Tsurugi Bashi Kendo Kai
Fees 2007-2008
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* FREE - Kendo Open Day (Demonstration & Beginners' Course Session 1)
* 10 GBP = BKA Temporary Membership for insurance purposes (due Session 2)
* 45 GBP = Joining fee including new Shinai and Bokuto (due Session 5)
* 20 GBP = Term fee (3 months)
* 45 GBP = Year fee (12 months)
4 Trial Kendo Sessions = 10 GBP
3 months: 10 + 45 + 20 = 75 GBP
12months: 10 + 45 + 45 = 100 GBP
There are several components to your fees: the joining fee, the term fee and the BKA membership. New members pay all three. Existing members (including society officers) pay the last two. The BKA membership fee gives you insurance and is paid to the BKA, not to our dojo. The fees are independent of the number of sessions you attend in the corresponding period: the more you attend, the better value for money you get (as well, of course, as becoming more proficient in kendo). There are no discounts for partial attendance and there are no refunds except as specified below.
Term fee: 20 GBP. Valid until the beginning of the following term. Discounted to 45 GBP for 3 terms. Refunded in full if you decide to quit by the fourth session of the intro course.
New members can choose to pay 100 GBP for annual fee, which is: 10 GBP insurance, 45 GBP annual fee, and 45 GBP joining fee (including 1 shinai and 1 bokuto).
Or they can pay 75 GBP for term fee, which is: 10 GBP insurance, 20 GBP term fee, and 45 GBP joining fee (including 1 shinai and 1 bokuto). They will then have to pay a further 20GBP + 20GBP for the remaining two terms.
BKA membership: the amount varies depending on several parameters (is it a renewal or a new licence? a full or a temporary licence? a regular or a student licence? etc) Towards the end of the calendar year, those who are not yet BKA members, whether they are students or not, can use the inexpensive "Temporary (3 months); also acts as joining fee" which is 10 GBP. This will not be refunded, even if you quit early, as it will be sent off immediately to provide insurance cover.
Please pay with two separate cheques: not with cash, not with one cumulative
cheque. One cheque, payable to "University of Cambridge Kendo Society", to cover
joining fee (if applicable) and term or year fee. Another cheque, payable to
"British Kendo Association", to cover BKA fee.
The society is strictly non-profit-making. None of the instructors or
officers receives any payment. Fees merely cover expenses such as insurance,
rental of training halls, purchase of equipment and BKA duties for the dojo.
