) hits out of scoring
range or becomes invalid due to dropping down to the floor etc., it shall berecorded as Zero. Total score shall be calculated precisely and be recorded at
the space of total score.
8. Recorded scoring sheet shall be shown to the contestant and let him or her
confirm with signature or ✔-mark. Then lane referee shall instruct to acontestant to pull out darts (Ya) from target (Mato).
9. Scoring sheet shall be fastened with a clip and hand over to the person in
charge for collection.
Article 7
Appeals
7.1 As for appeals concerning scores, the lane referee concerned shall respond to theappeal, and deputy chief referee makes ruling.
7.2 If a contestant does not agree with the decision made by the deputy chief referee, thechief referee makes final ruling.
Article 8
Disqualification
A contestant shall be disqualified or be eliminated from the competition in case acontestant is judged to have made a willing breach of the rules.
Article 14
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of The Referee Department
and conference of General Managers. Then the revision shall be submitted to the Board-49-

of Directors and General Meeting of Representative of Members and shall be resolved,
approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from February 23rd 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2016.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2018.
Additional Rule
Articles 2 and 5 of these rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as fromFebruary 15th 2019.

Rules and Regulations about Competitions for the Members with Disabilities
Article 1
Purposes
Purpose of these rules and regulations about the competitions for the members withdisabilities shall to prescribe rules of the Sport Wellness Fukiya National Meet for
Disabled Members (hereinafter referred to ‘The National Meet’) sponsored by ‘General
Corporate Juridical Person Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association’ (hereinafterreferred to ‘The Association’) so that national meet for the members with disabilities
shall be carried out with the correct basic motions and Sport Wellness Fukiya breathingorderly and safely, then contribute to the promotion of contestants’ health.
Article 2
Establish the Executive Committee
The Association shall establish the executive committee for opening The National Meet.
Article 3
Opening the National Meet
The National Meet shall be opened once a year.
Article 4

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Qualifications for participating The National Meet shall be as follows:
1. Participants shall be the members with disabilities of The Association.
2. Participants shall have no health problem when attending The National Meet.
3. Participants shall be able to compete in accordance with the rules of The National
Meet.
4. When some assistance is necessary, the contestants shall participate in The National
Meet together with his or her assistant as a general rule. However, Certified
Instructor of Supporting the Members with Disabilities shall support for thecompetition as a general rule.
5.

Participants shall prepare the supporting tools by themselves.

Article 5
Equipment, Clothing, Trial Blows, Round, Hane-Ya and Scoring
5.1 The equipment used in competitions must be authorized by The Association. Article
2 of the rules and regulations about competitions shall be applied for the details ofequipment. If contestant needs some mouthpiece because of the disability of mouth,
he or she must report to the executive committee of the meet in advance.
5.2 Contestants should dress safe and suitable for a light sport. Contestant should
consider good manner as a Sport Wellness Fukiya player. Article 3 of the rules andregulations about competitions shall be applied for the details of clothing.
5.3 Articles of rules and regulations about competitions shall be applied for the lane,
trial blows, match-rounds, Hane-Ya and scoring.
Article 6
Events of Competition
Events of competition shall be studied and determined by the competition’s executive
committee at each opening.
Article 7
Designated Events
Designated events shall be as follows:
1. Competition shall be individual matches.
2. Competition shall be done ladies and gentlemen together.
3. Competition shall be done by four rounds. Ranks shall be determined from thehighest scores of total rounds to the next in the order. A Play-off shall be held when
two or more contestants have the same scores at each ranking.
Article 8Competition Rules
Competition rules for the members with disabilities shall be as follows:
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In case a contestant is unable to do basic motions with standing position, he or she
shall be able to use a wheelchair or a chair. However, it shall be reported to the
executive committee previously.
2. When a contestant uses a wheelchair or a chair, it is acceptable that front wheels ofa wheelchair or feet of a contestant who sits on the chair steps across the start line if
his or her face (mouth which holds a blowpipe) stays behind the start line.
3. When inserting darts into blowpipe, it is acceptable that a certified instructor of
supporting the members with disabilities inserts darts instead of a contestant.
4. When contestants miss to insert a dart (Ya) to blowpipe (Tsutsu) and drop it during
he or she is proceeding the basic motion ‘’Take a stance with your legsshoulder-width apart and insert a dart (Ya) = Kamaeru”, he or she must not pick up
the dropped dart (Ya) in case it drops in front of the start line (target side) and mustuse another dart (Ya) kept as backup. Contestants can either pick up the dropped
dart (Ya) or use another dart (Ya), in case it drops on or behind the start line.
5. When a dart (Ya) in the blowpipe (Tsutsu) drops or is taken out from blowpipe’s(Tsutsu’s) tip or the blowing edge after contestants start the basic motion of“Breathe in through your nose as you raise your blowpipe (Tsusu) = Tsutsu wo
ageru”, it is considered he or she has blown and cannot insert dart (Ya) in the
blowpipe (Tsutsu) again.
6. In case a contestant cannot raise blowpipe (Tsusu) by his or her both arms when one
is doing basic motion “Breathe in = Iki wo suu”, he or she shall be able to raise
blowpipe (Tsutsu) by one arm.
7. When it is difficult for a contestant to raise or lower blowpipe (Tsutsu), it shall be
acceptable for not raising/lowering blowpipe. However, he or she shall conduct
Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing”.
8. In case a contestant cannot support his or her blowpipe (Tsutsu) when blowing, it
shall be acceptable to support a blowpipe (Tsutsu) by fixing tools. An approval
from the competition executive committee in advance is necessary if a contestantuses fixing tools to fix a blowpipe (Tsutsu). However, scoring is considered as
reference.
9. Blowpipes (Tsutsu), darts (Ya) and targets (Mato) shall be authorized by The
Association.
10. The stand for the blowpipe (Tsutsu) can be placed in front of the start line (targetside).
11. It is acceptable that certified instructor supporting the members with disabilities
and/or lane referee shall be able to pull out darts (Ya) which contestants blew in-52-

case contestants cannot pull out darts (Ya).
12. More than seven darts (Ya) including back up shall be prepared.
13. In case it is difficult to apply rules and regulations for the members with normal,
healthy body, competition executive committee shall discuss with Disabled
Supporting Department about the way to deal.
 Supplementary tools may be considered a table, a supporting grip etc. so that adisabled contestant can insert darts (Ya) into the blowpipe (Tsutsu) and /or can blowby one hand to assist a part of disabled body.
 Fixing tools may be considered a tripod, a table for tripod etc. to keep the blowpipe(Tsutsu) at the proper height and angle so that a physically challenged contestantcan blow without using a hand or both hands.
Article 9
Appeals
9.1 As for appeals concerning scores, the referee concerned shall respond to the appeal,
however the deputy chief referee makes rulings.
9.2 Any appeals concerning scores that are raised after finishing the scoring and pullingout the darts (Ya) from the target (Mato) shall be rejected.
Article 10
Confirmation of the Ranks
10.1 Ranks shall be determined from the highest scores of total rounds to the next in theorder.
10.2 A Play-off shall be held when two or more contestants have the same scores.
10.3 A Play-off shall be held in accordance with the rules set by the executive
committee concerned and the chief referee decides final rank.
Article 11
Appointment of the Referee
Referees of the competitions shall be appointed in accordance with Rules andRegulations about Referees.
Article 12
Disqualification
A contestant shall be disqualified or suspended in case a contestant is judged to havemade a willing breach of the rules.
Article 14
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of Disabled Supporting-53-

Department and conference of General Managers. Then the revision shall be submitted
to the Board of Directors and General Meeting of Representative of Members and shallbe resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from December 1st 2009.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2011.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 23rd 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2016.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2017.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2018.

