Our terms and conditions are an important part of allowing our schools to run in a safe and professional manner, and ensuring that the student receives the best possible services from us.
- It is the responsibility of the student to ensure all training fees and any other costs are paid in full when due. Failure to do so may result in extra charges being applied to your account.
- Family and dual membership discounts apply to immediate family members only. Immediate family members are deemed to include; parents, couples, children of parents or siblings in one family.
- Training fees reflect and are priced to allow for a two week break over Xmas, and bank holiday weekends.
- If you opt to pay your training fees on a monthly basis, then this shall be done by standing order only. We do not accept cash/cheque/card payments for monthly fees. Please collect a standing order form from your school administrator.
- You may pay for training fees for three, six, or twelve months via cash or cheque
- Membership will be deemed to be active until cancelled in writing. No refund of membership fees will be offered for non attendance of lessons.
- Any sparring equipment used for training must be purchased from Palcic Taekwondo. Our price promise for this ensures that we sell at the retail price only, or in many cases below the retail price. Only ITF approved sparring gear may be worn meaning only TOP TEN, FUJIMAE, TOP PRO, or MACHO and ADIDAS.
- Training Fees must be paid at all times including any holidays or lessons off that student may take. Failure to do so could result in termination of your membership and loosing your space in the school.
- Students are required to purchase sparring equipment through the school within a period of six months from commencement of training
- It is the responsibility of the student or the parent/guardian of the student to inform the instructor of any physical injuries or disabilities that may affect the student during the lesson. This must be done prior to the start of the lesson.
- Students must not change clothing or eat in the training hall.
- All contact details for the student including next of kin details must be kept up to date with Palcic Taekwondo. In the interests of your safety, we should be notified of any changes.
- It is essential that we have an up to date email address. This shall not be handed out to any third parties and is simply required for us to send you electronic news letters and important information.
- All personal data that is collected by Palcic Taekwondo will be dealt with in compliance with the current UK data protection legislation, and is gathered personal use in processing your membership, insurance, and contact details.
- All students must have a valid martial arts license, and membership book. This shall be issued to you within one month of joining. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that their license is renewed on time. Students are not allowed to train without a valid current membership license.
- An additional surcharge may be added to anyone who pays for their license after its due expiry date
- If lost or misplaced, then replacement license and membership books shall be issued and charged at the full price.
- In the interests of your development as a student, your class times may change, and you may be required after a period of time to move into a more advanced class with a different time.
- In the event that there is a problem with your current training location, we may move the classes to a temporary location at an alternative venue. Whilst we will aim to give students as much notice as possible, we cannot be held responsible for late changes that are beyond our control.
- School approved uniform and/or T-shirts must be worn at all times in training
- Palcic Taekwondo reserves the right to refuse new applications for membership or cancel existing memberships at any time.
Code Of Conduct
In the interests of all students, instructors and schools, we ask all members/parents to read and adhere to our code of conduct. This code will ensure that the highest standards are met, and the traditions of martial arts are kept alive, as well as allowing you to learn in a positive and safe environment, where you can be certain to get the best results.
Students
- All students should bow upon entering and leaving the training hall (DOJANG)
- No eating or chewing of gum is allowed in class.
- Your instructor (who has dedicated a lot of time and effort to get to where they are) should always be referred to as MR, or MRS, or MS – followed by their surname, or SIR/MA’AM.
- With the exception of new beginners, all students should wear only official uniforms/clothing to class, which should be clean and ironed.
- All students should ensure that their personal hygiene in training is not a cause for comment or embarrassment.
- No jewellery or watches are to be worn whilst training.
- All mobile phones are to be switched off or put on silence whilst the class is in progress.
- Students arriving late must ask permission from the instructor to move into class.
- Poor behaviour and/or bad language shall not be tolerated at all in the school.
- Remember at all times that you are in the privileged position of being an ambassador to both our school and martial arts in general. Please do not act in a way that brings your school or the art into disrepute.
- It is the students duty to ensure that all training fee’s are paid on time, and not the role of the instructor to have to waste valuable time chasing up fee’s.
- Behaviour that is considered disruptive, or inappropriate both to other students and the instructors, shall not be tolerated, and will more than likely result in your dismissal from the school.
- Students should both respect their seniors in martial arts and in age, and be helpful towards their juniors in martial arts and age.
- Make sure you are positive and have fun!!!!
Parents/spectators
- Anyone who is permitted to watch the class, must do so in a manner that does not interrupt the class. In others words be silent, and not allow your other children to run around the hall. Switch your mobile off etc.
- In the interest of child protection, no filming or photography is allowed to be taken of the class or students without permission from the appropriate people.
- Please ensure that you do not disrupt the class whilst entering or leaving the training hall.
- Any parent who is responsible for picking up your child at the end of the class, please do so in good time.
- Please support the instructor in any advice or feedback that we give your child.