Sparring Rules and Responsibilities

All students must wear protective headgear, gloves, foot pads, mouth guard,
groin protection (males only), forearm pads, and shin pads when participating
in sparring drills or sparring.

At no time are students allowed to punch or kick at each other without a Black Belt
 Instructor  present.  In other words, no playing around will be tolerated!

 All contact will be light and controlled to all legal target areas.

Legal target areas are as follows:
The protective headgear (not the nose or face area), the front of the body above
the belt (no kicks below the belt), the rib cage area (not the back).

No Sparring is allowed at any time without supervision of an Instructor.

For safety, students should not wear rings, watches, bracelets, chains,
or earrings during sparring class.

Finger and toe nails must be kept neat and trimmed.

Male groin protection must be worn at all times. Female groin protection
is not required, but it is recommended.

Sparring between students is not allowed at white belt.
White belt students are allowed to participate in class drills only.

Sparring gear may be purchased at yellow belt. Only students with full protective
 equipment will be allowed to spar each other. Sparring equipment consists of forearm
guards, shin and instep protectors, helmet, Hogu (chest protector), and mouth guard.

Testing at Green Belt and all belts ranks above will also include sparring.

Level of allowable contact is determined by the Instructor.

No strikes to the groin or open areas of the face are allowed.

Never strike to injure your training partner. Good control must be exercised at all times.
This also includes emotional control.

In the event of accidental injury, notify the instructor immediately.