Fees Up Up Up!!!!

Aikido organization is really getting on my nerves. Every year there are fees revision. its sapping up our money!

Check the prices out.
6th kyu - $45
5th kyu - $50
4th kyu - $55
3rd kyu - $60
2nd kyu - $80
1st kyu - $90
Junior dan - $200
1st dan - $450

450! Its a month of my NS pay. Now that aikido has become so commercialized in Singapore. Its getting really hard to find good students. All you get are those rich enough to get chopped. It gives me the idea, are we trying to spread the teachings of O'Sensei, or are we trying to rope in more people to pay the fees. I don't think this is spreading aikido. In fact, it gives us aikidoist in Singapore a bad reputation, in saying that we can get our belts if we pay enough money.

The worth of a belt rank? The number of times you pay maybe. I wouldn't be shocked if I come back from studies to find that Keagan is a black belt. He's rich what. This is just the idea of Singaporeans. You crave so much for the belt, in the end you end up buying it. All this derives from people who are intending to show off their belt.

In the end, the colour of the belt become worthless, as well as meaningless.

U know, I get the idea. Aikido is for rich people only, not for us poor students who can't pay a cent to keep up with the price rate. Hello, even the GST doesn't change so fast. The teachings have really degenerated.