Rules and Regulations about Competitions for Junior Members
Article 1
Purposes
Purpose of these rules and regulations about the competitions for junior members shallto prescribe rules of the Sport Wellness Fukiya Meet for Junior Member sponsored by‘General Corporate Juridical Person Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association’(hereinafter referred to ‘The Association’) so that Sport Wellness Fukiya Meet for juniormembers shall be carried out with the correct basic motions and Sport Wellness Fukiya
Breathing orderly and safely, then contribute to the promotion of contestants’ health.
Article 2Opening Sport Wellness Fukiya Meet for Junior Members
The Sport Wellness Fukiya Meet for Junior Members shall be opened once a year.
Article 3
Qualifications for Participation
Qualifications for participating The Meet shall be as follows:
1. Participants shall be the junior members of The Association.
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Participants shall be more than six years old (1st grade of an elementary

3.
4.
5.

schoolchild) on the day of the Meet.
Participants shall have no health problem when attending the Meet.
Participants shall be able to compete in accordance with the rules of the Meet.
Participants shall have consent of his or her guardian.

Article 4
Equipment, Clothing, Trial Blows, Round, Hane-Ya and Scoring
4.1 The equipment used in meets must be authorized by The Association. Article 2 ofthe rules and regulations about competitions shall be applied for the details ofequipment.
4.2 Contestants should dress safe and suitable for a light sport. Contestant should
consider good manner as a Sport Wellness Fukiya player. Article 3 of the rules andregulations about competitions shall be applied for the details of clothing.
4.3 Articles of rules and regulations about competitions shall be applied for the lane,
trial blows, match-rounds, Hane-Ya and scoring.
Article 5
Events of Meet
Events of the Meet shall be studied and determined by the meet’s executive committee
at each opening.
Article 6
Designated Events
Designated events at the meets shall be individual matches and team matches. However,team matches may be carried out based on the numbers of applications to participate.
Article 7
Appeals
7.1 As for appeals concerning scores, the referee concerned shall respond to the appeal,
however the deputy chief referee makes rulings.
7.2 Any appeals concerning scores that are raised after finishing the scoring and pullingout the darts (Ya) from the target (Mato) shall be rejected.
Article 8
Confirmation of the Ranks
8.1 Ranks shall be determined from the highest scores of total rounds to the next in theorder.
8.2 A Play-off shall be held when two or more contestants have the same scores.
8.3 A Play-off shall be held in accordance with the rules set by the executive committee
concerned and the chief referee decides final rank.
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Article 9
Appointment of the Referee
Referees of the Sport Wellness Fukiya Meet for junior members shall be appointed inaccordance with Rules and Regulations about Referees.
Article 10
Disqualification
A contestant shall be disqualified or suspended in case a contestant is judged to havemade a willing breach of the rules.
Article 11
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of Junior Bringing up
Department and conference of General Managers. Then the revision shall be submitted
to the Board of Directors and General Meeting of Representative of Members and shallbe resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from December 1st 2009.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2011.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 23rd 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2016.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2017.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2018.

V.

Certified Instructor
Rules and Regulations about Certified Instructor-56-

Article 1
Purposes
Purposes of these rules and regulations shall to establish Certified Instructor System inGeneral Corporate Juridical Person Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association(hereinafter referred to ‘The Association’) and to educate and advance Sport Wellness
Fukiya widely to the local areas and, at the same time, shall to guide and bring up
members of The Association.
Article 2
Eligibility Requirements for Examination and Recommendation
Member of the Association who plans to be a certified instructor shall have thefollowing qualifications:
1. At least two years passed after becoming a general member, more than 18years
old and having more than 3rd Dan-I.
2. Having a recommendation from General Manager of local area branch ofwhich one belongs to. In case candidate does not belong to local area branch or
be General Manager of local area branch, he or she shall have a
recommendation from General Manager of neighboring local area branch or
General Manager of the administrative divisions of Japan of the Association(hereinafter referred to ‘Prefectural General Manager’), which is competent tothe candidate’s place of residence.
3. Having an approval from General Manager of cities, towns and villages(hereinafter referred to ‘Municipal General Manager’) and Prefectural General
Manager.
Article 3
Examination to Authorize Qualifications
3.1 In order to authorize Certified Instructor, The Association shall open an examination
for authorizing certified instructor (hereinafter referred to ‘Certifying Examination’)twice a year, in May and November, as a general rule. Certifying Examination shallbe held even for only one candidate at one examination site.
3.2 Certifying Examination shall have the following three kinds of tests and a decision
to pass or fail shall be done by the Education Department:① An actual skill test (the minimum passing grade shall be equivalent to 3rd-Dan-I,
and 32points out of 40points of perfect score in basic motions)② An examination in the subjects of study (the minimum passing grade shall be
more than 70 percent)③ An examination for leadership ability
3.3 Directors of Education Department shall be in charge of Certifying Examination.
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Each examination shall be executed by at least two examiners.
3.4 Date of authorizing Certified Instructor shall be the last day of the month of which
candidate passes the examination.
3.5 Candidate who is authorized as a Certified Instructor shall be given a certificate, acard, and a badge of Certified Instructor.
Article 4
Examination Sites
Bloc or Prefectural Sport Wellness Fukiya Association shall prepare the site and takeplace a Certifying Examination. Candidate who wishes to have an examination at thesite where is not relevant to the candidate, he or she shall write clearly the preferred site
to have an examination in the application form.
Article 5
Fee for Examination, Authorization and Keeping Certificate
5.1 Fee for having Certifying Examination shall be Yen 10,000 to be paid to The
Association after receiving a notice of examination.
5.2 After passing Certifying Examination, successful candidate shall pay Yen 20,000 as
the fee for authorization.
5.3 After obtaining an authorization, Yen 10,000 shall be paid every year to keep
certificate in the month of authorization.
5.4 In case payment of fee for keeping certificate delays, such certified instructor must
submit an application for delaying payment of fee for keeping certificate to The
Association.
Article 6
Authorization by Recommendation
6.1 There is a possibility to examine and authorize an instructor by the advance studies
made by the Directors of Education and Organization Department in case it isconsidered to be absolutely necessary to spread and advance Sport Wellness Fukiya
in the administrative divisions of Japan and municipalities.
6.2 Furthermore, there is a possibility to authorize a general member of the Associationas ‘ 〇 〇 Prefecture Sport Wellness Fukiya Instructor’ (hereinafter referred to‘Instructor’), after having a necessary training course in case he or she has arecommendation from any of Directors of Education and Organization Department,
Bloc Chief and Prefectural General Manager. The term of office of such Instructor
shall be one year and shall not have the right to judge the examination forauthorizing Dan-Kyu-I, but to concentrate on guidance and promotion only.
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becoming a general member of the Association and passing the training course madeby the person appointed by the General Manager of Education Department. The
term of office of such Instructor shall be one year and shall not have the right tojudge the examination for authorizing Dan-Kyu-I, but to concentrate on guidance
and promotion only.
6.4 The term of office of Regional Sport Fukiya Instructor described in preceding 6.2
and 6.3 shall be extended in case he or she falls into the following cases:
1. Holding experimental meetings and/or school continuously
2. Establishing Sport Wellness Fukiya Circle and/or local area branch
3.

