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Right to refuse or end membership

Spectator Guidelines

Most martial arts schools do not permit parents to spectate.

Our parents are allowed to spectate if they wish (it is not required); but there are guidelines that must be followed as we care deeply about the quality of our classes. Any noise level is a detriment to the teacher, the teaching, the students, and the success of everyone involved.

All spectators must remain quiet as all noise travels and amplifies in our facility.

Parents are not permitted to coach, instruct, cheer on or lecture their children during class.

Please do not bring young children, infants, or family members who are prone to make noise to spectate.

No telephone calls or long conversations during class, especially during instruction.

Those who frequently violate these guidelines may be no longer permitted to spectate during class.

If you have any questions or concerns, please speak to John after class, not an assistant coach.

If a child causes constant disruption during class, and/or tries to bully, intimidate, or abuse another child, we will try our best to remedy these behavioral issues, but if it is severe, or appears to be out of our control and/or unresolvable, we reserve the right to end our professional relationship and refund the unused portion of the membership. Uniform cost will not be refunded.

Sick, skin conditions, footwear etc.

Please do not bring your child to class if they are sick.

If your child has an infectious skin condition, contact John immediately; while we have never had staph infection at our school, it can be deadly in even healthy young adults, so it is taken seriously.

Please make yourself familiar with infectious skin conditions in the posters on the wall of the school so you know what to look for.

There are no bare feet anywhere in our facility except the training floor for those actively participating in class. Everyone in the facility must wear sandals or socks, unless they are on actively participating in the class.

Kids must arrive with socks on, not bare feet, as those with bare feet will walk on the entry mats and defeat the purpose of having footwear rules.

Introduction

Your child will be joining one of the fastest-growing sports and self-defense systems in the world: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. It's one of the few martial arts that lets a smaller, weaker child defend themselves against a much larger attacker without needing to sustain or inflict serious harm.

We know parents choose martial arts for their kids for many reasons beyond self-defense, and our goal is to provide a genuine, supportive environment where children can build character that carries over into every part of their lives — especially at home and at school.

Jiu-Jitsu doesn't involve punching or kicking, but like any martial art, it can be misused if taught carelessly. That's why we hold off on submission holds and techniques that could injure another child until students reach an advanced level, after years of training with us.

Because of how we structure our program, we've never had a child seriously injured, nor have we had a student go on to bully others using what they've learned here. We take our role in your child's development seriously.

Our classes are designed to be fun, especially for younger kids. We've found that building self-esteem and a strong relationship with each child — through games and bonding activities — is what makes them genuinely love coming to Jiu-Jitsu. Once that connection is in place, the rest follows naturally.

Progress looks different for every child. Some show change almost immediately; others take a few weeks or months. Over the years, we've worked with hundreds of kids and seen real, lasting success with 95% of the students who walk through our doors.

We're excited to work with your family and help build a brighter future for our community.

Our Promise

To keep all our students safe and look after their best interests.

To be available and open to feedback, questions, and support without judgement.

To do our absolute best to provide a quality experience to all of our members.

Student Guidelines

All uniforms need to be washed and dried before class

Students cannot be bare chested under their uniforms.

Heavy, excessive or cumbersome clothes are not permitted underneath uniforms. (Sweaters, dresses, button up shirts, jeans, sweat pants etc. )

All nails must be trimmed so there is no edge on them.

All long hair must be tied back.

No jewelry or other wearables during training.

No food, gum or sugary drinks near the mats.

Students must practice good hygiene.

Sparring Rules

• No grabbing fingers

• No pushing onto the throat or face or pulling the head down excessively

• No slamming another child down onto their head

• No push kicking another student to get them off of them

• No digging in any part of their body into another students body to get a reaction (i.e. Digging an elbow into a leg or chest)

• No grabbing onto a body part and twist it.

Submissions

We follow the IBJJF guidelines for which submissions are allowed in training, however most of our younger/new students are not taught submissions and not permitted to use submissions in training.

• Any experienced/older child who ends up hurting a teammate with a submission during sparring will not be permitted to use them again.

• Any child who hurts a child at school, even a bully who attacks them, or teaches their friends submissions outside of the school will not be permitted to use them again.

Parents are not permitted to teach their child any submissions or takedowns without discussing it with John first as what you are teaching may be illegal for kids Jiu Jitsu and/or compromise the safety of the other students.