Membership Policy

Elegibility

To be elegible to join our club, you must be a member of the Dodge Fitness Center (DFC) at Columbia Unviersity. Most students have automatic access to the DFC (except some graduate students). DFC membership is only available to those who are affiliated with Columbia University. For example, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and family of columbia affiliates.

Requirements & Fees

Membership Dues are $100.00 USD for the one semester (Fall: early September to mid December; Spring: late January to mid May). Newcomers are welcome to observe and participate in our practice sessions for FREE. We generally grant 3~4 FREE classes to newcomers. All participants are expected to complete a Columbia University Club Sports Waiver of Liability before participating in any of our events. Download the Waiver of Liability, print and fill out ALL fields and present it to an officer of the club before you began training.

Uniform

All official members are expected to attend training sessions in their gi (uniform). If you do not own a gi, please speak to one of our officers. If you are new to the club, and would like to try our classes, please wear comfortable work-out clothes.

Membership Benefits

With your paid dues you will:

• have access to all of our training sessions throughout the semester
• have your tournament entry fee covered
• be able to use our club equipments