Rules of the Zen-Shin Martial Arts Academy

Health & Safety

1. No jewellery to be worn during training.
2. Finger Nails and toenails must be kept short.
3. Students must ensure that they are maintaining good personal hygiene.
4. Students must remove their belts before going to the toilet.

Conduct & Respect

1. All Instructors must be addressed as Sensei
2. Students must bow when entering and leaving the training hall or when pairing with another student.

3. While waiting for your class to begin, you must warm up at the side of the training hall and sit down legs crossed hands on knees 1 minute before your class is due to start.
4. When class begins you must be lining up in grade order.
5. When class ends you must leave quickly and quietly to avoid disturbing the next class.
6. Always set a good example to lower grade students.

Uniform

1. All uniforms must be clean and presentable with a club badge on the left hand side.
2. Any T-shirts worn under the Karate gi must be white or have the Club Logo on.
3. No T-shirt to be worn instead of gi tops unless notified by club Instructor (Summer Time)

1. All belongings must be left neatly at the side of the training hall whilst training or in the changing room.
2. No students are allowed in the training hall with out an Instructor present.
3. Parents will be allowed in the training hall 5 minutes before the end of the lesson so that children are not distracted during the lesson.
4. Respect your instructor.
5. Never be disrespectful to the Instructor. Although a student is allowed to disagree with the Instructor, he/she must first follow the instruction, the discuss matter later.

6. Never tire of learning. A student must always be eager to learn and ask questions (associated with your learning). A good student can l learn any time, anywhere. This is the secret of knowledge.

7. Remember that a student’s behavior and conduct outside the training hall reflects on the Martial Art and you’re Instructor(s).

8. All though ZEN-SHIN ACADEMY has an open door policy, you must have “Written Permission” from your Club Instructor to train at any other ZEN-SHIN ACADEMY or Outside Dojo/Instructors. Any person found not abiding by this rule can be excluded of club membership and cease training at any ZEN-SHIN ACADEMY Clubs.


9. Training at other clubs /training camps /outside of the ZEN-SHIN ACADEMY in prohbited , unless with written confirmation from the Chief Instructor Kyoshi John Richards.

10. Patience and willingness are the essential Qualities of a Martial Artist

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