​TRAINING

• Be consistent. Attend classes at least twice per week.

• Be courteous. Treat your training partners and instructors with respect.

• Consistently seek to improve upon the skills you are learning and commit them to muscle memory.

• Ask questions.

• Immediately report any illness or injury to your instructor.

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COURTESY

• If you are late or must leave early, please inform your instructor before entering or leaving the mat as a general courtesy and to avoid class disruption.

• Adults are not required to bow or address instructors formally.

• Children and teens bow briefly before entering onto the mat and address instructors as Professor or Coach.

• Please remain quiet and attentive during class, especially when the instructor is talking or demonstrating a technique.

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CLEANLINESS

• Clean up after yourself.

• Deposit used rental gis in the provided laundry bin.​

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PERSONAL HYGIENE

• Your gi and athletic attire must be washed at home after every class, and be clean, odor-free and in good condition for every class. Do your part to keep yourself and your training partners free from infection.

• Clean your feet and hands after entering past the front desk or prior to stepping on the mat.

• Remove hats, jewelry, etc. before entering the mat or leave them at home.

• Leave bags and shoes in the cubbies or lockers.

• Students must maintain good personal hygiene for the safety and comfort of themselves and their training partners.

• Refrain from using heavily fragranced body products, perfume, body sprays, or cologne.

• Do not train if you are ill or have a skin condition such as a rash, fungus, or ringworm. Any skin condition should be reported to the instructor prior to training.

• Please keep fingernails and toenails short and smooth to prevent accidental injury to yourself and others.

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ATTIRE

• Enrolled students must wear a Renzo Gracie Academy gi or  a gi without any other academy or team patches visible on the gi.

• Visitors and students taking a trial class may wear any brand or school gi or no-gi attire to class or open mat, as long as it is jiu-jitsu appropriate.

• Enrolled students can wear any rashguard, shorts, or spats, as long as they are without other academy's or team's designs visible for no-gi class.

• Students may wear a competition-grade ankle cuff of current belt rank for no-gi class. This is completely optional.

• All students must have their name written on their belt and inside of their gi jacket and gi pants for identification and lost + found purposes.

• No street attire (jeans, hoodies, etc.) allowed on the mats.

• No footwear (shoes, sandals, flip flops, slippers) are allowed past the front desk.

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MINDSET

• Come in with the mindset that you're going to have a great class and do your best.

• Once on the mat, there is no place for bad tempers, anger, ego, or bad attitude.

• Do not abuse your knowledge.

• Discipline outweighs motivation every time.

• Absolutely no intentional harm or bullying to others.

• Help keep yourself and your training partners healthy and free of injury so everyone can continue to train regularly.