CKF On-Line Registration. Please read before you proceed

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               The Canadian Kendo Federation is changing the way is handling membership fees, dojo fees, etc. Starting Jan 1st. 2009, all Dojos affiliated with the CKF will not longer have to submit membership registration information or fees to the CKF for their individual members.

Starting now, every CKF member, regardless where he/she practices, has to register on-line and every member will be responsible after December 31st, 2008 for paying their own membership fees.

Each Dojo affiliated to the CKF will be responsible ONLY for paying the Dojo Fees.

At this point, you can register (see instructions and tutorial below) but you won't be required to pay. This is a registration process only however, please notice that if you are planning to apply for grading in December 2008, your membership fees has to be up to date. The registration process is fairly simple and requires 2 basic steps
  • Complete and submit form (an automatic email will be sent to you)
  • Open the email and follow the instructions
Upon submitting the form, an automatic email is sent back to you. That email has 4 pieces of information as follows:
  1. Unique Member ID Number
  2. Login Name (that's your email address)
  3. Password (it is recommended that you change it later on)
  4. A link where the login page is located

It is VERY IMPORTANT that you keep that information in a safe place, particularly the Member ID number. Upon login, you will be prompted to enter your current rank for the discipline or disciplines that you practice as you have entered them in the registration form.
Please notice that you will be able to enter your ranking information ONLY ONCE; subsequent ranking changes will be handled directly by the CKF

After your rank is recorded, you will be able to navigate through your own profile. For example, you will be able to see your own profile, you will be able to change some information like your address or phone number and also you will be able to change your password (RECOMMENDED).

Common questions and answers:

      Updated September 4th, 2008
  • Q:  I have young children that practice Kendo, should I register them?
  • A: Yes


  • Q:  I have children that practice Kendo but they are too young and they do not have an email address, what should I do?
  • A: You have 2 options:
    1. You can create an email account in one of the many free email services available on the internet (hotmail, gmail, etc) for each of your under age family members and use it for the registration process (recommended)
    2. You can use your own email address when registering your under age Kendoka. The key is the Unique Member ID number that you will receive the return email from the CKF.

  • Q: I practice Kendo and Iaido but I've made a mistake and I've only checked Kendo in my registration form, what can I do?
  • A: No Problem. After you login, you will be able to change your own profile. Click on "Change My Profile" and adjust the section for your additional discipline


  • Q: I practice Kendo and Jodo, should I pay membership fees for each discipline?
  • A: No. You will pay only one membership fee to the CKF regardless the number of disciplines you practice.


  • Q: I do not have a computer, nor am I a computer person, what can I do?
  • A: Ask a fellow Kendoka from the dojo to assist you with your registration. They can help via computer access or help to set you up with an email account.


  • Q: Is my information safe?
  • A: Yes. The CKF WILL NOT not require from you any critical information such as SIN, Credit Card, etc. All the information you will provide is the same information that you have already provided before to the CKF in paper format. Passwords and Date of Birth however, will be encrypted for protection.


  • Q: Why that Unique member ID number is so important?
  • A: That number will help to identify you on the system. For example, we can have many people called J.Doe, living on the same address, practicing in the same dojo and having the same telephone number, however, there will be ONLY one J.Doe #3990 therefore, that number will be the key to redirect your payments or grading application to the right place


  • Q: What happens if I forget my password?
  • A: You will be able to reset your password but you have to provide your memberID, your loginID and your date of birth


  • Q: What happens if I've lost all the information including my MemberID? Should I have to complete the registration form again?
  • A: No. You have to contact the CKF and provide your name, we will be able to search the database for your credentials. Also, your Dojo administrator will be able to help you.


  • Q: I am new to Kendo and I have no rank. What graduation date should I have to enter?
  • A: For your rank, you have to select the "Below 1st. Kyu" option and, for the graduation date, please enter the approximate month and year when you started practicing your discipline.


  • Q: I practice Kendo in one Dojo and Iaido in a different Dojo, can I list both dojos?
  • A: Yes; you will be able to enter up to 3 Dojos assuming that you are a registered member on each Dojo. The system will also allow you to change the main Dojo and remove or change any of the other two


  • Q: I am having problems to login, what can be wrong?
  • A: One of the most common problems could be to mistype the password. The passwords are case sensitive. For example, the word KENDO, kendo and KeNDo are not the same and the system will treat them as 3 different entities. One way to avoid this problem is to copy and paste the password that has been sent to you until you can finish the registration process and then change your password to something more familiar and easy to remember.

    Also, sometimes the system can be just busy and reject your request for no other reason. If that is the case then you should try again later. If the problem persists then, contact the CKF for additional support.


  • Q: I don't see any payment options, why?
  • A: You won't see that information until December 2008. All information regarding the payment process, including a step-by-step tutorial will be available by then.


  • Q: I don't belong to any Dojo, can I register?
  • A: Yes. When selecting a Dojo, please select the last option from the Dojo's drop down list (ZZ CKF Virtual Dojo).


  • Q: Can I see how the registration process looks like? Do you have a step-by-step tutorial available?
  • A: Yes. Please click here
                
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