Safety rules applying to all students in all activities
These rules must be followed in all training and fighting. Consistent failure to follow these rules is grounds for suspension from training, suspension from an event, suspension or expulsion from the club
- Control
- Always be in control. This relates to both the use of weapons and your state of mind
- Note: students are made to understand that control is essential to safe training and fighting this is constantly reinforced and assessed for each student during training.
- Always strike with the appropriate force for the type of training you are doing. Apologise to you training partner if you strike them too hard or on a non target area.
- Always be in control. This relates to both the use of weapons and your state of mind
- Allowed techniques
- Only use the techniques you are allowed to use for the different training and fighting being undertaken.
- Permanently restricted targets
- groin, back of knee, neck or throat.
- and if unarmoured: face or knee
- never hit hard on the head, always pull your blow
- Allowed targets
- depends on weapon type and training or fighting system used
- apologise to you training partner if you strike them on a non target area.
- Armour / Protection
- meet minimum armour requirements for the training / fighting system and weapons used
- you can always add more than the minimum if you wish
- Be fight ready
- never fight or train under the influence of drugs or alcohol
- never fight or train when suffering from a lack of sleep
- never fight or train if in emotional distress or significant metal stress
- never come to training if sick (we don't want the next variant of COVID or flu thanks)
- Be respectful and pleasant
- treat you fellow students and instructors etc., with respect and in a pleasant manner - we are all here to learn
- respect that all students are at different stages of learning and have different attributes and skills levels
- respect your instructors by listening and conducting the activities as asked
- Support fellow students
- working with a training partner adhere to the instructions given by the instructors and make sure your actions support your partners skill development by executing the techniques appropriately
- The sport is physical
- we are training to fight, you will be hit, hurt and injured at times.
- Scoring hits is inaccurate
- understand that in fighting practice when scoring hits, both the attacker and defender, and any judges are likely to make honest mistakes regarding whether a hit occurred or not, and that the scoring system is not perfect and has reasonably high error rates.
- when training or in competition acknowledge a hit you have received. Note in some scoring systems such as "continuous hit" duals, this might be impractical.