Having Dan-Kyu-I accrediting examination and/or participating in competition
or meet6.5 Education Department shall decide whether the qualification of the Instructor shallbe continued or terminated three months before the term of office with therecommendation from any of Prefectural General Manager, Bloc Chief, Directors of
Education and/or Organization Department.
6.6 The Association shall notice the Instructor by writing one month before the term ofoffice whether qualification shall be continued or terminated.
Article 7
Associate Certified Instructor
7.1 The Association shall establish the system of an Associate Certified Instructor
during the fixed period of time (from April 1st 2019 to March 31st 2021).
7.2 Qualifications and authorities of an Associate Certified Instructor shall be as
follows:
1. A member, who was authorized as Certified Instructor with 2nd Dan-I or less,fails to obtain 3rd Dan-I or more during April 1st 2018 to March 31st 2019, shallbe authorized as Associate Certified Instructor.
2. An Associate Certified Instructor, who obtains 3rd Dan-I or more during April
1st 2019 to March 31st 2021, shall be authorized as Certified Instructor on the
day of obtaining relative Dan-I.
3. An Associate Certified Instructor, who fails to obtain 3rd-Dan-I or more during
April 1st 2019 to March 31st 2021, shall be revoked one’s qualification as an
Associate Certified Instructor.
4. Clause 1 of Article 9 of these rules and regulations shall not be applied for the
Associate Certified Instructor. The Associate Certified Instructor shall have theright to judge up to 1st-Dan-I (Junior 2nd-Dan-I) as described in Clause 2 ofArticle 9.
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7.3 Article 5 (Fee for keeping Certificate), Article 8 (Duties), Article 10 (Remuneration),
Article 11 (Term of Office), Article 12 (Loss of Certificate), Article 13 (Return of
Certificate), Article 14 (Expulsion) and Article 15 (Certified Instructor training
course) shall be applied for the Associate Certified Instructor.
Article 8
DutiesCertified Instructor shall understand the spirit and aim of Sport Wellness Fukiya andshall make an effort to improve the skill properly, to increase number of members and todevelop The Association.
Article 9
Qualifications and Authorities
Certified Instructor shall have the following qualifications and authorities:
1. Becoming a Regular Member of the Association as prescribed in Article 5 of
The Articles of Incorporation.
2. To serve a judge and/or an assistant judge for tests of accrediting Dan-Kyu-I.
① Certified Instructors who are authorized with 2nd Dan-I or less shall havethe right to judge up to 1st Dan-I (Junior 2nd Dan-I in case of juniormembers). Certified Instructors who are authorized with 3rd-Dan-I or more
shall have the right to judge up to 3rd Dan-I (Junior 4th Dan-I in case of
junior members).

3.
4.

② To be a judge or an assistant judge of the tests for accrediting Dan-Kyu-I,
which are sponsored by The Association, the Association of theadministrative divisions of Japan (hereinafter referred to Prefectural
Association) and/or by local area branches.
To be able to give an advice and a guidance to establish the local area branches
and to become a recommender for establishment.
Competitions and Meets① To cooperate the planning and management of competitions and meets,
sponsored by the Prefectural Association and local are branches, and to run
such competitions and meets as a director.

5.

② To be able to hold competitions and meets at local area branches.
Lecturer and Instructor of Sport Wellness Fukiya Schools, Experimental
Meetings① To serve a lecturer and an instructor at Sport Wellness Fukiya School andCulture School authorized by The Association.
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a part of public activities.
Article 10
Remunerations
10.1 The Association shall decide and pay the remuneration to the certified instructor
when he or she serves an instructor as requested by The Association at Sport
Wellness Fukiya School and experimental meets.
10.2 The Association shall decide and pay the remuneration to the certified instructor
when he or she serves an instructor as requested by The Association at Sport
Wellness Fukiya promoting activities in local areas.
Article 11
Qualifications’ Term of Office
The term of office of Certified Instructor shall be one year. But qualifications can beextended for a year by paying fee for keeping certificate. However, he or she must takea certified instructor training course more than one time in three years.
Article 12
Loss of Qualifications and Suspension
12.1 Certified Instructors shall lose its qualifications when they fall under the following
reasons, however, Dan-I shall remain:① Fail to pay the fee for keeping certificate, which shall be paid every year on
the month of authorization, more than 6months (180 days) after due.
② Fail to attend certified instructor training course in more than three years
without special reason.
③ Organization Administration Department shall prepare ‘The list for not taken
persons’ during the designated period periodically and submit such list to
Education Department.
④ Education Department shall judge the loss of qualification by checking thislist and the situation of paying fee for keeping certificate.
⑤ Based on the decision made by the Education Department, Organization
Administration Department shall prepare the ‘Notice of loss of Qualificationof Certified Instructor’ to the person in question and Prefectural General
Manager concerned.
12.2 Certified Instructor, who attend the training course but cannot reach the passing
score of Clause 2, Article 3 of Rules and Regulations about Certified Instructor,
shall lose the qualification.
12.3 Members, who once lost the qualifications of certified instructor wish to obtain
qualifications again, must pass the Certifying Examination successfully.
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12.4 The Association shall be able to take procedures of forfeiting one’s qualifications
regardless of the term of office by the resolution of the Board of Directors with theagreement for the forfeit more than a half of the voting rights when one acts
against the purposes of The Association.
12.5 When one loses qualifications of certified instructor by any reason, he or she must
return a certificate, a card and a badge of Certified Instructor to The Association.
12.6 Members, who lost its qualification based on the Article 12.1 or expelled from The
Association based on the Article 14, must not be authorized as Certified Instructor
once again.
12.7 When certified instructor suspends its activities by unavoidable reasons, he or she
must submit the report of suspending the activities of certified instructor with thedetailed reasons to The Association. In case he or she pays the fee for keeping
certificate during the period of suspension, he or she can re-start the activities ascertified instructor. However, in case he or she fails to pay the fee for keeping
certificate more than one year, he or she loses its qualifications and shall have theCertifying Examination again.
Article 13
Return of Qualifications
When Certified Instructor plans to return its qualifications by various reasons, he or she
shall submit a report of returning the qualifications of certified instructor and shallreturn a certificate, a card and a badge of Certified Instructor to The Association.
Article 14
Expulsion from The Association
Certified Instructors shall be expelled from The Association when they fall under one of
the following reasons by the resolution of the Board of Directors with the agreement for
the expulsion more than a half of the voting rights.
1. Violate The Association’s Articles of Incorporation and/or Rules andRegulations.
2. Bring dishonor of The Association or act against the purposes of The
Association.
3. There are some other reasonable reasons.
Article 15
Certified Instructor Training Course
15.1 Training course of Certified Instructor (hereinafter referred to ‘The Training
Course’) shall follow.
1. Certified Instructor must take the training course at least one time in three-62-

years after obtaining an authorization.
15.2 Each Prefectural Association shall open the training course at least two times ayear.
1. Can open such training course together with ‘Third year training course of
Senior Certified Instructor’
2. Cannot open such training course together with Certifying Examination of
Certified Instructor or Senior Certified Instructor
15.3 Contents of training course:
1. Training course shall be executed based on the ‘Contents of training course’and ‘Training course program’ prepared by the Education Department. In
addition to that, each Prefectural Association shall select some special theme inorder to enrich the content of training course.
2. Answers and explanations to examination questions of confirming necessary
knowledge shall be executed.
3. To provide the time for exchanging information, questions and answers.
15.4 Procedures shall follow:
1. Organization Administration Department shall prepare the list mentioning thesituation of taking training course for each Prefecture in February and Augustand submit to General Manager of Bloc’s Education Department through Bloc
Chief and Prefectural General Manager.
2. Education Department shall prepare the necessary materials to be used for the
training course, which shall be sent to each Prefectural Association by Planning
section of Organization Department.
3. Each Prefectural Association shall prepare the plan of executing the training
course so that every Certified Instructor can take a training course at least oncea year, then submit such event plan to Organization Administration
Department.
4. Education Department of and each Prefectural Association shall exchange theinformation about the plan and director of Education Department of Bloc
and/or Prefectural Association who shall be authorized by Education
Department of The Association shall act the instructor.
5. Prefectural Association shall prepare ‘List of Certified Instructor’, whichshows the situation of taking a training course, and send the guide of opening
training course to the target certified instructors, then confirm the attendance.
6. Certified Instructor who should attend a training course shall reply attendance
and pay tuition Yen 5,000 to the Prefectural Association. This tuition shall not
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8.

