Sotenjuku dojo is part of the United Kingdom Aikikai
Photos in our header are of our members and instructors training, taken by Penny and Roy
Your first class with us is free. After that there are two things you need to pay:
These cover our club’s costs: hire of the hall, mats, instructor insurance, arranging courses. Either pay once a month (and train as much as you like), or pay each class.
| per calendar month | or... per class |
|---|---|
|
£36.00
(unlimited classes) |
£6.00 |
Pay by direct debit please: ask for our bank details at class.
This is your annual membership of the national aikido body to which we belong, and includes your mandatory third-party insurance.
| waged | unwaged/student |
|---|---|
| £32.00 | £25.00 |
You need to pay this after your first few classes with us. Then you renew it once every year — we’ll remind you when your membership is due.
If you're visiting us from another club for a few classes and won’t be joining our club, the mat fee per session is £10.00.
We've tried different ways to structure this over the years. We're balancing the very real need to cover our costs with incentivising you to train as much as possible. So if you can afford the monthly fee, please pay that one: thank you!
It’s really helpful to us if you can add a reference to your payment that includes your name and (if you’re paying per-class) the date of the class the payment is for. Thank you!
There are no grading fees until your black-belt test, and those are handled by the national organisation anyway. See more about grading.
Incidentally, the mat fees are used to pay the hall rental, or to pay for occasional courses with senior teachers (for example, we try to host seminars from time to time, or sometimes we run special classes). We also use the club funds for occasional things like printing fliers, hiring a van to move mats, or subsidising attendance at key events that benefit the whole club. None of our instructors get paid for teaching us.
Sotenjuku dojo is part of the United Kingdom Aikikai
Photos in our header are of our members and instructors training, taken by Penny and Roy