ÿþ<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> Membership of SHOGUN </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR = FFFFFF TEXT = 000000> <A NAME = "#TOP"> <TABLE BORDER = 0 CELLSPACING = 3 CELLPADDING = 3 WIDTH = 100%> <TR> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Updated: December 8th 2013 </FONT> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "index.html"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Home </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "About.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> About </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "Contact_Us.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Contact Us </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "Diary.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Diary </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "The_Quick_Ref_Diary.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> QRD </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "Rules And Regulations Page.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Rules </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "WFS_Page.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> WFS </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> SHO&#x304;GUN </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "CONTACT.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> CONTACT! </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "Links.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Links </FONT> </A> </TH> </TR> </TABLE> </A> <TABLE BORDER = 0 CELLSPACING = 3 CELLPADDING = 3 WIDTH = 100%> <TR> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_History.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> History </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Authenticity.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Authenticity </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Articles.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Articles </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Gallery.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Gallery </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Membership.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Membership </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Hiring.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Hiring Us </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "Japanese_On_Your_Computer.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Get Japanese On Your Computer </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Mailing_Lists.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Forums </FONT> </A> </TH> </TR></TABLE> <CENTER> <P> <TABLE><TR><TH BGCOLOR = CCCCCC> <TABLE><TR><TH VALIGN = "BOTTOM"> <IMG SRC = "ASHIGARU.gif" HEIGHT = 120> </TH><TH> <A HREF = "index.html"> <IMG SRC = "TFS Logo mon 4 - w on r.gif" HEIGHT = 120 ALT = "CROSSED SWORDS LINK TO THE FIGHT SCHOOL HOME PAGE" > </A> </TH><TH VALIGN = "BOTTOM"> <IMG SRC = "SAMURAI.gif" HEIGHT = 124> </TH></TR></TABLE> </TH></TR></TABLE> <P> <FONT SIZE = +4> \ÍŽ </FONT> <H1> Membership of SHO&#x304;GUN </H1> <TABLE WIDTH = 60%><TR><TH ALIGN = LEFT> Everyone is required to become a member of the School, and pay the annual &pound;5.00 fee, that covers the production of your membership card, and contributes towards the group's third party public liability insurance. At the start of your second year of membership, you will be required to pay an additional &pound;25.00 subscription to SHO&#x304;GUN, that helps raise funds from within the group, that is a total of &pound;30.00 per annum. <P> Private events are charged to members at cost, and there are no additional charges for participating in a public show. <P> Currently all income raised as a result of doing public shows is being directed to purchasing large items of group kit, that means the first of our big Japanese tents or AKUNOYA. So each member must bare the weight of their own expenses, such as food and petrol etc. Sometimes, when needed, either members donate funds for a special group project, or completely finance a large piece of kit themselves, which they then bring along for the group to enjoy. For example the JIN-MAKU, the huge camp curtain that surrounds the camp, and the four European tents are all privately owned. We do our upmost to share such burdens, and one day, we hope to cover the basics from event fees. Needless to say, you will eventually need to buy all your own kit etc. Again, there is much sharing and bartering of skills to keep personal costs as low as possible. Personal wealth is not a prerequisit of membership, it just helps! No, seriously, it isn't expensiv at all to get yourself adequately kitted out. It's only if you want your own camp curtain, tents, flags and furnishings, flooring, suits of armour, an arsenal of weapons, servants and the pantechnican to carry it all in, that things start to get a wee bit pricey... </TH></TR></TABLE> <CENTER> <H3> End of Page </H3> <TABLE CELLPADDING = 5><TR><TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "#TOP"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Top </FONT> </A> </TH></TR></TABLE> <P> <TABLE BORDER = 0 CELLSPACING = 3 CELLPADDING = 3 WIDTH = 100%> <TR> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_History.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> History </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Authenticity.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Authenticity </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Articles.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Articles </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Gallery.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Gallery </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Membership.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Membership </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Hiring.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Hiring Us </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "Japanese_On_Your_Computer.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Get Japanese On Your Computer </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN_Mailing_Lists.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Forums </FONT> </A> </TH> </TR></TABLE> <TABLE BORDER = 0 CELLSPACING = 3 CELLPADDING = 3 WIDTH = 100%> <TR> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "index.html"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Home </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "About.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> About </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "Contact_Us.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Contact Us </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "Diary.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Diary </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "The_Quick_Ref_Diary.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> QRD </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "Rules And Regulations Page.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Rules </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "WFS_Page.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> WFS </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "SHOGUN.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> SHO&#x304;GUN </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "CONTACT.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> CONTACT! </FONT> </A> </TH> <TH BGCOLOR = 000000> <A HREF = "Links.htm"> <FONT COLOR = FFFFFF> Links </FONT> </A> </TH> </TR> </TABLE> </CENTER> </BODY> </HTML>