9.

be repaid even if one fails to complete the course. However, an absentee withunavoidable reason may be repaid.
The Prefectural Association shall open the training course.
This tuition can be used for the expense of place, transportation, consumables,
remuneration for instructor etc. and need not to pay to The Association.
Prefectural Association shall make a ‘Report about completion of event’ andsubmit to The Association’s Organization Administration Department together
with attendance list.
Education Department shall report the results of the training course in each halfof the fiscal year to the Conference of General Managers.
10. Back payment from The Association shall be abolished.
Article 16
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of General Managers. Thenthe revision shall be submitted to the Board of Directors and General Meeting ofRepresentative of Members, and shall be resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from December 1st 2009.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from December 1st 2010.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2011.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from March 1st 2012.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 23rd 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2014.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from June 26th 2014.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2015.
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Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2016.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2017.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2018.
Additional Rule
Clause 1 of Article 2, Article 3.5, Article 6.2 & 6.5, Item 2 of Clause 2 of Article 9,
Article 11, Articles 12.1, 12.3, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, Article 13, Article 15.1, 15.2, 15.3 and15.4 of these rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 15th2019.

Rules and Regulations about Senior Certified Instructor
Article 1
Purposes
Purposes of these rules and regulations shall to establish Senior Certified Instructor
System in General Corporate Juridical Person Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association(hereinafter referred to ‘The Association’) and to educate and advance Sport Wellness
Fukiya widely to the local areas and, at the same time, shall to guide and bring up not
only members but also the certified instructor of The Association.
Article 2
DutiesSenior Certified Instructor shall understand the spirit and aim of Sport Wellness Fukiya
and shall make an effort to improve the skill properly, to establish local area branch, tobring up certified instructors, to promote increasing number of members and to develop
The Association.
Article 3
Examination to Authorize Qualifications
3.1 In order to authorize Senior Certified Instructor, The Association shall open an
examination of authorizing senior certified instructor (hereinafter referred to‘Certifying Examination’) twice a year, in July and February, as a general rule.
Certifying Examination shall be held even for only one candidate at one
examination site as a general rule.
3.2 Certifying Examination shall consist of the following four kinds of tests:① Examination of thesis.
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② Examination of activities report③ An Actual skill (the minimum passing grade shall be equivalent to 4th Dan-I,
and 32points out of 40points of perfect score in basic motions)④ An Examination in the subjects of study (the minimum passing grade shall be
more than 80 percent)
3.3 Candidate shall select one of the subjects prepared by Education Department andsubmit a thesis about selected subject.
3.4 Candidate shall submit the activities report of which he or she has done aboutacquiring new members, establishing local area branch, bringing up certified
instructors and doing public activities against local area, school, and medicalorganizations concretely.
3.5 Education Department shall be in charge of Certifying Examination. Eachexamination shall be executed by at least two examiners.
3.6 Date of authorizing Senior Certified Instructor shall be the last day of the month ofwhich candidate passes the Certifying Examination. Qualification of Certified
Instructor of the candidate who passed examination and authorized as Senior
Certified Instructor shall be lapsed on same day.
Article 4
Eligibility Requirements for Examination
Member of the Association who plans to be a senior certified instructor shall have thefollowing qualifications:
1. Having more than one year experience as certified instructor, and wishes to have an
examination.
2. Having more than 4th Dan-I.
3. Having a recommendation from General Manager of local area branch of which one
belongs to. In case candidate does not belong to local area branch or be General
Manager of local area branch, candidate shall have a recommendation from General
Manager of neighboring local area branch or General Manager of the administrative
divisions of Japan of the Association (hereinafter referred to ‘Prefectural General
Manager’), which is competent to the candidate’s place of residence.
4. Having an approval from General Manager of cities, towns and villages (hereinafterreferred to ‘Municipal General Manager’) and Prefectural General Manager.
5. A letter of recommendation shall mention whether he or she applies oneself to theactivities of local area branch and promotion actively as one’s daily work and also
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Article 5
Examination Sites
Rules and regulations about examination site for Certified Instructor shall be also
applied for those of Senior Certified Instructor.
Article 6
Fee for Examination, Authorization and Keeping Certificate
6.1 Fee for having Certifying Examination shall be Yen 10,000 which shall be paid to
The Association.
6.2 After passing Certifying Examination, successful candidate shall pay Yen 20,000 to
The Association as the fee for authorization.
6.3 After obtaining an authorization of Senior Certified Instructor, Yen 10,000 shall be
paid to The Association every year to keep certificate in the month of authorization.
6.4 In case payment of fee for keeping certificate delays, such Senior Certified
Instructor must submit an application for delaying payment of fee for keeping
certificate to The Association.
Article 7
Certificate and Card of Senior Certified Instructor
Final decision to pass or fail shall be done by Director of Education Department andexaminer and a candidate who is authorized as a Senior Certified Instructor shall begiven a certificate, and a card of Senior Certified Instructor.
Article 8
Qualifications’ Term of Office
The term of office of Senior Certified Instructor shall be three years. But qualifications
can be renewed for another three years after attending the 3rd year Senior Certified
Instructor qualification renewal training course (hereinafter referred to ‘Third Year
Qualification Renewal Training Course’) successfully.
Article 9
Qualifications and Authorities
9.1 As a general rule, Qualifications and Authorities of Certified Instructor as prescribedin the Article 9 of Rules and Regulations about Certified Instructor shall be appliedfor Senior Certified Instructor. However, only Senior Certified Instructor shall havethe following qualifications and authorities:
1. Act as an instructor at the experimental meet, open lecture etc. held by local
administration, school, local area in close cooperation with the Association of
the administrative divisions of Japan (hereinafter referred to ‘Prefectural
Association), Municipal Association and local area branches
2. Have the right to judge up to 4th Dan-I (Junior 5th Dan-I in case of junior-67-

members). However, Senior Certified Instructor who are authorized with 3rd
Dan-I or less before revision of these rules and regulations dated April 1st 2018
(hereinafter referred to ‘before revision) shall have the right to judge up to 3rd
Dan-I (Junior 4th Dan-I in case of junior members).
9.2 The following special rules shall be prescribed within a fixed period of time for
Senior Certified Instructors who are authorized with 3rd Dan-I or less:
1. One who authorized 4th Dan-I or more during April 1st 2018 and March 31st
2019 shall have the right to judge up to 4th Dan-I from the date of April 1st 2019.
2. One who are not authorized 4th Dan-I or more during April 1st 2018 and March
31st 2019 shall be authorized as Certified Instructor on the date of April 1st 2019.
3. One who authorized 4th Dan-I or more during April 1st 2019 and March 31st
2021 shall be authorized as Senior Certified Instructor on the date of Dan-I
authorization.
Article 10
Loss of Qualifications and Suspension
10.1 Senior Certified Instructors shall lose its qualifications when they fall under thefollowing reasons, however, Dan-I shall remain:
1. Fail to pay the fee for keeping certificate, which shall be paid every year on
the month of authorization, more than 6months (180 days) after due.
2. Fail to attend 3rd year senior certified instructor qualification renewal training
course successfully.
10.2 Members, who once lost the qualifications of Senior Certified Instructor wish toobtain the qualifications again, must pass the Certifying Examination successfully.
10.3 The Association shall be able to take procedures of forfeiting one’s qualifications
regardless of the term of office by the resolution of the Board of Directors with theagreement for the forfeit more than a half of the voting rights when one acts
against the purposes of The Association. In this case, fee for keeping certificate etc.
shall not be returned.
10.4 When one loses qualifications of Senior Certified Instructor by any reason, he or
she must return a certificate and a card of Senior Certified Instructor to The
Association.
10.5 Member, who lost the qualifications in accordance with preceding Article 9.3 or
was expelled from The Association in accordance with following Article 12, mustnot be authorized qualifications of Senior Certified Instructor once again.
10.6 When Senior Certified Instructor suspends its activities by unavoidable reasons, heor she must submit the report of suspending the activities of Senior Certified-68-

