Lancashire Aikikai

Following a club grading details of name, new grade, date of grading and who graded is sent off to the Membership Secretary to put into the Aikikai records by recording in the monthly return clubs send. Remember, also, either to pass details to the Newsletter contact in your club details or send directly to the Aikikai Newsletter editor.

Prepare and present a grading certificate when one is not provided by Hombu. This will be for the Junior grades and the 6th Kyu senior grade. A template is available to Clubs on the Resource site.

The Aikikai grading fees are passed to the Membership Secretary as part of the Club's monthly return.

Hombu grades

For these grades (5th Kyu and above) costs vary according to currency exchange rates notified by the Treasurer to Clubs in April and October. The current exchange for October 2016 to be adopted is ¥127 to £1

• The &yen fees are:
  
• Hombu and Yokohama Life time membership fees (one off payment needed for the first Hombu grade) ¥10640¥
• Kyu grade fee ¥3240
• 1st Dan ¥15040
• 2nd Dan ¥25760
• 3rd Dan ¥37560
• 4th Dan ¥49360

For the first Hombu grade both the Hombu and Yokohama membership and Kyu grading fee are subsidised by the Lancashire Aikikai paying half

{During 2016 only the Lancashire Aikikai subsidising the costs of membership with 100% and the grading fee of 50% contributions - for members who were members in 2015.}

Clubs send completed Forms electronically to the Hombu Membership Representative and money to our Treasurer in a six month cycle at the end of April and October.

It is recommended Clubs should think about running gradings in these months prior to the submission date.