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Rules of Training
There are some simple rules for training in the dojo:
- Leave your ego at the door.
- Take care of you uke (training partner) and everyone around you.
- Treat your uke with respect and make their experience of jiu jitsu as real and as safe as you would wish for yourself.
- Give all your focus, awareness and commitment to your training and you will be safer and learn more quickly.
- Enjoy it.
Remember that jiu jitsu is an activity that requires physical contact and in common with other martial arts and contact sports it carries the risk of injury. It is your obligation to have the highest regard for your own safety and for the safety of everyone around you when you practice jiu jitsu. Even when everything is done correctly injuries can occur when people make mistakes or misjudgements, lose their balance, and for other reasons. It is important that you always practice techniques slowly at first, to ensure that both you and your partner understand what you are doing. Speed only comes with familiarity and practice. Executing a technique quickly, but incorrectly doesn't make it any better. Excessive strength should also not be used. Correct technique requires very little strength, and the less strength you use the better your technique. By using strength you actually slow down the rate at which you learn.
Dojo Etiquette
On entering and leaving the dojo ( training hall ) you should rei ( bow ). This signifies your mental preparation and readiness to train. Once in the dojo you should conduct yourself in a respectful and dignified manner at all times.
Please be on time for the start of the session. Arriving late disrupts the class for other students and it is also considered disrespectful to the instructor. If it is unavoidable and you are late, enter the dojo quickly and quietly.
The instructor should be addressed as sensei and not by name.
Before stepping onto the mat you MUST attract the attention of the highest grade on the mat. They will signal that you may join the class by turning to face you, at which point you rei to each other. If they do not rei then this means that they have not seen you and you must wait until they do. This applies to all grades no matter what their seniority (the only exception is where you are a senior grade and you judge that a situation requires your urgent attention, and it is your intention to take control).
Personal hygiene must be impeccable at all times. Your jiu jitsu suit ( judogi or just gi ) must be clean and ironed at the beginning of each session. Finger and toe nails must be kept short and clean. No jewellery is to be worn during training. Any jewellery that cannot be removed must be covered by tape. Body piercing which cannot readily be removed may be worn at the students own risk provided it remains covered by clothing at all times, and it is protected with adhesive tape or plaster.
Smoking, chewing gum, eating, drinking and swearing are not permitted in the dojo, although water may be taken with the permission of the instructor.
Once training has commenced you must seek the permission of the sensei before leaving the dojo. Constant interruptions disrupt the class for everyone and distract the focus of attention which should be the aim of the beginner and lower grades, and is a necessary requirement of more senior grades.
When receiving instruction from the sensei or senior grade, stand upright with the right hand placed comfortably within the left. Do not slouch, talk or lean against walls or other equipment.
Always train with spirit, humility, dignity, discipline and self-control. Be respectful and courteous to others at all times. It is not just the physical aspect which is addressed during training, but also the building of character.
Outside the dojo, students of jiu jitsu have a responsibility to behave in a manner which maintains and enhances the reputation of their Association and the art of jiu jitsu.
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