Instructor with the detailed reasons to The Association. In case he or she pays thefee for keeping certificate during the period of suspension, he or she can re-start
the activities as Senior Certified Instructor. However, in case he or she fails to pay
the fee for keeping certificate more than one year, he or she loses its qualifications
and must take the Certifying Examination again.
Article 11
Return of Qualifications
When Senior Certified Instructor plans to return its qualifications by various reasons, heor she shall submit a report of returning the qualifications of Senior Certified Instructor
and shall return a certificate and a card of Senior Certified Instructor to the Association
at the same time.
Article 12
Expulsion from The Association
Senior Certified Instructors shall be expelled from The Association when they fall under
one of the following reasons by the resolution of the Board of Directors with theagreement for the expulsion more than a half of the voting rights.
1. Violate The Association’s Articles of Incorporation and/or Rules andRegulations.
2. Bring dishonor of The Association or act against the purposes of The
Association.
3. There are some other reasonable reasons.
Article 13
Authorization by Recommendations
Clause 1 of Article 6 of Rules and Regulations about Certified Instructor shall beapplied.
Article 14
Third Year Qualification Renewal Training Course
Third Year Qualification Renewal Training Course of Senior Certified Instructor(hereinafter referred to ‘Third Year Qualification Renewal Training Course’) shall be as
follows:
1. Senior Certified Instructor must take Third Year Qualification Renewal
Training Course before the date of validity.
2. Even if one takes Third Year Qualification Renewal Training Course, he or she
may lose the qualifications of Senior Certified Instructor if he or she does notcomplete the conditions prescribed separately. Once he or she lost thequalification, one must take Certifying Examination again and pass the
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4.

5.

examination in order to be authorized.
Term of office after successful renewal of the qualifications shall be three years.
This Third Year Qualification Renewal Training Course shall be done every
three years. Fee for taking training course shall be Yen 5,000 which shall be
paid to The Association.
This Third Year Qualification Renewal Training Course shall be done twice ayear at each Prefectural Association or each Bloc, as a general rule, one during
April and September and another during October and March of next year.
Procedures shall follow:① In every February, Organization Administration Department shallprepare the list mentioning the target members for the next fiscal year.
② Based on this list, Education Department shall request each Prefectural
Association to open Third Year Qualification Renewal Training
Course.
③ Each Prefectural Association shall plan the opening of this training
course.
④ Education Department and each Prefectural Association shallexchange the information about the plan and decide the instructor,
program and person in charge for the training course.
⑤ Based on the request from Education Department, Planning Section ofOrganization Department shall send the invitation of training course to
the target Senior Certified Instructors.
⑥ Senior Certified Instructor who will attend the training course shallconfirm the attendance and pay tuition to The Association. This tuition
shall not be repaid even if he or she fails to complete the training
course. However, an absentee with unavoidable reason may be repaid.
⑦ Education Department shall prepare the necessary materials to be used
for the training course, which shall be sent to each Prefectural
Association by Planning Section of Organization Department.
⑧ The Prefectural Association shall open Third Year Qualification
Renewal Training Course.
⑨ Education Department shall report the results of the training course ineach half of the fiscal year to the Conference of General Managers.
⑩ Senior Certified Instructor who does not take the training course
without any special reason shall lose the qualification.
i.
Grace period for the duty of taking Third Year Qualification
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iii.
iv.

Renewal Training Course shall be until the date of validity.
Organization Administration Department shall periodically
prepare the list of non-attendance during the target period andsubmit to Education Department.
Education Department shall judge the loss of qualification basedon this list.
Furthermore, Education Department shall prepare “Notice oflosing qualification of Senior Certified Instructor” and send to
oneself and Prefectural General Manager concerned.

Article 15
Supplementary Rules
Article 10 of Rules and Regulations about Certified Instructor shall be applied for the
remuneration of Senior Certified Instructor.
Article 16
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of General Managers. Thenthe revision shall be submitted to the Board of Directors and General Meeting ofRepresentative of Members, and shall be resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from December 1st 2009.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from December 1st 2010.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2011.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from March 1st 2012.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 23rd 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2014.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from June 26th 2014.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2015.
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Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2016.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2017.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2018.
Additional Rule
Article 3.6 of these rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from August
24th 2018.
Additional Rule
Articles 3.1 and 3.6, Clause 3 of Article 4, Article 8, Article 8, Clause 1 of Article 9.1,
Article 9.2, Articles 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, Article 11, Clauses 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Article 14of these rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 15th 2019.

Rules and Regulations about Certified Instructor of Supporting
the Members with Disabilities
Article 1
Purposes
Purposes of these rules and regulations shall to appoint Certified Instructor of
supporting the members with disabilities in General Corporate Juridical Person JapanSport Wellness Fukiya Association (hereinafter referred to ‘The Association’) and tocoach and bring up the members with disabilities.
Article 2
Duties
2.1 Certified Instructor of Supporting the Members with Disabilities shall understandthe spirit and aim of Sport Wellness Fukiya and shall make an effort to improve theskill properly, to support the members with disabilities, to promote increasing
number of members and to develop The Association.
2.2 Certified Instructor of Supporting the Members with Disabilities shall support themembers with disabilities at the meets and competitions sponsored by The
Association and/or Prefectural Association.
Article 3
Eligibility Requirements for Examination
Member of The Association who plans to be a certified instructor of supporting themembers with disabilities shall have the following qualifications:
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Members who are authorized as Certified Instructor or Senior Certified Instructor
and eager to support the disabled.
2. Having the recommendation from General Manager of local area branch of which
one belongs to. In case candidate does not belong to local area branch or be General
Manager of local area branch, candidate shall have a recommendation from General
Manager of neighboring local area branch or General Manager of the administrative
divisions of Japan of the Association (hereinafter referred to ‘Prefectural General
Manager’), which is competent to the candidate’s place of residence.
3. Having an approval of Prefectural General Manager and General Manager of cities,
towns and villages (hereinafter referred to ‘Municipal General Manager’).
Article 4
Examination to Authorize Qualifications
4.1 In order to authorize Certified Instructor of Supporting Members with Disabilities,
The Association shall open an examination of authorizing Certified Instructor of
Supporting Members with Disabilities (hereinafter referred to ‘Certifying
Examination’).
4.2 Certifying Examination shall consist of the following two kinds of tests:① Leadership ability against the disabled② Examination for a subject study related to the disabled (including short
descriptive test)
4.3 The Disabled Supporting Department shall be in charge of Certifying Examinationand shall decide final decision to pass or fail. Final approval shall be made by The
Association.
Article 5
Fee for Examination and Authorization
Fee for having Certifying Examination shall be Yen 3,000 to be paid to The Association
after receiving a notice of examination. Authorization fee shall be Zero.
Article 6
Examination Sites
Certifying Examination shall be done at the Head Office of The Association, as a
general rule. After this examination is firmly established, Certifying Examination shallbe done at the sites prepared by the Prefectural Association at any time. Candidate who
wishes to have an examination at the site other than designated, one shall write thepreferred site to have an examination in the application form.
Article 7

