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General information:

  • AUSKF raised its initiation fee to $50 in 2024. The fee is charged for new members (this includes former members who do not yet have an AUSKF ID number; see ausid notes below). See AUSKF announcement on the 2024-2025 membership drive, as well as notes on their last increase in 2016

  • SCKF raised its membership fees in 2025 for the first time in decades, from $14 to $30 for youth and from $26 to $50 for adults.

  • Fee table (note: exact cents may differ)

    Memb Type
    SCKF Dues
    AUSKF Dues
    Subtotal (note 1)
    Total (note 2)
    youth
    (17 & under)
    $30
    $30
    $80 if new
    $58.47
    $108.47 if new
    $60.05
    $112.51 if new memb
    student
    (18 & over,
    full-time student)
    $50
    $30
    $80 if new
    $78.52
    $128.52 if new
    $80.06
    $132.52 if new
    adult
    (18 & over,
    not full-time student)
    $50
    $60
    $110 if new
    $107.11
    $157.11 if new
    $110.15
    $162.57 if new

    Fee table notes:

    1. Subtotal column: AUSKF normally passes Sport80 processing fees to the membership. SCKF asked them to let us cover it for SCKF members. AUSKF/Sport80 modified the region fee (the fee paid back to SCKF) to approximately cover processing fees, resulting in amounts roughly 3% below the sum of sckf dues and auskf dues.
      • The amounts listed in the "Subtotal" column are what appear on Sport80 at the subtotal stage when paying membership fees.
      • Initiation fees go only to AUSKF, so new members will need to cover those processing fees at checkout, per AUSKF policy.
      • If you see an integral dollar amount (with zero cents) at the subtotal stage, please check your regional federation setting (see individual membership details), as it is probably not set to SCKF; contact your dojo admin for help
    2. Total column: The amounts listed in the "Total" column are approximately what appear in Sport80 at the checkout stage, which is when processing fees will appear and applied to create the total.

  • All members of each SCKF dojo are required to be paid members of SCKF and AUSKF (Sport80 status "valid" or "current"). Additionally, AUSKF requires each adult member to be "activated" (have logged in to Sport80 and set a password), as well as confirming their liability statement online.

  • For the annual membership drive
    • the membership year is from April 1st through March 31st (noted by sport80 as 3/31 through 3/31)
    • there is a window from March 15th through March 31st
      • If you are a current member and pay your dues during this window, your membership will be continuous from one membership year to the next.
      • If you are a current member and you pay after March 31st, there will be a gap in your membership.
      • AUSKF requires continuous membership in certain cases, for example 3 years continous membership to be eligible to compete at the AUSKF Kendo Championships in the women's or men's individual or team competitions
    • sport80 will email you renewal reminders at 30 days and 7 days prior to March 31st. These emails contain a link to login and renew your membership, which is an easy way for adults to renew.

  • AUSKF ID number (ausid) notes
    • SCKF members who paid membership in 2006 or later should have an ausid. If you are unsure of your ausid, ask your dojo admin
    • SCKF members who have not paid membership since before 2006 will need to create a new account and pay the new member initiation fee in order to be assigned an ausid

  • The exact Sport80 instruction details may differ as Sport80 changes, but the gist should be here.
    Note: sometimes there is a delay for sport80 changes to appear.

