These badges /patches/ were introduced on January 25, 1944 by Ministry of Health and Welfare Notice No. 7 in three grades.
Badges were awarded to students who have passed the martial arts exam.
Original official description of the badges.
1944 martial arts badge
1944 martial arts physical fitness badge
japanese badge
japanese home front martial arts badge
japanese homefronet martial arts badges
japanese physical fitness badge
martial arts physical fitness badge
上級武道章
中級武道章
初級武道章
武道章
army budo award watch fob
army martial arts award watch fob
imperial japan army badge
japanese army badge
japanese army budo award badge
japanese army martial arts badge
japanese badge
武道章
陸軍武道章
陸軍章
budo badge
budo watch fob
imperial army badge
japanese army badge
japanese imperial army budo badge
japanese imperial army budo watch fob
大正十五年第八師団競技大会記念章
帝國陸軍武道章
武道章