Please read the following guidelines and complete our waiver and bring a signed copy to your first class.
General Information
- Enter the mat only with the professor's authorization.
- Please call or email ahead to reserve your space in class.
- Uniform Policy: Gi + Rash Guard underneath.
- No Gi Classes: visitors & students are required to wear rash guard with shorts. T-shirts are not permissible.
- Do not wear the same Gi for two classes in a row.
Mat Guidelines
- Use respectful language and behavior, especially around minors. No curse/swear words allowed at the academy.
- Before stepping foot on the mat, make sure to have your entire Gi on as well as a properly tightened belt.
- Do not remove Gi tops or rash guards on the mat.
- Make sure you take your shoes off before entering the mat.
- Put shoes on immediately upon exiting the mat. This holds true even if you’re just going to the bathroom.
- Keep fingers and toenails short and trimmed.
- Always compliment your sparring partner and shake/touch hands before and after the roll.
- Only apply as much force as needed. Never intentionally harm anyone.
- Be on time to class. If you happen to arrive late, wait at the entrance to the mat till the instructor says it’s okay for you to join.
- Refrain from chatting while the instructor is talking.
- No cell phone on the mat during class.
- No picture or video taping the classes.
- No food or gum on the mat.
- When the instructor assigns a task, continue doing that task until the instructor says otherwise. You can never drill a technique too many times
- Have fun!