Instructions for individual members

  1. go to https://auth.sport80.com/
    • for adult members (18 and over, including full-time college students), see steps 1 through 7; also see sport80 renewal reminders above
    • for youth members (17 and under), see step 8
    • note: if you are paying dues through sport80, have your credit card ready for final check out
  2. if you have logged in to sport80 in the past, you are already registered in the system (aka "activated")
    • go ahead and log in. If you don't remember your password, you can request password reset.
    • if your dashboard shows you as "current", you are already a paid member for the current fee year (April 1st through next March 31st)
      • do not pay membership fees again until you are notified to do so next March. If you pay too early, Sport80 will take your money even though your are already current.
    • if you are not current, click "+ add individual membership" (upper right, you may have to hit your browser back button and click the bottom line in the "individual membership" box).
    • go to bullet 5 below
    • note: if your email address is already set up for multiple members (for example your children), after logging in you can select a member account as follows:
      • click the user icon (circle in upper right corner, it may have your photo or initials)
      • click "switch account"
      • click the desired account
  3. if you have never logged in to sport80 before but you have belonged to AUSKF in the past and have an ausid
    • do not create a new account
    • if your email address is included in your sport80 profile, log in using it
      • if necessary, you can try requesting password reset
    • go to bullet 5 below
    • contact your dojo's sport80 adminstrator if you need help activating your account (they can send you an activation email)
    • if you click "create account" and fill in the info, you will create a second account for yourself. If you then complete checkout and payment, you will have a second ausid and be charged another AUSKF initiation fee. All of this will need to be cleaned up. So please do not do this.
  4. if you have never logged in to sport80 before and you do not have an ausid
    • click "create account", fill out the form, and click "register". Sport80 will email you a new email sign in message including a verification code. Enter the code then click "confirm email" (you may need to confirm some preferences).
    • click "add" under "individual membership"
    • go to bullet 5 below
    • note: if you don't complete checkout and payment, you will be invalid member without an ausid
  5. fill out/confirm your membership details, for example:
    • first name, last name, date of birth, gender
    • phone number, email addresss
    • membership type: youth (17 and under), adult (18 and over), or student (18 and over and full-time college student; discounted rate)
    • payment type: one-time or auto-renewal
    • dojo (you can change dojos within SCKF or to a dojo outside SCKF)
    • address
    • liability agreement
      • for minors (17 and under), certifier's name, email, and contact number need to be provided
    • at the end click "add & checkout" and go to bullet 6 below
  6. check out
    • fill in the billing address info for your credit card
    • select "yes" or "no" for protection, then click "pay now"
    • enter your credit card info and click "pay now"
    • you will receive a confirmation email at the address you provided in the billing address info
  7. to view/update member information
    • go to your dashboard page (click "Home" in the left column)
    • click "view profile" to see your profile overview
      • right side: summary, eg status, membership valid dates, dob, ausid (membership number)
      • left side: column of categories to click on
    • click "edit profile" for personal details, eg name, dob, gender, email, address, etc
    • click "individual membership", then click the "individual membership" line to open multiple screens of information, eg current details, dojo, personal details, address
      • note: click "next" at the bottom to go to the next screen
    • "rank info": sport80's record of your current rank
    • "menjo uploads": you can submit a menjo received at a different federation, or one received prior to auskf's data base system. If you do so, you should also email the promotion committee (promotion@auskf.org) to request that they validate the menjo with the issuing federation. Once validated, they will update the rank info in sport80.
  8. youth members: parent or guardian needs to register their minor children (17 and under). The instructions below are for the parent or guardian.
    • if you are a member of SCKF, make sure you are activated (see steps 2-7 above). You need to be activated before you activate your children.
    • if you are not a member of SCKF, we recommend you create a non-paid account in sport80. To do this follow steps 4-5, then click "add" instead of "add and checkout"
    • log in to sport80. On your dashboard page (click "Home" in the left column):
    • to set up your children the first time
      • click "add new athlete" at the bottom right
      • if your child is already an SCKF member with an ausid, click "add an existing athlete", "add manually"
        • we recommend your child have the same email address as you
          • request help from your dojo admin if you are not sure
        • select membership type "individual menbership"
        • enter child's ausid (membership ID), dob, full access
        • click "add more" for additional children
        • click "submit"
        • a "full access" request will be sent to your child's email address (you)
        • request help from your dojo admin if you do not receive the request
      • if your child is not already an SCKF member, click "add new"
        • fill in the screens
        • click "done and add individual membership"
    • after your children are set up, they will appear as your "athletes" on your dashboard page
Auto-renewal: to see and change your current setting
  • click on your profile icon (the circle with initials or photo in the upper right corner)
  • "setup auto renewal" means auto-renew is currently disabled, click to enable
  • "cancel auto renewal" means auto-renew is currently enabled, click to disable

