Dr. Hamada Hanshi was also personally awarded the International Peace Award which he said he would dedicate to all members participating in this event by inscribing their names on its back.

At the end of the event, after the official closing ceremony, Dr. Hamada Hanshi called for Christian and Roderick Brothers Bajada Renshi and officially bestowed upon them the title of Shihan, meaning master instructor or role model, and the rank of Rokudan (6^th degree black belt) Jujutsu.

We would like to thank Dr. Hiroyuki Tesshin Hamada Hanshi for his exceptional leadership, the DNBK Honbu Board for another memorable occasion, the DNBK ID team of organizers, under the guidance of Kim Baylor Kyoshi, for its impeccable organization skills and the entire Maltese delegation upon their successful achievements and for making Malta and the Classical Budo Association proud of its many accomplishments. We also send our regards to Allan Tattersall Hanshi who was with us in Malta a short while ago but could not make it for this event.