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[saki_wooah]

Hey guys
I'm doing a research with a friend and we need some information on how much kendo costs.
We're comparing different martial arts expenses in order to find the best and cheapest one :)

How much did you spend for kendo in the past year?

Thanks guys ^-^

[inner_cent]

Originally posted by saki_wooah
Hey guys
I'm doing a research with a friend and we need some information on how much kendo costs.
We're comparing different martial arts expenses in order to find the best and cheapest one :)

How much did you spend for kendo in the past year?

Thanks guys ^-^

My reponse will be WAY too much..... not to mention that I broke more shinai than what my bogu costs me ...... You are looking at my annual budget for kendo is like aus$00+ (includes club fee, membership fee, replacement costs of shinais .....)

But then, I'm still with it because I enjoy kendo more

[Neil Gendzwill]

That survey has been done on usenet. If you use google news to search rec.martial-arts you should be able to find it.

[saki_wooah]

hey... we're trying to do our own research (otherwise we can lose points if we use something already done...) like comparing different shops too...

[alexpollijr]

hmm


Nito shinai pair : U$ 60
Kendoshop big ass uniform set : U$ 120
Kendoshop small ass uniform set : U$ 30 (hey, it was renewal year)

Plus about U$ 80 for gym room rental (my share)
And U$ 100 (Grading trip & fees)

But I got plenty of gifts from japanese sensei (2 39 shinai, one of them a Hasegawa CF39, a heel pad and a nice keikogi)

[KATSUJIN]

??? nito shinai pair for us$60??? alexpollijr, where did u buy them from???

[AlexM]

There was a thread on this subject a while ago. I'm sure you can find it.

[kendokamax]

yup there was a thread on that.

personaly last year for kendo I spent around...2000$?

and this year i will spend around 7000$ ?

lol

[Confound]

Last year I spent roughly $2200 cdn, but that was entirely used for buying bogu, 2 pairs of hakama, a keiko-gi, an uwagi, a bokutou and several shinai. My parents and family also spent a few hundred on two bags from bujin (collective christmas presents). If that is factored into the total, $2700 cdn, rougly.

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[saki_wooah]

There was a thread on this subject a while ago. I'm sure you can find it.
they deleted the old topics i think ( i think )

[Inouye02]

nito ryu shinai set $60.00....Eguchi USA, Torrance Ca

[Phorest]

Same with e-bogu.com, also Torrance CA.

[mingshi]

Financial Contribution to the Jedi Council (http://www.kendo-world.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=233)

I always try to make weird thread titles... But is this one relevent? It's mostly about how much your local Kendo Fed charges for membership fee and gradings.

As for my last year....
Kendo equipment expenses (in USD):
Keikogi =$34
Kodachi (bokken) =$17
Shinai*2 =$68
Tenegui*3 =$24
Grading+Menjo=$40
Travel =in the UK is better because there is always someone else driving... but in Hong Kong I'm spending as much as the monthly practice fee to ge to the dojo...

Meanwhile I'm saving up for some Naginata gears :p

[Paburo]

saki

kendo costs per year are very relative, since the first year is usually a lot more expensive(buying uniform and bogu) than the other years.

anyway, i dont think kendo will score on your list as one of the cheapest martial arts. the cheapest of all must be tew-ryu. they only have to buy funky black pajamas.

as for my last year i spent... too... much. it hurts just to think how many shinais i've had to buy. and all those beers after training... oh my.

[Phorest]

Tew-ryu. Good one.
Hehe! :D

[kendoka_ca]

Don't forget Dojo and other fees when you are considering the annual ongoing cost of doing kendo. Most non-profit dojos charge their members monthly dues (US$20-30??) plus there are annual regional and national federation fees (~US$60).

After the cost of the bogu, the ongoing cost of kendo is comparable to belonging to a regular gym. It is well within the budget of most working stiffs.

It only gets expensive if you are an equipment freak (of which my wife would tell you I am guilty), and have to get the latest cool stuff and can't help upgrading your bogu every few years.