Membership Fees and Payment Options

Shuyokan Membership Plans

Type Of Plan	Adults (18 years and up)	Youth (5 to 17 years of age)
Monthly	$160 (Unlimited training - 5 classes per week)	$95 (2 classes per week)
6 Month	$580 (Unlimited training, uniform and patch)	$500 (2 classes per week, uniform & patch)
Yearly	$1,000 (Unlimited training, uniform and patch, 3 volume set of Shuyokan Ryu videos)	$800 (2 classes per week, uniform & patch)
3 Year Plan	$3,060 (Same as Yearly membership package plus all Kyu and Dan testing are fees included.)	Not Available
Trial Class	Free - Sign up for membership the same day and receive a 20% discount off initial membership sign up.	Free - Sign up for membership the same day and receive a 20% discount off initial membership sign up
Family Discounts	Initial member pays full membership price. Each additional family member receives a 20% discount.
Private Plan I	$1,200 - 12 Private Lessons (Same as Yearly Adult membership package. Both Adult and Youth students are eligible.)
Private Plan II	$600 - 6 Private Lessons (This Plan available to currently enrolled Shuyokan members only - both Adult and Youth students.)
Non-Standard Payments	Use this option to send Shuyokan a payment for any amount, but you must speak with Sensei Dye first. You may use this to pay for any plan not listed above, such as family rate plans, and to purchase pre-paid blocks of training time.
Notes:	* Family Rate Discounts - Initial family member pays full membership price. Each additional family member receives a 20% discount. * Uniforms, DVDs and/or Books included free with initial membership sign ups only and not renewals. * There are no full or partial refunds, for any reasons, on any unused portions of any Shuyokan membership plan. * Using PayPal, for Monthly plans only, your credit card will be charged on a recurring basis until you choose to cancel. For all other plans listed above, your card will be charged once for the amount indicated. * It is up to the individual to monitor when his/her time is running out and sign up for additional training time as desired. * Contact Shuyokan for discount and family rates * Can't attend unlimited classes? Contact Shuyokan for prepaid blocks of training time. * Prices are current as of September 2019.

 

Shuyokan Testing Fees

Testing fees are to be paid either at the time of testing, in advance or may be added to your membership fees. Members paying all testing fees in advance, up to and including Shodan, will receive an additional 25% off their membership fees. Contact Shuyokan for these other methods of payment.

Kyu Levels (Youth and Adult) - Each Kyu Level: $40 — Fee includes Certificate (and colored belt, when applicable)

Dan Levels (Youth and Adult) - Each Dan Grade: $200 — Shodan includes Certificate and Embroidered Black Belt.

Notes:
   $360   Approximate Kyu testing fees up to and including Brown Belt
   $200   Black Belt testing fee (includes certificate and embroidered belt)
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   $560   Total testing fees paid out over approximately 3 years. Members paying all testing fees in advance, at the time of signing up, will receive 25% off their membership.
* Prices are current as of September 2019.

 

Special Notes Regarding Training & Testing Fees

Tax Deduction - Your Shuyokan membership may be tax deductible, depending on your professional occupation. If you are, or are considering, taking self-defense lessons to make your workplace safer, or to protect yourself during business-imposed travel, your lessons may be tax deductible. As always, you should check with your tax accountant for details.

Discounts - All current students are eligible for discounts of 20% off their membership for every new student he or she brings in (up to 5 students). If a student brings in 5 new members then he or she would be able to train for free as long as those 5 students remain at the Dojo. Should one student drop out then this student would pay only 20% of the normal fees, if two students drop out he or she would pay 40% of the normal fees, and so on.

 

Training Uniforms

The uniforms we use are similar to Judo uniforms, in that they are of the heavier weave variety, can be either 'natural' or white in color, and vary in price according to size, starting in the mid-$60 to the high-$70 range.

 

Books

Samurai Cop Academy Training Manual, by Sensei David Dye. Testing techniques 9^th kyu to 1^st kyu, History of Shuyokan, Self-Defense Safety, Historical Documents and Photos.

Price: $40.00 (may be purchased at the dojo)

Ancient Hawaiian Martial Art of Kaihewalu 'Ohana Lua, by Solomon Kaihewalu, edited by David Dye. Techniques and history of the Hawaiian martial art of Lua.

Price: $24.95 (may be purchased at the dojo)

 

DVDs

Shuyokan Ryu Aikido – Self Defense for The Modern Warrior - Three volumes featuring Sensei Dye instructing many of the techniques used in Shuyokan Ryu.

Each volume:
   Suggested Retail: $39.95
   Shuyokan Member Price: $30, or $75 for all 3 volumes
   may be purchased at the dojo)

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