Certificate etc. of Certified Instructor of Supporting the Members-73-with Disabilities
Final judge shall be done by The Disabled Supporting Department and candidates who
are authorized shall be given a certificate, a card of Certified Instructor of Supporting
the Members with Disabilities and an attendance card of training course.
Article 8
Qualifications’ Term of Office
The term of office of Certified Instructor of Supporting the Members with Disabilities
shall be three years. But qualifications can be renewed for another three years after
attending renewal training course successfully.
Article 9
Qualifications and Authorities
As a general rule, Article 9 of Rules and Regulations about Certified Instructor or
Article 9 of Rules and Regulations about Senior Certified Instructor shall be applied.
Article 10
Loss of Qualifications and Suspension
10.1 Certified Instructors of Supporting the Members with Disabilities shall lose its
qualifications when they fall under the following reasons, however, Dan-I shallremain:1. Fail to attend Third Year Certified Instructor of Supporting the Members with
Disabilities Qualification Renewal Training Course (hereinafter referred to‘Qualification Renewal Training Course’ successfully.
2. The Association shall be able to take procedures of forfeiting one’s
qualifications regardless of the term of office by the resolution of the Board of
Directors with the agreement for the forfeit more than a half of the voting
rights when one acts against the purposes of The Association.
10.2 When one loses qualifications of Certified Instructor of Supporting the Memberswith Disabilities by any reason, he or she must return a certificate, a card of
Certified Instructor of Supporting the Members and with Disabilities and an
attendance card of training course to The Association.
10.3 Members, who once lost the qualifications of Certified Instructor of Supporting theMembers with Disabilities wish to obtain the qualifications again, must pass theCertifying Examination successfully.
10.4 Member, who lost the qualifications in accordance with preceding Article 10.1 orwas expelled from The Association in accordance with following Article 12, mustnot be authorized as Certified Instructor of Supporting the Members with
Disabilities once again.
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10.5 When Certified Instructor of Supporting the Members with Disabilities suspends
its activities by unavoidable reasons, he or she must submit the report ofsuspending the activities of Certified Instructor of Supporting the Members with
Disabilities to The Association.
Article 11
Return of Qualifications
When Certified Instructors of Supporting the Members with Disabilities plans to returnits qualifications by various reasons, he or she shall submit a report of returning thequalifications of Certified Instructors of Supporting the Members with Disabilities andshall return its certificate, card and an attendance card of training course to The
Association.
Article 12
Expulsion from The Association
Certified Instructors of Supporting Members with Disabilities shall be expelled from the
Association when they fall under one of the following reasons by the resolution of theBoard of Directors with the agreement for the expulsion more than a half of the voting
rights.
1. Violate The Association’s Articles of Incorporation and/or Rules andRegulations.
2. Bring dishonor of The Association or act against the purposes of The
Association.
3. There are some other reasonable reasons.
Article 13
Third Year Qualification Renewal Training Course
Third Year Qualification Renewal Training Course of Certified Instructor of Supporting
Members with Disabilities (hereinafter referred to ‘Third Year Qualification Renewal
Training Course’) shall be as follows:
1. Certified Instructor of Supporting Members with Disabilities must have Third
Year Qualification Renewal Training Course before the date of validity.
However, if one has a fair reason, he or she will be given a grace until the endof fiscal year.
2. In case one fails to complete Third Year Qualification Renewal Training
Course, he or she shall lose its qualification of Certified Instructor of
Supporting Members with Disabilities.
3. Term of office after successful renewal of the qualifications shall be three years.
This Third Year Qualification Renewal Training Course shall be done every
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5.

three years.
This Third Year Qualification Renewal Training Course shall be done twice ayear at the Head Office of The Association, as a general rule, one during April
and September and another during October and March of next year. However,Qualification Renewal Training Course of each Prefectural Association can bedone at any time.
As a procedure of opening qualification renewal training course, Secretariat
office of Disabled Supporting Department shall prepare the list of target
certified instructors and send the notices of renewal to them. The target
certified instructors shall be able to take Third Year Qualification Renewal
Training Course at any places sponsored by Disabled Supporting Department
with the attendance card of training course. Certified Instructors of Supporting
the Members with Disabilities who plan to re-attend the training course, he or
she shall pay the fee of Yen 3,000 to The Association. This fee shall not be
repaid even if he or she fails to complete the training course. However, it may
be repaid with the reasonable reasons.

Article 14
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of Handicapped Supporting
Department. Then the revision shall be submitted to the Board of Directors and General
Meeting of Representative of Members, and shall be resolved, approved and enforced.
Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from April 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from July 1st 2015.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2016.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2017.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2018.
Additional Rule
Articles 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11aaaand 13 of these rules and regulations shall be revisedand enforced as from February 15th 2019.
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Organization of Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association (Extract)

Article 1
Division of Duties
These rules and regulations shall prescribe an organization at Head Office, officeorganization and divisions of duties of General Corporate Juridical Person Japan Sport
Wellness Fukiya Association (hereinafter referred to ‘The Association’).
Article 2
Set upAt the Head Office of The Association, Chief Supervising Officer shall be appointed tocontrol all duties of Secretariat, Organizing Bureau, Public Relations Department andInternational Organization Project Office.
Article 3
Secretariat and Organizing Bureau
Under the control of Chief Supervising Officer, The Association shall set up Secretariat
and Organizing Bureau.
Article 4
Secretariat
The following Departments shall be set up in the Secretariat:
1. General Affairs Department
2. Examination Department
3. Academic Investigation Department
Article 5
Organizing Bureau
The following Departments shall be set up in Organizing Bureau:
1. Organization Department
2. Organization Administration Department
3. Education Department
4. Referee Department
5. Competition Department
6. Disabled Supporting Department
7. Junior Bringing up Department
Article 6

Public Relations Department and International Organization
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Article 7
International Organization Preparatory Office
The following Departments shall be set up in International Organization Preparatory
Office:1. Strategies Planning Department
2. International Department

VII Rules and Regulations about International Organization Preparatory Office
Article 1
Set upUnder the direct control of Chief Supervising Officer, The Association shall set up
International Organization Preparatory Office in order to achieve The Association’s
target to establish International Organization under the slogan of “Let us make Japanand World healthy”.
Article 2
Formation
The following Departments shall be set up in International Organization Preparatory
Office:1. Strategies Planning Department
2. International Department
Article 3
DutiesStrategies Planning Department shall execute the following duties:
1. To translate The Association’s Rules and Regulations into English.
2. To prepare the draft of Articles of Incorporation and Rules and Regulations for theOverseas Sport Wellness Fukiya Association.
3. To settle on a World Growth Strategy of Sport Wellness Fukiya.
4. To study Article of Incorporation and Rules and Regulations of International Sport
Wellness Fukiya Federation (tentative name).
5. To make a plan of International Sport Wellness Fukiya Championship.
6. To plan International Organization Establishment Council.
7. To unify the competition rules of Sport Wellness Fukiya.
International Department shall execute the following duties:
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2.
3.
4.

To spread Sport Wellness Fukiya for the overseas countries.
To have the cultural exchanges with overseas countries.
To support overseas organizations.
To work for establishing overseas branches in all over the world.

Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from June 20th 2019.

