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STUDENT SPARRING RULES
All students are subject to the rules of free sparring and point sparring. Failure to adhere to these rules is cause for dismissal and termination of the membership agreement. Absolutely no exceptions are permitted to the sparring rules.
1.	Sparring is undertaken at members-own risk and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the membership agreement.
2.	Approved safety equipment must be used at all times. The following safety equipment is required: protective footwear, protective hand wear, head guard, shin guards, mouth guard, groin guard (men only), and chest protectors. All equipment must be either red or white, and all students are required to have full safety equipment by 8th grade yellow belt.
3.	Sparring is allowed only in the presence, and with the permission, of an instructor.
4.	Sparring is LIGHT CONTACT only. It is important to remember that members are training partners and not opponents. Techniques to the head guard are to be made only with a controlled light tapping, sufficient to indicate a point but insufficient to cause the recipient's head to move in any way.
5.	No full-contact sparring will take place under any circumstances.
6.	Point sparring consists of rounds lasting between one and two minutes , or by the accumulation of five to ten points. Points are awarded in the following manner: Controlled hand technique: One point Controlled kick to the body: Two points Controlled kick to the head: Three points
7.	Free sparring consists of one or a series of rounds performed in a nonstop manner. The purpose of free sparring is to build confidence and improve skills.
Students will never be forced to spar with anyone. At any time before or during a match or round, students may, without reservation, bow out of the match by indicating to both the training partner and the instructor that you do not care to participate.
NO CONTACT TO THE HEAD IS EVER ALLOWED USING JUMPING KICKS.