We operate on a monthly subscription based model with fees payable via bank transfer on the 1st of each month.
Standing Order Fees:
One session per week : £35 per month
Two sessions per week : £55 per month
Three sessions per week : £70 per month
Four sessions per week : £80 per month
Five or more sessions per week : £85 per month
Payment Terms:
1) Monthly invoices are sent out in the last few days of each month with payment due on the 1st. If payments aren’t received in a timely fashion the York School of Defence reserves the right to issue an admin charge of £5 per e-mail/phone call/message if the contact is being made about an overdue or missed payment. Please set up an automatic standing order with your bank.
2) Insurance and membership fees are collected as a one-off annual payment via PayPal in February, the price is £40. This is in addition to your monthly fees. The club covers you pro-rata from when you first join up to when February arrives.
3) Any changes to your monthly subscription, including but not limited to changing the amount due to a reduction or increase in the number of classes attended each week or an outright cancellation require one calendar month’s notice.
4) Payments cannot be held in credit, transferred, shifted or swapped. If a student is unable to attend classes for a certain period (for example a holiday, short term sickness or a series of work scheduling conflicts) no reductions or temporary cancellations in payments can be made, the student should discuss an appropriate payment plan for their needs moving forward if this will be a regular occurence.
5) Every effort will be made to ensure that classes are open as advertised for students to attend. If an instructor is sick or unavailable another instructor will be assigned. If no cover instruction is available and the class has to be cancelled students are invited to attend any other scheduled class throughout the week to make up for the missing session. Any changes to the regularly scheduled timetable due to bank holidays, martial arts events, Christmas closures etc will be communicated as far ahead of schedule as is practical.
6) By signing up to a class please note that a spot in the class is reserved solely for you. All classes are limited to a maximum number of people and many of them operate on a waiting list basis. Please try to attend as regularly as possible, if you find you are struggling to attend an assigned class on a regular basis (particularly in a busy class) it may be worth discussing this with Chris so that someone from the waiting list can take your spot.
7) If you run into financial difficulties please talk to Chris privately. A private agreement can be reached that enables you to continue training in a way that suits your budget.
8) If you are injured or suffer from something that suddenly prevents you from training please speak to Chris privately. There are often many things that you are able to do that will be beneficial to your training, and if we’re unable to make the experience work for you then a temporary suspension of your payments can be arranged until you are able to attend classes in some capacity.
9) Your standing order is your responsibility to maintain, this cannot be ammended or cancelled by the club. If you leave the club and forget to cancel your standing order and attempts are made to contact you to request your cancellation no refunds will be issued.
10) On a personal note; thank you for your patience with this. This is what I do for a living; it’s how I pay my mortgage, keep the bills paid and provide my dog with the lifestyle she has become accustomed to. Some of these rules may seem rather corporate and draconian and I detest having to ask people to agree to them, however if the payments are not generally fixed as they are the club would cease to exist as I’d end up seeking other means of employment, and no-one would benefit.