VIII

Establishing Overseas Organization
Rules and Regulations about Establishing Overseas Organization

Article 1
Aims
Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association (hereinafter referred to “The Association”),
institute Rules and Regulations about Establishing Overseas Organization, such as,
General Overseas Branch (Kaigai Sou-Shibu) and Overseas Branch (Kaigai Shibu)(hereinafter referred to the “Overseas Branch (Kaigai Shibu)”), in accordance with Item
12 of Clause 1 and Clause 2 of Article 4 in the Articles of Incorporation of The
Association.
Article 2
Name of Overseas Branch
Name of the Overseas Branch shall be ‘Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association, 〇〇(Country Name), △△△ (State and/or City Name), □□□Branch’. Country name, State
and/or City name shall not be used as it is as the name of the Overseas Branch.
Article 3
Matters which require attention when spreading in overseas
When establishing overseas organization, an organizer must concentrate one’s attention
to the situation, culture and law etc. of the country, state and/or city, and shall getnecessary permits from the Administration concerned.
Article 4Overseas BranchOverseas organization shall be basically Overseas Branch. In case several overseas
branches are established in each state and/or city and country, General Overseas Branchshall be established and General Overseas Branch shall unify the local branches in thestate and/or city, and country.
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Jurisdiction
Overseas Branch shall be under the jurisdiction of The Association’s International
Department of International Organization Preparatory Office.
Article 6
Prerequisite of the establishment
Overseas Branch shall manage the cost of administration and activities of the branch bythemselves. Overseas Branch shall be independent as a general rule.
Article 7
Preparation of the Establishment
An organizer shall prepare the establishment of the Overseas Branch, taking one or two
years as the first step, by inviting people in each state and/or city and country to join theOverseas Branch with supporting the purpose and aim of The Association and having
will to continue Sport Wellness Fukiya as a lifetime sport.
Article 8
Formation
8.1 After taking enough time to prepare the establishment of the Overseas Branch as
mentioned in preceding Article, an organizer shall apply establishment of anOverseas Branch with at least five members who will join the overseas branch.
8.2 The Association’s membership card shall be issued to the branch members who join
The Association.
8.3 The Association’s bulletin shall be sent to the General Manager of the Overseas
Branch. Number of bulletin to be sent is equal to the number of members. General
Manager of the branch shall distribute the bulletin to each member.
Article 9
Organization of Overseas Branch
9.1 When applying the establishment of Overseas Branch, Branch’s General Manager
and Directors (Deputy General Manager(s), Accountant and Auditor) shall beelected.
9.2 After electing General Manager and Directors, an organizer shall send Application
for Establishing an Overseas Branch (copy of the application is acceptable) to The
Association’s International Department of International Organization Preparatory
Office together with rules and regulations of the overseas branch.
9.3 International Organization Preparatory Office shall get an approval from theConference of General Managers and the Board of Directors through the Personnel
Committee. After obtaining an approval, Certificates of Overseas Branch and-80-General Manager shall be issued by The Association in the name of The
Association’s Chairman.
Article 10
Management of the Overseas Branch
10.1 The Board of Directors of Overseas Branch shall pass a resolution about annual
membership fee, administration and activity fee etc. to manage the Branch.
10.2 Management of the Overseas Branch shall be basically independent and thus eachmember shall pay administration and activity fee in addition to the annual
membership fee in accordance with the resolution of the Overseas Branch’s Boardof Directors.
10.3 Overseas Branch’s annual membership fee and other fee shall be used for the
management of the Overseas Branch and need not pay to The Association.
However, fee for the authorization of Dan-Kyu-I shall be paid to The Associationin conformity with the Rules and Regulations of The Association.
10.4 In order to avoid any trouble concerning Overseas Branch’s disbursement andreceipt of money, Overseas Branch shall open new Bank Account to be used for theOverseas Branch’s money movement only.
10.5 Branch’s annual settlement of accounts shall be prepared in the name of General
Manager and shall be audited by the auditor.
10.6 A copy of annual settlement of accounts shall be sent to The Association’sInternational Organization Preparatory Office after obtaining an approval from
Overseas Branch’s Board of Directors.
Article 11
Authorization of Dan-Kyu-I Grades
In case Overseas Branch has Certified Instructors and/or Senior Certified Instructors
among their members, they can judge the Dan-Kyu-I test in conformity with the rules
and regulations of The Association. Dan-Kyu-I Certificate shall be issued by The
Association.
Article 12
Participation of the Championship, Meets and Festivals
In case members belong to Overseas Branch wish to participate the National
Championship and Meets to be held in Japan, name of his or her branch shall beOverseas Branch (self-assessment system).
Article 13
Report13.1 General Manager of the Overseas Branch shall send Monthly Activity Report-81-mentioning the change of number of members, monthly activities etc. to The
Association’s International Department of International Organization Preparatory
Office every end of the month. (Report by e-mail is acceptable.)
13.2 International Organization Preparatory Office shall submit these reports from
Overseas Branches to Organization Administration Department.
Article 14
Sending Directors
The Association may send Directors from the Board, International Organization
Preparatory Office, Education and Organization Administration Department to theOverseas Branch. Travelling expenses shall be borne by The Association.
Article 15
Purchase of Authorized Equipment
Overseas Branch shall conclude the contract with the appointed seller about thepurchase of authorized equipment in accordance with the basic guideline concluded
between The Association and the appointed seller. At this time, it is advisable that bothparties shall agree who will pay the transportation cost, custom duties etc.
Article 16
Dismissal of Directors
The Association keeps the right to dismiss the directors of the Overseas Branch in thename of The Association’s Chairman after the resolution of the Board of Directors, if
the directors of Overseas Branch violate the rules and regulations of The Association.
Article 17
Dissolution
The Association keeps the right to dissolve the Overseas Branch in the name of The
Association’s Chairman after the resolution of the Board of Directors, if the said
overseas organization violates the rules and regulations of The Association.
Article 18
OthersOther subjects related to the management of the Overseas Branch shall be discussed
between The Association and the Overseas Branch.
Article 19
Revision
The revision of these rules and regulations shall be resolved at the conference of theHighest Executives through the discussion at the conference of General Managers. Thenthe revision shall be submitted to the Board of Directors and shall be resolved, approvedand enforced.
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Additional Rule
These rules and Regulations shall be enforced as from July 1st 2013.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from April 1st 2016.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from February 16th 2018.
Additional Rule
These rules and regulations shall be revised and enforced as from June 20th 2019.

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Effects of Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing on Health

What is Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport Wellness Fukiya-shiki Kokyuhou)?
The most remarkable characteristic of Sport Wellness Fukiya is its method of breathing.
Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing consists of both Thoracic Breathing and Abdominal
Breathing, so it utilizes all the muscles that concern breathing. Everyone can masterSport Wellness Fukiya Breathing by doing Basic Motions correctly.
Positive Effects of Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing on health
The Following are the positive effects on health which may be achieved with Sport
Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport Wellness Fukiya-shiki Kokyuhou).
 Prevents arteriosclerosis and clogging of blood vessels
 Relieves stress and helps you relax
 Warms your body Ameliorates stiff shoulders
 Prevents high blood pressure Prevents aging of the brain
 Prevents diabetes
 Invigorates internal organs
 Ameliorates asthma Prevents back pain Enhances the immune system Enhances the effects of dieting and skin care
These parts are extracted from Effects of Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing (Sport-83-

