INTRODUCTION
THE JOB OF SOA
MEMBERSHIP AND FINANCES
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
APPENDIX I
APPENDIX II
APPENDIX III
BACK TO MEMBER RESOURCES |
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GASSHUKU INSTRUCTION & EXAMINATION FEES
GASSHUKU INSTRUCTION
- Gasshuku Director or Guest Instructor
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Travel expenses, paid gasshuku expenses, plus fee:
| Master Instructor: |
$500 per gasshuku |
| General Instructor: |
$400 per gasshuku |
| Senior Instructor: |
$300 per gasshuku |
| Instructor: |
$200 per gasshuku |
- Invited Goreisha
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| Master Instructor: |
$200 per class |
| General Instructor: |
$150 per class |
| Senior Instructor: |
$100 per class |
| Instructor: |
$50 per class |
- Guest Examiner
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Per class fee for each class taught, as noted above.
The
Gasshuku Director
and
Gasshuku Manager
will decide in advance who will teach during the Gasshuku. This advanced
planning is necessary for budgeting purposes.
Of exam fees, one third go directly to SoA, and the remaining two
thirds are divided among all the examiners.
As the founding members of SoA,
H.F. Ito
and
Michael Thompson
are invited to attend all SoA-accredited gasshukus free of charge.
EXAMINATIONS
| SoA/ISF fee structure as of January 1995 |
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| Shintaido of America Dues |
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General Member | $40 |
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Full-time Student | $25 |
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Advanced Student | $40 |
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Assistant | $60 |
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Graduate (Shodan) | $60 |
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All Instructors (Nidan + above) |
$110 |
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Instructors on Sabbatical |
$30 |
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International Shintaido Federation Dues
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Up to and including Graduates |
$30 |
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Instructor & above |
$60 |
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| Examination Fees
(You must be a fully paid member of SoA to take an exam)
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| | Bo and Karate |
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10 kyu - 6 kyu | $30 |
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5 kyu - 1 kyu | $40 |
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Shodan | $150 |
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Nidan and above | $200 |
| | Shintaido |
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Advanced Student | $40 |
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Assistant | $40 |
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Graduate | $150 |
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Instructor & above |
$200 |
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| SoA Examination Licensing Fee
(one-time fee paid after passing an exam) Above Nidan and
Instructor, licensing fees are handled directly by the
International Shintaido Foundation (ISF)
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| | Bo and Karate
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Shodan | $50 |
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Nidan | $100 |
| | Shintaido
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Graduate | $50 |
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Instructor | $100 |
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