NEW BLACKBELTS IN KIMUSUBI DOJOS
Since the last announcement in 2023, the member dojos of Kimusubi Dojos organized
5 black belt examinations in Cologne and Vienna. The examiner was Jörg Kretzschmar Sensei.
Mrs. Margit Besler and Mr. Fabio Branno received 5th Dan in the Kagamibiraki ceremony in Tokyo, Japan on January 14th 2024.
Mr. Marijan Eispieler and Mr. Gerhard Treffner received 5th Dan in the Kagamibiraki ceremony in Tokyo, Japan on January 11th 2026.
Heartfelt congratulations for the hard work and successful examination to all of the aikidokas in the following table:
| Date | Place | Examiner | Family name | Country | Grade given |
| 15.10.2023 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Negron van Grieken | Luis | 3. Dan |
| 15.10.2023 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Kern | Oliver | 3. Dan |
| 15.10.2023 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Slebioda | Marcin | 2. Dan |
| 15.10.2023 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Wojnicz-Wroblewska | Magdalena | 1. Dan |
| 15.10.2023 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Liebhold | Michael | 1. Dan |
| 14.01.2024 | Tokyo | Endo Sensei | Besler | Margit | 5. Dan |
| 14.01.2024 | Tokyo | J. Kretzschmar(reco) | Branno | Fabio | 5. Dan |
| 12.04.2024 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Fokkema | Stefanie | 1. Dan |
| 12.04.2024 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Mayr | Peter | 1. Dan |
| 12.04.2024 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Togashi | Yukiko | 1. Dan |
| 12.04.2024 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Duffner | Felix | 1. Dan |
| 12.04.2024 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Hofmann | Christina | 1. Dan |
| 12.04.2024 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Hofmann | Felix | 1. Dan |
| 30.11.2024 | Vienna | J. Kretzschmar | Petschnig | Michele | 3. Dan |
| 30.11.2024 | Vienna | J. Kretzschmar | Petschnig | Dominique | 2. Dan |
| 30.11.2024 | Vienna | J. Kretzschmar | Rudi | Balint | 2. Dan |
| 30.11.2024 | Vienna | J. Kretzschmar | Brader | Michael | 1. Dan |
| 02.12.2024 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Schiffer | Philipp | 1. Dan |
| 15.03.2025 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Furlan | Thomas | 4. Dan |
| 15.03.2025 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Lammer | Herfried | 4. Dan |
| 15.03.2025 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Pertella | Daniele | 4. Dan |
| 15.03.2025 | Cologne | J. Kretzschmar | Semar | Greta | 3. Dan |
| 30.11.2025 | Vienna | J. Kretzschmar | Hackl | Benjamin | 4. Dan |
| 30.11.2025 | Vienna | J. Kretzschmar | Andexer | Helmut | 4. Dan |
| 30.11.2025 | Vienna | J. Kretzschmar | Germadnik | Marco | 3. Dan |
| 30.11.2025 | Vienna | J. Kretzschmar | Harder | Dietmar | 2. Dan |
| 30.11.2025 | Vienna | J. Kretzschmar | Schreiber | Frank | 1. Dan |
| 30.11.2025 | Vienna | J. Kretzschmar | Tzitzilaki | Maria | 1. Dan |
| 11.01.2026 | Tokyo | J. Kretzschmar(reco) | Einspieler | Marijan | 5. Dan |
| 11.01.2026 | Tokyo | J. Kretzschmar(reco) | Treffner | Gerhard | 5. Dan |