Wellness Fukiya-shiki Kokyuhou) on Health in the “Sport Wellness Fukiya Primer”
written by M.D. Hayashi, who is former advisor of The Association.
** Please note that because of the individual differences these positive effects on health
may not apply to everyone.
Advices from Doctors:
Recommendable Sport for Anti-Aging
Mr. Takashi ARAI, Doctor of Medicine, Advisor of The Association
As Sport Wellness Fukiya repeats deep breathing which we usually do not do in daily
life, this sport shall be considered light burden training for the all muscles, especiallyabdominal muscles. This may contribute tightened stomach, improving metabolism andgood effects on health such as mental stability, dropping blood pressure because of
abdominal breathing. Generally, sport may be strenuous but Sport Wellness Fukiya
becomes the center of public attention as a gentle sport suitable for the aged and personsof sick recovery period. I recommend Sport Wellness Fukiya as a sport which aims
Anti-aging.
Continuation of Sport Wellness Fukiya is the most suitable for Healthy Longevity
Mr. Yoshiki YAGO, Vice President of Yago Clinic, Facility Manager of Yago Medical
Fitness Club, Sport Doctor, Health Exercise Therapist, Advisor of The Association’s
Academic Investigation Section, Education Department
Three important components to maintain healthy life for the aged are well-balanced
nutrition, enough rest and moderate exercise.
Especially, in order to extend healthy life span, long continuation of sport which shallinterest oneself, regardless of physical strength difference is very important. In thissense, effect of Sport Wellness Fukiya on health is not a transient effect for short period
but continuous effect for longer period and I would say that this is the most suitable
sport to extend healthy life span. Persistent rate of Sport Wellness Fukiya is No. 1 in our
Medical Fitness Club. I hope a lot of people extend healthy life span by Sport Wellness
Fukiya.
Sport Wellness Fukiya is a Golden Sport suitable for Fat Burning
Hiroyuki IMAI, Doctor of Medicine, Advisor of The Association’s Academic
Investigation Section, Education Department, President of Imai Clinic
With the help of University’s Faculty of Physical Education, we measured calorie
consumption of Sport Wellness Fukiya. Calorie consumption of six rounds (blowing 30-84-

darts) showed 66 calories and 1.7 METs*. These figures are not so high and person who
does not have physical strength can enjoy Sport Wellness Fukiya without difficulty.
Breathing quotient (RQ) which was measured at the same time was 0.81 and we canunderstand that energy source of blowing darts shall be lipid. We have never heard thesport which promotes lipid metabolism from the starting of the sport. Sport Wellness
Fukiya can be said the golden sport for lipid metabolism.
*66 calories and 1.7 METSs means the light sport of just walking around
Good effects on motor symptom improvement of Parkinsonian syndrome
Noriko KAWASHIMA, Doctor of Medicine, Board-certified neurologist of JapaneseSociety of Neurology, President of Kawashima Neurology Clinic, Regular member of
The Association
Freezing foot, speech problem and postural disorder of Parkinsonian syndrome’s
exercise symptoms are correlated with aging of lung. It is very important for the goodlung function that large enough and resilient lung shall be kept and rib cage, lip, tongue,pharynx and larynx shall keep good functions.
Basic motions of Sport Wellness Fukiya, such as keeping lung and rib cage big enoughby inhaling, exhaling at once after keeping a breath a little, give good effect on
rejuvenation of lung. Furthermore, we can expect good effects on health from the game
nature of Sport Wellness Fukiya, which we can continue happily.
Enjoy Sport Wellness Fukiya with training of muscles of lower body
Shuichi OHBUCHI, Doctor of Medicine, Physical Therapist, General Manager, Elderly
Person Health Promotion Business Support Department of Tokyo Metropolitan
Geriatric HospitalIn the nursing-care filed, in addition to the problem of lower body, a lot of accidents ofgetting stuck in the throat are found, thus, around the mouth is now getting more
important for the care. I believe that Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing is an ideal toprevent an aspiration. Furthermore, Basic Motions, which lead correct posture, make allorgans stay at the correct positions and give good effects on health. However, when
thinking about care prevention, training of muscles of lower body is also very important.
Let us aim healthy longevity by enjoying Sport Wellness Fukiya adding crouching
posture and keeping knees at bending position for the training.
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Questions and Answers

Q: How can we start Sport Wellness Fukiya in our country (outside Japan)?
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A: Please contact International Department of Japan Sport Wellness Fukiya Association,
who will give you the necessary information.
E-mail: info@fukiya.net Attention: International Department
Equipment and Basic Motions: Please refer to Chapter I of this Guide Book
How to affiliate with The Association: Please refer to Chapter III of this Guide Book
How to establish Overseas Branch: Please refer to Chapter VIII of this Guide Book
Q: Can we make Fukiya equipment by ourselves?
A: As a competitive sport, we regulate unified equipment, which attach the greatest
importance on the safety, and all Fukiya players must use this authorized equipment.
We do not admit self-made equipment.
Q: Is Sport Wellness Fukiya dangerous?
A: No, Sport Wellness Fukiya is not a dangerous sport, if you keep the rules and aim
only the target. Tip of dart has round shape considering the safety.
Q: Do you have any rule about clothing?
A: No, we do not regulate clothing. Please wear safe and suitable for light sport. In case
you participate in meets and competitions sponsored by The Association, pleaserefer to Chapter IV of this Guide Book, Rules and Regulations about Competitions
in details.
Q: Why should we follow Basic Motions?
A: Basic Motions (Kihon Dousa) are the fundamentals of Sport Wellness Fukiya, andare so arranged as to make the most of Sport Wellness Fukiya Breathing tomaximize the good effects it has on your health. The Basic motions (Kihon Dousa)
are a series of motions that begin from and end with a bow (Rei). The smooth
motions create beautiful forms, bring about deep breathing, heighten concentration,and give you vitality. Please study Basic Motions correctly and enjoy Sport Wellness
Fukiya as a lifetime sport.
Q: What kind of certificate is necessary to coach Sport Wellness Fukiya in our country(outside Japan)?
A: You must get the qualification of Certified Instructor. Please refer to Chapter V ofthis Guide Book.

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CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Trade Name
The Association shall be called ‘Ippan Shadan Houjin Nihon Sport Wellness Fukiya
Kyoukai’, and shall be written ‘General Corporate Juridical Person Japan Sport
Wellness Fukiya Association’ (the abbreviated name is SWFA) in English.
Article 2
Head Office
The Association shall have its Head Office in Sumida-ku, Tokyo.

CHAPTER IIPURPOSES and UNDERTAKINGS
Article 3
Purposes
The purposes of The Association shall be to contribute the succession of Japanesetraditional culture, and the creation of people’s health and useful life. In order tomaterialize these purposes through Sport Wellness Fukiya, The Association contributes
to educate and spread Sport Wellness Fukiya as the sport which promotes people’s
health and creates useful life of not only working member of society but also children,
students, the aged and the disabled, and contributes the promotion of social education
through the study of sport and preventive medicine. Furthermore, The Association shallbe to contribute people’s healthy development of mind and body and promotion of theJapanese Sports.
Article 4
Undertakings
4.1 The Association shall be to conduct the following undertakings to materialize thepurposes prescribed in the preceding Article 3:
1. Spread and advance the undertakings which promote people’s health and create
useful life by Sport Wellness Fukiya.
2. Hold competitions, classes, seminars, experimental meetings to spread andadvance Sport Wellness Fukiya
3. Bring up and certify instructors to advance educational and promotional
activities, and send instructors to such occasions.
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5. Medical study related to the Sport Wellness Fukiya’s abdominal breathing andhealth.
6. Study and develop the equipment of Sport Wellness Fukiya.
7. Inspect and give official approval for the equipment of Sport Wellness Fukiya.
8. Authorize Dan-Kyu-I related to Sport Wellness Fukiya.
9. Publish books and create audiovisual aids to spread and promote Sport
Wellness Fukiya.
10. Manage the site of training camp, training school and institute, which provide
the opportunities and places for the training of Sport Wellness Fukiya, andpersonal exchanges regardless of The Association’s member or not..
11. Plan the international exchanges by establishing overseas organization to
spread and educate them in order to promote Sport Wellness Fukiya.
12. Other lines of undertakings which shall be necessary to achieve the purposes of
the Association.
4.2 Undertakings prescribed in preceding items 1 through 10 and 12 shall be done inJapan and prescribed in item 11 shall be done in Japan and Overseas.

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