Dues

Dues are $30 per month.
If paid one semester at a time: Spring semester $80, Fall semester $80, Summer $60.

Members of the Birmingham community without a UAB affiliation may purchase an alumni membership after joining the UAB Alumni Society. It is not necessary to have graduated from UAB to join the Alumni Society. Information on joining the Society can be found here:

Alternatively, community members may be sponsored in by the dojo by paying the Rec. Center $8 per visit.

Minors 16 years of age or older are welcome to train with us, but their ability to access the Rec. Center is governed by the dependant policy of the Rec. Center which can be found here:

Prior arrangments must be made to enter the facilities if not affiliated with the university. Contact Ken McGrew Sensei at utsusemiaikikai@mac.com.

Attending the Intermediate and Advanced Classes requires the consent of the instructor. In addition to possessing the necessary level of skill and experience to participate in the classes, no student will be permitted to attend these classes (unless granted an exception for extenuating circumstances) who is not consistently training, attending basic classes, attends the basic class immedietly before a given intermediate or advanced class, or who does not contribute regularly to the life of the dojo (cleaning, setting up, taking down, helping promote the dojo in the community, etc.).