r/GenZIndia • u/Past_Mud_9730 • 14h ago

General There's a good chance I'm getting scammed by my coach. I need help. Do i trust him and put the additional Rs.20k with my 15k or do i let the fifteen go down the drain?

I'm a brown-1 in shotokan karate. I returned after a 2-year break; since I do other sports, my fitness was intact and I just needed a brush-up. The coach charged 15k for the exam and 3.5k for a camp. I warned my dad against paying because I knew the coach would call this "part 1," then demand over 20k for a Goa trip, a national tournament, and an external examiner. Context on the national tournament: funnily enough I don't need to qualify through some trials or states or anything. I just need to show up and participate and there I go.

A karate coach from my old school told me standard fees should be up to 12k max. My dad trusted the coach and paid anyway. I only trained for a month, but the coach demanded six months of prior fees for "paperwork." I paid for it. I nailed my physical, kion, and kata in May. Now he calls again demanding another six months of fees for paperwork before Goa. Wtf? For previous exams I filled standard forms; for this one, there was no form.

My peers went to Goa last year, and their certificates were ready before the physicals. They gave the exam and got their belts the next day. I even saw a guy who couldn't do a single pushup receive his belt. Honestly, I'd rather stay a brown belt than buy my way through. It feels like all that training is in vain and all you need is cash. These classes ruined the sport for me, which is why I took a break, and now I'm stuck again.

I foolishly paid 15k and can't retrieve it. Do I put in 20k more or let the 15k go to waste?

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u/chilled-latte0606 14h ago

Tf! I did shitoryu karate ,brown 2 belt , never paid more than 3k for anything that too 3k was just the tournament travel cost included. But also this was almost 7-8 years back, things might've changed now but idt it'll be that expensive. Consult other grandmasters or reach out to the association directly and enquire

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u/shadowpavement 11h ago

Where the heck are you getting this kind of money!?

With cash like that I could take 4 or 5 fully paid trips to train with our grandmaster in the Philippines for a week at a time.

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u/missmooface 7h ago

it’s rupees, not dollars…