Club Fees
Class
We do not charge for class attendance.
Membership
Recommended £15 annual membership donation.
Where does the money go?
The club is run voluntarily with the membership donations being spent on club insurance. No wage or expense is paid for tuition.
Insurance
Each person needs to be covered by member to member liability insurance to participate in martial arts.
To cover this there is an annual charge, you pay this directly to the British Combat Karate Association. We will give you the details for this payment.
Grading
Gradings are structured but people progress at different speeds. There is a minimum amount of time between gradings but no maximum. Gradings take place during class and there is no additional charge for a grading. We provide a certificate free of charge to recognise your grading but you will need to source your own belt.
Uniform
For the general class we wear a Karate Gi. You will need to source your own Karate Gi, this will not be expected to be worn until after you have purchased your student insurance. Below you can see a group picture of some of our members each wearing their Karate Gi.
For comfort and safety each new member is required to wear jogging bottoms and a plain t shirt. This is also the uniform we wear on our dedicated Street Defence nights as seen below.
Some students like to have the club logo as a patch or embroidered on to their gi, as you can see in the pictures below. We do not sell patches or offer an embroider service, but if this is something you would like then please speak to the instructor who will direct you to recommended companies.
We are not a supplier of martial arts equipment but we are happy to recommend companies that do.