Club Rules and Regulations
Membership of The Kingswinford Tigers is free to all members; however all members are required to hold an up to date and valid licence with NAKMAS, at the cost prevailing at the time of membership. This licence includes the student’s personal insurance. A licence must be paid for and applied for within 4 weeks of joining the club or membership will be deemed to be forfeit and membership maybe withdrawn.
All members will be offered 1 free lesson prior to joining the club and then will be expected to pay the prevailing cost to train and no credit will be offered. If members pay their training fees up front and fail to train on the days paid for, then those fees will not be refunded. Training fees may be subject to review to cover all the club costs and to take into account increases in those costs. Members will be informed in advance of those increases.
An account of the number of lessons attended will be kept in the form of an Attendance Book. It is the responsibility of the student to present this at the beginning of each lesson and to ensure that the book is made available prior to grading, so that attendance can be verified. A minimum of 24 attendances are required to grade to the next kyu grade. Dan grade will be assessed to the national standard.
Personal Hygiene
Every student is expected to wear a white karate gi and this should be clean at all times. Female students should wear a plain white tee shirt under the karate jacket. Male students need not.
All students should remove any form of jewellery prior to training or tape over any jewellery that cannot be removed. This is a Health and Safety requirement.
Finger and toe nails should be kept clean and kept cut short, this is a Health and Safety requirement.
Training will take place in bare feet, this helps balance and builds the muscles in the feet; however students with varrucas or athletes foots should wear the appropriate martial arts footwear. Both conditions are contagious and students must act in a responsible manner to ensure that others do not become infected.
Personal Safety
Ever effort is taken on behalf of club instructors to ensure that training is offered with regard to best practice, including having attended the correct training courses; however, students must also act with consideration to fellow students. No uncontrolled violent behaviour will be tolerated.
In pair work students are expected to wear protective head gear and mitts, this is a Health and Safety issue. Students provide this equipment at their own expense and the club is able to supply items at a competitive price. Impact bags, focus mitts, etc are provided at the expense of the club.
Gradings
A grading assessment will normally held every 3 months and all students will be invited to apply for that grading; however at least 24 attendances are required between each grading, and this must be verified by the students Attendance Book. The student needs to present an up to date and valid licence prior to any grading. The gradings will be made by Dan grades of the appropriate level and the decision of the Grading Panel is final.
Personal Development
Training should always be challenging, through endeavour we grow, but it should also be enjoyable. It is the aim of the club to help you strive for perfection; so train hard, practice frequently and most of all…enjoy your training.
Remember 100% effort; 100% of the time.
All members will be offered 1 free lesson prior to joining the club and then will be expected to pay the prevailing cost to train and no credit will be offered. If members pay their training fees up front and fail to train on the days paid for, then those fees will not be refunded. Training fees may be subject to review to cover all the club costs and to take into account increases in those costs. Members will be informed in advance of those increases.
An account of the number of lessons attended will be kept in the form of an Attendance Book. It is the responsibility of the student to present this at the beginning of each lesson and to ensure that the book is made available prior to grading, so that attendance can be verified. A minimum of 24 attendances are required to grade to the next kyu grade. Dan grade will be assessed to the national standard.
Personal Hygiene
Every student is expected to wear a white karate gi and this should be clean at all times. Female students should wear a plain white tee shirt under the karate jacket. Male students need not.
All students should remove any form of jewellery prior to training or tape over any jewellery that cannot be removed. This is a Health and Safety requirement.
Finger and toe nails should be kept clean and kept cut short, this is a Health and Safety requirement.
Training will take place in bare feet, this helps balance and builds the muscles in the feet; however students with varrucas or athletes foots should wear the appropriate martial arts footwear. Both conditions are contagious and students must act in a responsible manner to ensure that others do not become infected.
Personal Safety
Ever effort is taken on behalf of club instructors to ensure that training is offered with regard to best practice, including having attended the correct training courses; however, students must also act with consideration to fellow students. No uncontrolled violent behaviour will be tolerated.
In pair work students are expected to wear protective head gear and mitts, this is a Health and Safety issue. Students provide this equipment at their own expense and the club is able to supply items at a competitive price. Impact bags, focus mitts, etc are provided at the expense of the club.
Gradings
A grading assessment will normally held every 3 months and all students will be invited to apply for that grading; however at least 24 attendances are required between each grading, and this must be verified by the students Attendance Book. The student needs to present an up to date and valid licence prior to any grading. The gradings will be made by Dan grades of the appropriate level and the decision of the Grading Panel is final.
Personal Development
Training should always be challenging, through endeavour we grow, but it should also be enjoyable. It is the aim of the club to help you strive for perfection; so train hard, practice frequently and most of all…enjoy your training.
Remember 100% effort; 100% of the time.