• The purpose of Kaifukan is to practice kendo and/or iaido.
• The practice of kendo and/or iaido is instructed and conducted solely by
  Sensei, the instructor, Mr. Kunio Maeda, and students must trust and
  respect him, and heed his teachings and instructions no matter what.
• Students must respect each other and must not cause any personal
  discord.
• Students must not bring disgrace to Kaifukan or to its fellow members.
  

Any one who goes against the above mentioned rules would be the subject
of suspension and expulsion from the dojo.

Kaifukan Student:

• One becomes a Kaifukan student when his/her application to join is
  accepted by the kancho, the head of Kaifukan, Mr. Kunio Maeda.
  

Tuition:

• Monthly tuition must be submitted in advance. A full month’s tuition for
  the next month should be submitted by the end of the month.
• Those who fail to pay tuition on time will be suspended and those who
  don’t will be removed from the Kaifukan member list.
• As a rule, 12 kendo sessions and 4 iaido sessions are scheduled each
  month; however, the number of sessions may differ from month to month
  for some unavoidable reasons. Although a student may not be able to
  make it to every session conducted during the month, the tuition stays
  the same - irrespective of the number of sessions the classes are
  scheduled and/or the number of times the student attends class. It is
  because the tuition you pay is not based upon the number of sessions but
  on the 'quality' of teaching you receive.

Assiduous Attendance:
From the point of view that kendo/iaido is an austere training to develop
self-discipline throughout our lives, it is, indeed, a ceaseless challenge and
tireless commitment that you make it to every session every time. It sounds
hard, but in fact, it isn't. It is like meals you take every day for nourishment
that you don't get tired of. Kendo/iaido practice is for your health of body
and mind, and it should be practiced diligently on the same daily basis as
well. This is why we call it ' -do' and we don't call it a hobby that people
engage in once a week or even less. You don't practice kendo/iaido when
you have time rather you practice it by making time. Practicing it because
you don't have anything else to do is out of the question.

Report of Absence:

• Students must report their absence each time to Sensei, beforehand.
  But when things happen at the last moment, and if this is the case, the
  students must make their report immediately afterward. Common sense
  dictates that it should be within a day or two at the latest, and not some
  days later.
• Dojo is the place for the students to learn and practice etiquette, manners,
  and politeness to polish their spirit as well as the techniques of the sword.
  Being absent without reporting to Sensei, who awaits students at the dojo
  to give them the joy of kendo and/or iaido, is most rude and intolerable.
  Any student who repeatedly fails to report his/her absence, therefore, will
  be a subject of suspension and eventual expulsion.
  

The fact is nobody, including Sensei, can spend all his/her time for kendo
and/or iaido practice. It is, indeed, not realistic. Everybody must take some
days off from kendo and/or iaido sometimes in order to fulfill other
important social and family duties and obligations or otherwise. But this
doesn't mean that students can disregard one of the most basic social
etiquette, which is to have courtesy to inform their Sensei of their absence
and excuse themselves. Those who cannot practice this common etiquette in
our Kaifukan will be taken to mean that they are uninterested in keeping
their Kaifukan membership.

Loss of Student Status: Hohkan & Hamon
Hohkan literally means to "leave Kaifukan." "Hoh" of hohkan means to
leave and "kan" (dojo) of hohkan is that of Kaifukan.

• Students may leave the dojo on their own accord and become hohkan, or
  the kancho can enforce hohkan as a compulsory measure.
• If students cannot make it to class indefinitely, disregarding their desire
  to continue practicing, they will be hohkan. (However, I personally hope
  that they will take care of the situations that hinder them from
  kendo/iaido practice and reapply to Kaifukan in the future.)
• This is more so with those who seem to have lost their interest in
  continuing their practice by being absent for a full calendar month without
  paying their tuition. They will also be hohkan.
• "Hohkan," however, is either non-punitive or much less severe punitive
  measure than "Hamon," therefore these hohkan students may re-apply tojoin Kaifukan again if they are sure that this is truly what they want.
  

Hamon is an expulsion.

• It is the ultimate punishment. Those who are given Hamon by kancho, by
  rule, have no longer anything to do with Kaifukan from that moment on.