Fighter Code of Conduct
As an aspiring athlete, you are placing yourself at a higher standard than the recreational student. This doesn’t make you better than your classmates; it means you are expected to be a leader not just in technique, but also in character.
Similar to the terms and expectations in the Student Code of Conduct, fighters must also read, understand, and adhere to the additional expectations below. Failure to do so can result in loss of opportunities to compete and/or expulsion from the program without refund.
I. In the Gym
Be a model student:
Pay your gym membership, fight camp fees, and complete all necessary competition registrations and medicals on time.
Arrive early. Being early means you have the opportunity to stretch, practice and ask questions.
If you will be late or unable to train before the session starts, inform your instructor. If you arrive late, move with urgency to make up for lost time.
Show up prepared. Be clean/practice good hygiene, have all your gear with you, and most especially, be well-rested, hydrated, and fed so you can train at your best.
Listen intently the first time. Seriously, don’t turn your Kru/PC into parrots.
Move with intention and focus. The moment the instructor has finished explaining, do not waste time chatting; start the drill immediately.
Do more reps, especially if you have extra time after class, or finished a drill earlier than others.
No attitude (e.g. frowning, eye rolling, arguing, complaining).
Make the conscious effort to adjust/fix your mistakes. A fighter who nods in agreement but doesn’t put in the work will not improve.
Help clean; whether it’s the bags, pads, mirrors, hallway, or putting things in lost and found or the garbage.
Don’t ask when your next fight will be. You will be informed only after you have demonstrated the right attitude, work ethic, and necessary skills to compete.
Communicate with your instructor if you need help dealing with anything: from injuries, sharpening mindset/technique, to getting down to/maintaining your weight class. Anything that affects your ability to train and/or compete, whether it’s physical or mental, must be addressed as early as possible.
Be a model classmate:
Keep our gym a neutral space from potential drama and avoid behaviors that can lead to issues (e.g. trash talk, gossip, dating classmates)
Communicate to your instructors of any inappropriate, unsafe or unkind behavior within the gym. To ensure our school is a safe place, you are obligated to report them and prevent further damage.
Be friendly, patient and focused with all classmates, regardless of their experience level or build.
Apologize when you make a mistake and move on if your partner makes a mistake. Chances are they will make an effort not to repeat it. If they are unable to fix it, ask the instructor for help on addressing it.
Compliment sincerely and correct kindly.
Practice at the appropriate speed and power according to the modality, drill, and partner. Full speed and power is for padwork, bagwork, and shadowboxing. In full-gear sparring, your intensity must match your partner’s experience and present state: when with a partner who is smaller in size and build, inexperienced, or injured, focus on sharpening the nuances of your technique (e.g. form, balance, defense, precision) instead of trying to overpower them. For contact drills with minimal gear such as playspar and clinch, reduce only your power, while maintaining precision.
Avoid techniques that could harm classmates if they are inexperienced in defending them, or if you are instructed not to use them (e.g. no hard sweeps, spinning attacks, kicks or knees to the head)
II. Outside the Gym
Your behavior (online and offline) outside the gym matters. If you are found to have violated the trust, safety, and integrity of others while being a student at our school, this will result in the immediate termination of your membership without refund.
Requirements for cross-training:
Training at different gyms is common and can be beneficial when you have a more open schedule for additional practice. However, cross-training still requires etiquette between the student and the school they are representing.
Speak with your Kru first about opportunities to train outside the scheduled fight camp and classes
Once you are given the green light for additional training outside the gym, represent our school well with the same standards and work ethic expected here
Cross-training without the consent of the gym is considered a breach of trust and can lead to termination of membership
Requirements for fighters in high school*:
Even if you are not representing your high school while competing in Muay Thai, you will be treated like a student on any varsity team. Protect your future and take your studies as seriously as your training. Every month, parents/guardians must provide a report on their behavior at home and grades in school to determine their eligibility to compete. During summer months (unless the student attends summer school), parents/guardians need only submit a report on their behavior at home.
Maintain a minimum average of 70% in all your classes.
Must not be suspended or expelled from school.
Make an effort to respect the efforts of parents for providing you with the means to train and recover.
III. At Competition
Arrive early at weigh-ins with all your gear and mandatory documents (see “Fight Week Checklist”).
Throughout the day, communicate with your corner; any concerns must be addressed as early as possible so you can enter the ring with clarity, not confusion.
Acknowledge officials, judges, and competition staff.
Be respectful towards your opponent and their fight team.
Be humble regardless of outcome. If you win, don’t showboat or trash talk. If you lose, don’t throw tantrums (e.g. sulking, ignoring your corner/s and supporters, throwing/breaking things.)
Before leaving, help clean the warm-up area and (if they are still around) thank classmates who attended to support you.
“Manners maketh man.”