Instructions for dojo administrators

  • if the person who will be your dojo admin hasn't already done so, have them create an account in sport80
    • you may create an account for a person who is not a federation member, for example a parent officer, or even a dojo entity account (eg for XYZ Kendo Dojo something like first name XYZ Dojo, last name Admin, or whatever). For these cases, click "add" instead of "add & checkout" since no dues are to be paid
    • send email to membership@sckf-kendo.org with the first name, last name, and email address of your dojo admin to set up your admin account in sport80
  • log in to sport80
    • if logging in to your personal account, click your user icon (upper right corner), click "switch account", then select your dojo admin role
  • some admin functions
    • look up a member (sport80 calls them "athletes")
      • at left side click "athletes", then "quick search"
      • fill in one or more search parameters (ausid, first name, last name, email address)
      • search results will populate as you type. if multiple results are returned, click on the desired member. You can then look at their information (see item #7 above)
    • view your current members on screen
      • click "athletes", "smart list"
      • click "filters (0)", "add new filter",
        "type" individual membership,
        "select individual membership", individual membership,
        "status", "valid" (if you only want to see current members)
        "create"
      • you can then click on a member to open their entry
    • export your current members
      • follow the directions above to set a filter for current members
      • at the top of the screen, click "actions", "download report"
        • select any fields you wish to view from the "profile" category by activating the "in report" slider for each field
        • click "individual membership" and select fields from that category. Similarly, choose fields from the rank categories if you wish to see rank information.
        • for example:
          • profile: last name, first name, date of birth, gender
          • individual membership: valid from, membership number (ausid)
          • kendo rank: valid from (rank date), rank type (rank)
      • click "done"
      • enter a report title (see note below), click "download"
      • sport80 will go off and create a csv report file. When done, it will email you a link to the file. The file name will start with the title you provided, and end with a date and time code created by sport80.
      • other fields that may be of interest 
        profile
  email address
individual membership=im
  im valid from   (latest membership start date)
  im exp date     (latest membership end date)
  im type         (adult, student, or youth)
  im auto renewal (enabled or disabled)
  im region       (federation)
  im primary dojo (dojo name)
    • send existing member an "activation email"
      • note: in general, do this for adult members only, not for children
      • you can use this if a member is attempting to log in for the first time and the "forgot password" method is not working
      • look up the member (see above)
      • in the next-to-leftmost column (starts with "Profile"), click "Create Own User Account" (bottom of column), then "Create" which will send them a link to set their password and login. If necessary, fill in the email address prior to clicking "create"
      • if "Create Own User Account" is not listed as an option, the member has probably already activated their account
    • auto-renewal
      • look up the member (see above)
      • click "individual membership"
      • click on the three dots at the end of the line
      • "start auto renewal" means auto-renew is currently disabled, click to enable
      • "cancel auto renewal" means auto-renew is currently enabled, click to disable
    • add members
      • note: in general you should have your members (or the parents of minors) add and pay for themselves using the above instructions. But continue below to add them yourself
      • at left side click "athletes", "add new", "a new athlete"
      • fill in the basic information
      • to complete full registration, click "done and add individual membership" to continue adding information (see step 5 above)
    • bulk renewal: still under construction, but in the meantime see this clip

History:
  • 01/10/26: Initial creation
  • 01/13/26: Added dues amount table (from 2025 page)
  • 03/23/26: rewrite the top "general information" section; start bulk renewal info for dojo admins.
  • 03/29/26: more updates, including continuous membership for women's/men's divisions in AUSKC, clarifications for individual members, step 8 for parents
  • 03/30/26: add ausid, auto-renewal, admin notes; misc clarifications
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