​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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PERSONAL HYGIENE

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

• Clean your feet and hands 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  any gi brand without other academy/team patches visible.

• 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 there are no other academy or team designs visible.

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

• Students should have their name written on their belt and inside of their gi jacket and gi pants for identification purposes, in case of mix-up or lost/found.

• Street attire (jeans, hoodies, etc.) is not allowed on the mats.

• Footwear (shoes, sandals, flip flops, slippers) is not 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.