[bactrimtab]

i had keiko-gi already from way back when. don't remember how much it was. hakama was $60. i had my bokken, and shinai also from way back when.. after few months, i got a new shinai.. $20. already had shinai bag.. bogu and bogu bag $1300. one more shinai 'cause the new one i bought went bye bye.. $20. decided i wanted better balanced shinai. two of 'em with freeb shipping charge.. $110.

club fee.. $24/yr.
fed. due.. $60/yr.

been to two test, and one tourney.. that came out to be.. $95.. not including hotel and gas.

it's cheaper than playing golf.

pete

[portoskins]

Well I'm about to start kendo while doing jodo&iaido. Costs so far (in euros): about 175 for gi and hakama, 100 for bokken and jo, got a 900 euro iaito for 300 from a guy that quit, add about 100 for pads, obi and bag. So thats 675 roughly 800 USD so far. Annual fee of 60 and monthly fee of 20. Now I'm about to order a 75$ shinai and saving some cash for a bogu that will be around 600-700 USD.

[!!Aaroncheg]

I pay $50 the first semester and $30 each semester after that. The first semester covers the first shinai. After that, I'm looking at spending about $500USD for hakama, gi, and bogu. Actually, I have to cough up that money this month so I can start with the bogu training in January. :-(

[RildFiemodo]

What I paid myself:
-hmmm....$90 for two shinai
-mmmm...somethin like $400-500 for the bogu/tenegui/travel bag etc. (minus shipping)
-around $120 for me kendo gi/hakama
-in the neighborhood of $50-60 for medical
-club fees.....shhhhhh. ( j/k ;P )

....it's not exactly cheap is it? oh well, worth it.

[Vjwkvkoy]

So far:
- 160 Euros for hakama, gi, shinai, bokuto, shinai bag (inc. shipment)
- 35 Euros for federation fee
- club fees (shhh also)
- maybe a few more next week to attend Nakakura seminar (10 euros for a 2 hour session is quite a lot, but being taught by 8th dan japanese sensei should be priceless, esp. in europe)

I'm saving up for bogu, though I should not need it for another few months.

Looks expensive at first, but I'm always told that good quality stuff tends to last many years, so I see this as an investment.

[maxsobq]

Hehe... Just a beginner, but this is how I've figured out me-

Initial Fee- $72 per semester (3.5 months)
Shinai- $30
Bokuto- $30

I'm not even into Bogu yet, so no rental fee for me, but when I do, it'll be an additional $10 a month