Silk Road Enterprises

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Custom Made Martial Arts Certificates

Custom Martial Arts Certificates

At Silk Road Enterprises, our custom calligraphy services offer you the opportunity to have your club/school/organization's Martial Arts Certificate translated into traditional Chinese Characters or Japanese Kanji hand brushed into a work of art. All artwork is hand painted to order and therefore 100% unique

Custom Martial Arts Certificates

Silk Road Enterprises produces high quality custom designed Martial Arts Certificates, Martial Arts Diploma and Martial Arts Membership Certificates (biyezheng, ninteisho, shomeisho, menjo) for Martial Art Schools (Kwoon/dojo) and Organizations.

Our Custom Made Martial Arts Certificates are hand brushed in Chinese hanzi or Japanese kanji and on your choice of paper.

Our Custom Made Martial Arts Certificates can be digitally enhanced to include an English translation, your school logo, and inkan/hanko (stamps) and printed on Elegant Phoenix Border Paper or Classic Dai Nippon Butokukai Style Border Paper. Your Martial Arts Certificates can be delivered electronically at no extra cost.

We offer:

Authentic Custom Wording - Completely tailored to your needs;
Free English to Chinese/Japanese Translation;
Elegant Rice Paper, Classic DNBK Style Border Paper;
Phoenix Border Paper;
A variety of sizes and formats to choose from;
Artist consultation with you from the beginning to completion; and
Money back guarentee

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A note on our certificate paper:

Most of the pre-printed award certificates you'll find on the internet carry a basis weight rating of somewhere between 24lb and 28lb – this is a flimsy weighted paper. If held by one edge of the paper, the certificate will automatically fold over on itself due to simple gravity.

At Silk Road Enterprises, all of our certificates are printed on 55lb-65lb card stock which provides for a level of sturdiness needed for a quality certificate.

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Price List

Custom Martial Arts Certificates with Up to 50 Characters

11 3/4"W x 8 1/4" H $75.00
16 1/2" W x 11 3/4"H $85.00

Custom Martial Arts Certificates with Up to 80 Characters

11 3/4"W x 8 1/4" H $ 95.00
16 1/2" W x 11 3/4"H $105.00

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"Quality Custom Chinese Calligraphy and Art for the Home, Office and Martial Arts School "

Custom martial arts certificates hand lettered by silk road enterprise. Martial arts certificates are a great promotional tool and a source of inspiration. Our martial arts certificates come in two sizes and are available electronically. Our martial arts certificates menjo ninteisho are brushed in a traditional format with the kanji calligraphy beginning on the right with the lines written vertically. The martial arts certificate is then read from right to left.

First Karate Certificates

On April 12, 1924, Gichin Funakoshi, the "Father of Modern Karate," awarded karate's first black belt dan upon seven men. The recipients included Hironori Ohtsuka, founder of wado-ryu karatedo, Shinken Gima, later of gima-ha shoto-ryu, and Ante Tokuda, Gima's cousin) Kasuya, Akiba, Shimizu and Hirose. This beginning was a highly personal, yet formal ceremony in which Funakoshi is said to have handed out lengths of black belting and a hand brushed menjo (diploma) to his pupils.

Origins of Martial Arts Certificate Borders Design

The origin of the phoenix and classic border design originates in the imperial court of China and was only used on Official documents by the Emperor.

Three symbols of the Phoenix border.

The Phoenix is a symbol of Virtue, Morality, Benevolence, Faith and Courtesy. The male is on the left side and the female on the right facing each other on the top center of the certificate.

The Cloud placed on the top center of the certificate, between the male and female Phoenix symbolizes luck as clouds bring rains for farming.

The Paulownia, situated on the sides and bottom of the certificate along with Chrysanthemum (crest of the Royal Family of Japan) symbolize an oath to the Gods.

Four symbols of the Classic border

The Blue Dragon is identified with the water gods and the gods of fertility who invoke the rains on which the harvest depends. To Confucian scholars, this mythic creature of supernatural powers represents strength, virtue and loyalty.

The Phoenix is a symbol of Virtue, Morality, Benevolence, Faith and Courtesy.

The White Tiger is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the White Tiger of the West, and it represents the west and the autumn season.

The Black Tortoise is one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations. It is sometimes called the Black Warrior of the North and it represents the north and the winter season. It is usually depicted as both a tortoise and a snake, specifically with the snake coiling around the tortoise.