Club Rules

1.1 Class Protocols

1) Parent/Carer Presence: All students who are not old enough to travel to and from training on their own, must be accompanied by a parents/carer who is required to wait until the Student Entry Protocol, detailed below, is completed.

2) Waiting before lessons: Please adhere to the guidance at each Club to ensure proper social distancing measures are adhered to when waiting for a class to begin.

3) Student Entry Protocol:  All students will have their temperature checked, before every class, in order to gain entry to the lesson. Students will be asked to use hand sanitiser, provided prior to entry.

4) Sickness: If a student shows signs of being unwell or has a high temperature, they will not be allowed to join the lessons and should follow relevant guidance for when they are able to return to lessons again

5) Class Entry: The Student Entry Protocol will start 5 mins prior to the start time of the session to ensure lessons start on time.

6) Changing Facilities: There will be no changing facilities of any kind, available at Elite Martial Arts Centre.  Students will not be allowed to train in hallways or corridors prior to a class and must be fully changed before entering a venue. A tracksuit, worn over the uniform, which is removed on entry, is allowed.

7) Controlled use of toilets: Toilet facilities will only be used for emergencies, and are not available for general use. Although we recognise this is not always possible, students are to try and make use of toilet facilities, prior to arriving at the Club, so it is not needed during a lesson. We ask for Parent/Carer assistance with this, in the case of our younger members. Toilets will not be available for changing under any circumstance.

8) No spectators: As per our usual rules, no spectators are allowed inside a class when it is in progress, but we can no longer allow parents/carers to wait in a venue while a class is in session due to social distancing measures.

9) Limited Class Sizes: Although we have always maintained a strict instructor / student ratio class sizes are now further limited to adhere to Social Distancing measures. Only students who are registered for a specific class, will be allowed to attend. Students will not be able to attend other classes, for which they aren’t registered.

10) Late Arrivals: The Student Entry Protocol will be closed at the scheduled start time of a lesson. If a student arrives after this time, we reserve the right to refuse entry to the class, and the student will not be refunded for the session. Time keeping is essential to ensure that all the safety protocols are adhered to, and to prevent disruption to the class for the other students.

11) Collection: There are 15-minute gaps between each of our lessons to allow time for the students to collect their belongings and vacate a venue. This also provides instructors suitable time to clean any equipment and prepare for the entry protocols for the next lesson.  To maintain as much class, timetable continuity we have specific timings which must be adhered to.

12) Instructor Queries: Unfortunately, due to enhanced entry Protocols and venue preparation between sessions there is very little time for instructors to speak to parents or students before or after classes. If you have any questions for your child’s instructor, please email the club instead and we will be in contact to assist.

1.2 Equipment Protocols

1) Students will all be required to have their own equipment. Equipment requirements are dependent on age and stage of training. Full guidance is available under the “Equipment” section of our Club Rules.

2) Equipment borrowing will no longer be available.

3) Sharing of equipment will not be allowed.

1) It is a mandatory requirement that all students who train with NP Taekwon-Do Academy, must have valid Federation Insurance and Membership.

2) Insurance from another club, group or association will not be allowed.

3) Insurance is renewed on an annual basis.

4) The insurance fee for our monthly direct debit students is included in monthly fees.

1) All lesson fees must be paid by Direct Debit. We do not accept cash payments or any other form of payment.

2) Payment is made on the 5^th of the month in advance of the next month’s training. For example, payment made on 5 January will be for all training from 1 January, for the entire month.

3) Go Cardless is the 3rd party company which manages all of our online direct debits.

4) We will work with Go Cardless to set up your Electronic Direct Debit (EDD) before training commences.

5) We will assist with the set-up of your Electronic Direct Debit.

6) Lesson fees are charged as a fixed monthly amount based on a 45-week teaching year.

a)There are 2 weeks off for Christmas/New Year’s

b)There is 1 week off for Easter

c)There are 2 weeks’ off for Summer Holidays (first 2 weeks of July)

d)There are 2 weeks of for October half term (Fife dates)

7) Lesson fees are based on the class, and how often a student trains.

8) Sums will not be refunded for missed classes. 

9) A student who will have a planned absence of more than two weeks may request to freeze their EDD with no less than one month’s written notice.

a) Students will be charged £10/month for the period that Membership is frozen, up to a maximum of 6 weeks.

10) Students must give one month’s written notice of an intention to change/cancel the payment plan.

11) There will be a £10 admin fee for any overdue payments. Students may be denied the right to grade or train, where overdue payments are owed.

12) Once the membership and direct debit is cancelled, the contract with us is terminated and the student is removed from our mailing list. If they wish to rejoin at a later time they would need to pay the joining fee again. Alternatively see clause 9a.

12a) The annual insurance/membership fee is non-refundable.

13) Following new government restrictions on class sizes we cannot allow cross training between different days or ad hoc training on other days. Students must only attend lessons the days they are registered for.

14) In the event of a lockdown and consequently the closure of the academies, the lessons will continue online in our Virtual Academy and the classes will change to online

1) Students are only allowed to train in and use items from our official approved suppliers.  Items from any other supplier will not be permitted.

2) Uniforms – Students are only allowed to wear NP Taekwon-Do Academy Club specific uniforms.

a) Uniforms must be clean, fitting and in good condition. Where a student’s uniform is deemed to be unsuitable will be required to replaced

3) Equipment

a) Sparring equipment cannot be hired or shared. Each student must have their own equipment.

b) All students must have the equipment required as per their age, level or grade.

4) A student who is promoted, will need to have all the items for that specific class or grade, before they are allowed to start training in their new class.

5) Requirements

Grading tests for belt rankings are the time when students have an opportunity to demonstrate all the techniques they have learned in class, show their physical and mental discipline, and earn coloured belts which signify their increasing proficiency and progress through the martial art of Taekwon-Do.

GRADING CRITERIA

Each student will always be trained and assessed on their own, individual merits and performance. However, we have provided some brief details of the criteria we use to select a student for an Assessment or Grading.

LITTLE TAEKS TAEKWON-DO PROGRAMME (4–7-YEAR-OLDS)

Little Taeks Taekwon-Do is a unique training programme created by Mr Purves in 2019 to provide younger children with an opportunity to learn the core movements and fundamental elements of Taekwon-Do, before they enter the full ITF Taekwon-Do training at age 8.  Assessments for our youngest members are held every quarter.

ITF TAEKWON-DO TRAINING TIMELINE

Students who are 8 years and older train in our ITF Taekwon-Do Programme. Included below is the timeline, between grades.

These are the minimum times, and to be as a guideline only, not a set, fixed time.

Training times are based on 2 x 45 mins classes per week, for a continuous period of training.   The timelines listed below are a minimum expectation of the timelines involved and are not automatic. They require consideration that the requirements for the belt grade have also been met and at this stage, the instructor can consider the student and opt to invite them to grade.

1) Regular tournament participation is encouraged for all students 5 years and up.

2) All students must participate in at least one Tournament per year.

3) All Littles Taeks and Juniors are required to compete in the annual tournament which we host, The Interclass Challenge.

4) In order to participate in a tournament all students must be fully equipped.

5) Uniforms must be cleaned, pressed and in reasonable condition.

6) Students may be asked to replace items if necessary.

7) Females may wear a white vest under their uniforms.

8) All Tournament entry is done via the club and coordinated centrally by our Club Manager. Students will not be permitted to enter a Tournament independently if they wish to benefit from club support for that event.