Training Terms & Conditions | MMA North London

Mixed-sex grappling & groundwork

MMA is a close-contact grappling martial art. Training can involve grabbing, pushing, headlocks, strangles, chokes and wrapping the legs around the upper or lower torso.

Training may be mixed-sex. By taking part, the student confirms that they understand and accept that close-quarter combat, grappling and groundwork form part of the training.

Children: attendance & punctuality

The club is responsible for a child only during the scheduled training session. A parent or guardian remains responsible immediately before the class begins and immediately after it finishes.

Please arrive in good time for collection. The club cannot provide supervision before or after the lesson.

Adults: attendance & punctuality

Please arrive in good time and allow enough time to prepare for training. Late arrival can disrupt instruction and the other students taking part.

Payments & cancellations

Monthly membership is paid in advance by Direct Debit on the first day of each calendar month. Monthly payments are non-refundable.

Students whose payments or fees are overdue may not train until the balance has been paid. Membership cancellations require 30 days’ notice by email.

Bank holidays

The club is normally closed on bank-holiday Mondays. No refund is given for a session that falls on a bank-holiday Monday.

Conduct & discipline

Discipline is part of martial-arts training. The club may discontinue a student’s training where persistent disobedience or uncontrollable behaviour is detrimental to the safety or training of others.

Image consent

The club may take photographs or video of students performing martial arts for promotional and advertising purposes. Appropriate material may be edited and distributed through media selected by the club.

By accepting these terms, permission is granted for the student’s image, likeness and voice to be recorded and used without payment. Material will be stored securely and made available to the student or parent to view on request.

Personal belongings

The club cannot accept responsibility for personal belongings that are lost or stolen during training. Students are strongly advised to leave valuables at home.

If a child or parent needs to make contact during a session, the instructor will have access to a telephone.

Health & safety

Before taking part, please tell the instructor about any illness, injury or condition that could be aggravated by exercise. Students should consult their doctor before intense physical exercise where any of the following apply:

Back problems
Head injuries
Dizziness or loss of consciousness during exercise
High cholesterol
Joint problems, including arthritis aggravated by exercise
Chest pain during exercise
Prescription medication
A heart condition
A condition that restricts blood flow
Diabetes or another metabolic disease
High or low blood pressure

Students with any listed condition should discuss suitable action with the instructor and obtain medical advice before participating. Training can include close-contact Jiu-Jitsu, running, stretching, aerobic activity and resistance exercise. These activities can result in injury and, in extremely unlikely circumstances, death.

Agreement & liability waiver

By taking part, the student confirms that relevant health concerns have been discussed with the instructor and accepts the risks associated with martial-arts training. The live club terms include the following acknowledgements:

Training involves unarmed combat and semi-contact work that could result in accidental injury or, in extremely unlikely circumstances, death.
Safe training versions of weapons, including knives and guns, may occasionally be used, and the student consents to their use.
Strenuous exercise could cause minor or serious injury to the student, or the student could accidentally injure another person.
Injuries could include bruises, abrasions, broken bones or cartilage, concussion, organ damage or, in extremely unlikely circumstances, death.
Injury could arise accidentally, through inadvertence or negligence, or because equipment malfunctions.
The risks described cannot be removed without severely limiting the instruction and techniques offered.
Techniques must not be used on another person outside supervised training, matches or demonstrations approved by the instructor.
Students must not demonstrate martial arts outside lessons or without an instructor present.
Having read and accepted these risks, the student waives the right to bring a claim in the event of injury or death during a lesson, or outside a lesson while using techniques taught by the club.
No legal action shall be taken against the club or its owners, operators, officers, employees, instructors, students or agents.

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