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Kung Fu Studio Rules

7/6/2020

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Kung Fu Studio Rules

In order to keep a safe and educational environment, at Kung Fu For Life we promote a healthy respect for others, ourselves, and our facility. To make sure everyone is treated fairly, we have a set of rules for our space, broadly split up into several different areas. These are quite standard across martial arts studios, and help protect our students, teachers, and equipment as we all take part in this journey together.

Rules for Decorum & Respect

The first rules in our facility are all about respect. Learning to view all others as equals and worthy opponents is they key to true learning and success, and it is foremost among our teachings here.
 
Respect for each other when working together should be high, and aggression or discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated. In fact, consistently rude remarks or gestures may result in dismissal. We believe that all students are responsible for their own actions, and liable for the consequences of what they do within these halls.
 
This respect translates into action with proper decorum as well. We do not allow excessive laughter or horseplay, as it is unbecoming of serious students of a difficult discipline, and neither do we allow swearing, profanity, or crude language. We even insist on a bow, with the left hand crossed over right (not the other way around, which is a challenging gesture), whenever entering or leaving the training hall.

Rules for Personal Dress & Hygiene

Having respect for yourself means good hygiene and clean clothes, too. All training uniforms, along with socks or mat shoes, should be clean, odor-free, and ready for use. Fingernails must be kept short as well, to reduce the risk of accidental scratches.

Rules Regarding Practice

Practice is required of the student, and plenty of it is necessary to permit sub-conscious recall in a defensive situation. In addition, all calisthenics and exercises are the responsibility of the student, and it is each student’s responsibility and prerogative to stop any exercise if it appears to be too strenuous. It is important to remember not to overdo any exercise while practicing and executing techniques. It should be tiring, but not too much – your good health is in our mutual best interests.

General Studio Rules

As a general rule, we do not allow training at other schools while you are currently training with us. As a student of Kung Fu For Life, we expect that you will not train in any other martial art because undivided attention is required to learn and understand our style.
 
We do not allow soliciting on the premises, either, as the studio is designed exclusively for the training and development of our members.
 
We ask that you do not show or teach this martial art to anyone without express permission from the school, especially regarding any advanced level training or teachings. Most of all, this is for the safety of you and those around you. Beyond that, all students are required to find a peaceful solution to any confrontation or conflict, if possible, before resorting to physical combat. Even if a defensive situation should arise, all students are required to avoid excessive force whenever possible.

Rules for General Sparring

​Sparring safely is one of the most important skills and practices to follow. So, the rules that we have in place for sparring matches are also among the most important in preventing injury.
 
We do not allow sparring of any sort unless there is an instructor present, and we believe that excessive force is unnecessary for proper learning – therefore, it is not allowed inside the studio. All students inside the studio are expected to exercise excellent control while practicing techniques with other people.
 
When it comes to weapons, training is only permissible once your instructor and a representative group of your peers have decided that you are ready. It is usually reserved for advanced students who have proven themselves capable.
 
There are also specific rules for sparring to ensure fairness and a reduced risk of injury. In every sparring match, these guidelines are to be followed:
 
  1. Bow to your partner, introduce yourself and show respect.
  2. Ask your partner if they have any injuries or limitations before beginning the sparring match. Inform them about any of your own before you begin.
  3. Ask about locks, sweeps, takedowns, throws, or holds. 
  4. All strikes are expected to be controlled. Only light contact is allowed – any delivered strike or committed technique must be pulled.
  5. Absolutely no contact is allowed to the head, throat, knees or groin, but these areas should still be guarded, as they are extremely vulnerable.
  6. No sparring is allowed unless permission is given by the chief instructor or master. It must be supervised by a qualified instructor.
 
There are some unwritten rules for sparring, too, which all students must follow to avoid injury and progress with their studies.
 
  1. There are no breaks allowed, including knee, arm, neck or ankle breaks.
  2. There are no open hand, throat, or eye strikes.
  3. No blocking kicks with open hands (to prevent broken fingers).
 
It may seem like there are a lot of rules, but most of them are simply common sense, and in place to protect students and masters alike. Once you are comfortable in your kung fu studies, you will hardly even have to think about them – and that’s when the true education begins!
 
4 Comments
kungfoolish
7/24/2020 07:03:55 pm

I’m confused.

Regarding the sparring rules, you explain a whole litany of rules you follow to keep things safe. “There are no breaks allowed”, “There are no open hand, throat, or eye strikes,” etc. This looks like a whole long list of rules.

You’re always stating that “kung fu loses against MMA” because there are too many rules in the ring. On the streets, there are no rules!” So, which is it? Are there many rules in what you train, or none?

Further to this, you constantly say how you train certain motions thousands of times until they’re second nature. “Muscle memory”, as it were. However, if you’re practicing your kung fu thousands of times with such limitations, when are you actually instilling the correct muscle memory to do these combative moves in a real-life situation? Hmmm.

What you say you do and what you actually practice doesn’t add up. It sounds like you’ve created some good-sounding marketing lines that don’t mesh with reality. “Fantasy”, one might say.

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I Agree
9/28/2021 07:07:15 pm

Exactly! These guys wrote the book on McDojo Bullshit! The fact that they still try to exist within a world that called them out, helped expose their business practices, and still they spew forth the most uneducated, inexperienced crap in the martial world. If you ask around you will find that under their previous name they were the laughing stock of the martial arts world. Its hard to admit your wrong when you spend so many years telling yourself your are right. Self promoted masters are the worst.

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Dean
7/12/2021 07:20:10 pm

I have been with Kung fu for life for the past 7 years and I have worked my way up through out the years with them and I am proud to say that I am a student at Kung fu for life and I will keep it in my family

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kungfoolish
9/5/2021 07:21:17 am

Okay Dean. Seven years experience at this place. Care to address any of the contradictions in the blog post, or general shadiness of the school / lineage in general?

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