Fees 2025

Full Member Fee structure :

A full member of the Kashima-Shinryu Helsinki r.y. pays a fee consisting of four parts:

1. KSSR Helsinki r.y. annual Membership Fee

Kashima-Shinryu Helsinki r.y. membership fee. Amount: €10 in 2025. This is paid with the Fall season fees.

2. Kashima-Shinryu Budo Renmei Membership Fee

Membership fee for the Japanese parent organization for members who have attained belt ranks and signed the Kishomon. The Kashima-Shinryu Helsinki r.y. forwards this fee to Japan on your behalf. Amount: €10 in 2025. This is paid with the Fall season fees.

3. Training Fee

For members participating in training sessions during the season. (This covers the rent of the dojo) Amount: €240. (Student training fee: €140)

3. Equipment Wear & Tear Fee

Allocated for the acquisition of new training equipment and fixing the existing equipment. Amount: €20 for both regular and student members. This is paid with the Spring season fees.

Billing:

Members pay the fees in the start of the season (by January 15 or July 15) to the association’s account:
Kashima-Shinryu Helsinki r.y. FI59 5800 1320 3591 76 (OP)

The association does not send invoices for payments, nor are late payment fees or interest imposed. Please remember to include your name in the payment comment field.

Additional Information:

Student Training Fee: €140/season

Full-time undergraduate students at the University of Helsinki, Aalto University, Hanken, and the University of the Arts Helsinki pay the discounted student training fee.

Beginner Training Fee:

Beginners—those who have not yet passed the Kirikami test and therefore are not yet eligible for Kashima-Shinryu Helsinki r.y. membership—only pay this training fee. it is calculated based on their starting month.

Example: If there are three full months left in the current season after starting training, the beginner pays a one-time fee of 3 x €20 = €60 to cover their training fee for that season

After a beginner passes the Kirikami test and applies for membership during a season, their beginner training fee covers training until the end of that season. Regular membership fees begin at the start of the next full training season (Spring: January 1–June 30 Fall: July 1–December 31). Beginners do not pay the Equipment Wear & Tear fee.

Supporting Members:

Members who are not training actively and are participating in training sessions only occasionally may pay, by their own discretion, a discounted Supporting Member training fee. This is equivalent to the beginner’s full season fee (€120/season). This option is typically intended for members who train less frequently than once a month, e.g., members living further off from Helsinki (Turku, Tampere, abroad, etc.)

Not paying Supporting Member fee does not disqualify members from occasional participation in training sessions.

Supporting members also pay the Kashima-Shinryu Helsinki r.y. annual membership fee and the KSSR-BR annual membership fee.

Supporting members do not pay the Equipment Wear & Tear fee.