Code Of Conduct

In the interests of all students and instructors, we ask all members/parents to read, understand and adhere to our code of conduct. This will allow us to provide tuition to the highest standard as well as being able to provide a safe and positive training environment.

• All students should bow upon entering and leaving the training hall (dojang).
• Classes may already be running when you arrive, so please wait quietly outside the training area until called into the hall by an instructor.
• All students should wear a clean, ironed PUMA dobok, to every class.
• Dressing and undressing in the dojang is not permitted. If students need to remove any part of their dobok for any reason they should ask permission to leave the dojang.
• All students should ensure that their belt is tied before joining the class.
• If a belt or dobok, needs to be adjusted or tied, students should wait for a suitable break in training before turning away from the class instructor and adjusting their uniform or belt.
• No eating or chewing of gum is allowed in class.
• No jewellery or watches should be worn while training. If it is not possible to remove jewellery, it should be suitably covered.
• For safety, finger and toe nails should be kept short.
• All mobile phones should be switched off or put on silence whilst the class is in progress, unless it is required for emergencies, in which case prior permission must be obtained from the instructor.
• Poor behaviour and bad language will not be tolerated anywhere in the dojang.

• Students should line up in grade order, senior grade to the right, unless otherwise instructed.
• When forming class lines, the higher graded student should always stand to the right. If they are the same grade then the student who graded to that level first should stand to the right. However, it is courteous when visiting another School, to let the students of that School who are the same grade as the visiting student, line up to the right first.
• If you join the class after the class has started you should wait at an appropriate place at the side of the front line for the instructor to acknowledge you, bow when approached by the instructor, apologise for your late arrival, upon which, the instructor will allow/or not allow you to join the class. You will usually be asked to join the back line, and may be instructed to find your correct position at a later time.
• Students are not allowed to leave the class without the permission of the instructor.
• If a student has to leave before the end of the class, they must seek the permission of the instructor prior to the commencement of the class.
• If a student needs to exit while the class is lined up, moving straight back or forward through the lines are not permitted. They should exit from either side of their line, then proceed forward or back at the side of the class.
• If you find that, while performing patterns, you are likely to clash with another student, the lower grade student should always give way to the higher graded student.
• If the instructor asks the students to move to the back of the class and wait until they are called back to the dojang floor, students should be aware that they are still in the class and behave accordingly.
• While training in the dojang, students should try and concentrate on the task at hand and not get involved with idle chatter. Focus and concentration should be maintained at all times.

• Students wishing to train at another dojang for additional training should seek permission of their instructor prior to visiting.
• Students, who are visiting a different dojang, should ask the instructors permission to train in that School prior to joining the class.

• Instructors and senior students should always be referred to as Mr, Mrs, Miss, or Ms followed by their surname, or Sir / Ma’am.
• All students are expected to be courteous and understanding. Advanced students are expected to set a good example to new students and assist such students whenever necessary.

• It is seen as bad etiquette for students who are training in a class to talk to a student/person who is not in the class, while the class is in progress.
• It is not permitted to talk to a student or teach a student from the side of the class if you’re not in the class and also if you have not had permission from the School instructor.
• Students should not teach another student during the class unless they have been given permission from the School instructor.
• To comply with our Child Safeguarding Policy, no photography or filming of the class is permitted.

• If for any reason the School instructor is not present once the start time of the class has arrived, the next highest graded student (insured student) should start the class.
• Any substitute teacher or class assistant should be treated with the same level of courtesy and respect as your regular instructor.
• No announcements should be made at the start or end of the class without prior knowledge and permission from the School instructor.