Fees
What are the costs? Is Karate expensive?
No, with Tobi Ishi Kai you do not pay any Joining fees or overpriced lesson fees. Membership to Tobi Ishi Kai allows the student to take unlimited lessons six days a week for only £23.50 per month.
Most martial art classes charge around £5 per one hour lesson. For the average student who trains 2 hours a week, that would cost them approximately £45.00 per month – so training with Tobi Ishi Kai offers great value as well as excellent training.
Try our classes for only £12 in the first month
We give all our new students a warm welcome but so each new student can really get a feel for our classes we invite all newcomers to try the first lesson for free, if after your first lesson you wish to try further lessons then we offer a full months training for only £12.00.
Additional Charges
Tobi Ishi Kai is a professional Martial Arts School. We do not believe in small print and make clear all costs to the student.
You do not need to buy expensive equipment. To start off with, jogging bottoms and T-shirts are recommended. A starter pack which includes karate gi, white belt and a grading syllabus/attendance record book are available for only £25.00 (£35.00 for an adult medium weight suit) – this compares well against the cost of a premier league football top or any other sports wear/equipment. Please note that only Tobi Ishi Kai Karate Suits are allowed to be worn.
It is recommended that after the first few weeks, white elasticated mitts are purchased (£5.00) which help protect the hands during padwork – this is optional.
Gradings
You can take up to four gradings each year, depending on your age and ability. The grading includes a lesson, grading assessment, certificate and coloured belt. Every effort is made to keep costs to a minimum, the grading which encourages achievement and commitment starts at £15.00.
Are there any further costs?
Law requires anyone practicing a martial art to hold an association licence, which covers its members for accidental injury and public liability indemnity. This Licence also gives you membership to EKF (English Karate Federation) You will need to buy a licence by the second grading (red belt), costing £23.00. This licence, a passport style book, is kept as a record of all your gradings and like all insurance documents is renewable annually.
For further information see our equipment page.
