How Much $

[Daisho]

my class meets three times per week, and the cost is $120(US) p/m.

although it sounds like alot, the sensei restricts each class to 2 students (he's there 6 days per week, and has three seperate groups of 2 students per).

it covers bokken replacement, which usually comes out to a bokken per month with the more advanced class, and maybe 1 bokken every three months for the lower lvl'd classes.

and Jo (short staff) replacement, which i seem to go through maybe 2 per year.

we also are entitled to a new judogi every 6 months, and as long as the price is reasonable we are able to pick which maker we'd like.

he also purchases your bokken/jo carrying case when your first begin.

to keep belt testing prices to a minimum, we also have an agreement with the home dojo to go there for testing, instead of footing the bill normally associated with having top instructors come to us. Which only requires us to travel into NYC from NJ.