Terms & Conditions

Liability & Consent:

Grappling Coaching Services Limited (“The Company”) provides coached Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu/submission grappling/submission wrestling/wrestling/MMA training sessions at Buffalo Strength and Mui Wo Sports Centre, Lantau Island, as well as sports programmes, holiday camps and events at various locations in Hong Kong and internationally. The Company is a fully-insured sports coaching provider. By enrolling in any of the services or activities delivered by The Company, you do so at your own risk and The Company, its owners, employees and/or coaches will not be held liable for any personal injury or loss of property during any of our sports programmes, holiday camps, events or any other programmes that are delivered by The Company. By enrolling in any of The Company services and activities, you affirm that you and/or a minor for whom you are the legal guardian (“the Participant”) is in suitable physical condition to exercise. The Participant’s participation is purely voluntary and in no way mandated by The Company. Also, you understand that you/he/she can stop anytime if you/he/she has any discomfort or even without any particular reason. All adult Participants (or, for Participant(s) less than 18 years old, their parent/legal guardian) must, prior to their first ‘Buffalo Jiu-Jitsu’ Jiu-Jitsu training session delivered by The Company, agree to and submit this combined terms & conditions and waiver form.

Enrolment:

If you enrol with The Company, you are enrolling either for a single training session or a calendar month. The Company agrees to deliver these sessions as paid by you.

Payment should be made in full for the enrolled session/month before the first session.

A Participant can enrol for a one-time-only free trial week (subject to availability); all subsequent sessions will be charged as either single sessions or a calendar month payment at the discretion of The Company.

Weather & Cancellation Policy:

All sessions/events will be cancelled if the HK Observatory raises:

– Black Rainstorm warning.

– Typhoon No. 8 Signal.

Outdoor sessions/events will be cancelled if the Air Quality Health Index reaches level 10 in the affected areas of the session(s)/event(s) in question.

Any other cancellations due to bad weather will be at the discretion of The Company and will be credited against any future payment unless a make-up session may be provided if and when possible. Credits may be given to the Participant in the form of a coupon upon your request. The coupon must be used within the same year period. Credits are non-refundable.

Sessions may be credited at the discretion of The Company if a Participant misses a session for other reasons. Sessions will not be credited/refunded if the Participant withdraws from a calendar month/single session after it commences unless the withdrawal is due to health or relocation.

Lesson Etiquette:

The Participant should arrive 5 minutes before training sessions/events to queue and enter on time so he/she may enjoy the maximum benefit. Arriving late may disrupt the training session/event for the coach and other Participants.

Participants aged up to 4 years old are required to be accompanied by a parent, legal guardian or a person appointed by a parent/legal guardian at all times.

The Company asks that the parent, legal guardian or a person appointed by a parent/legal guardian be on time as coaches are not responsible for any Participants under 18 years old outside of a given training session time. If you cannot collect the Participant(s) on time, you must inform The Company immediately.

The Company has full control over its events and Participant(s) and reserves the right to expel any Participant(s) from a course on the grounds of unacceptable behaviour towards the coaches and/or fellow Participant(s) and/or bystander(s). A credit/refund will be offered for any remaining paid lessons.

Hygiene, Sports Attire and What to Bring:

It is the responsibility of all adult Participants/parents/guardians to ensure Participants are clean, dry and dressed in proper sports attire for each lesson. Clean attire, a clean body and hair and short and clean fingernails and toenails are required, and Participants who do not meet these standards may be asked to leave until they are ready to meet these standards. Participants are required to wear to all training sessions: Jiu-Jitsu rashguard/compression top/well-fitting T-shirt, and shorts (without pockets). No shoes or socks may be worn by Jiu-Jitsu Participants inside Buffalo Strength Gym, especially on the Jiu-Jitsu mats. Off the Jiu-Jitsu mats, flip-flops (strictly used indoors only) are required to be worn. Jewellery, accessories, rings/studs/open piercings are not allowed. Participants are required to bring their own water and a towel.

Photos / Videos:

‍The Company may use photos or videos taken during sports lessons for use in promotional materials, social media apps and our website. These photos or videos will not be passed onto any third party.

COVID-19, Influenza & Other Health or Safety-Related Warnings:

‍In the event of tightened government restrictions surrounding COVID-19, a rise in influenza cases or any health or safety-related warnings preventing the legal and safe operation of our training sessions, the session(s) and/or course(s) will be cancelled and credit will be issued towards future enrolments. No refunds will be awarded for missed training sessions/events due to COVID-19 or any other health or safety-related outbreak.

Events Policy:

As each enrolled Participant or their parent/legal guardian is a client of The Company, events can be tailored on a person-by-person basis if agreed upon by The Company and the client(s) in question. If you have any special requirements for an event you will attend organised by The Company, please make sure you e-mail us the details in advance of the event so we can confirm these with you. Events can be cancelled up to 48 hours in advance; cancellations after this will require full payment. The Company, its owners, employees and coaches will not be held liable for any personal injury or loss of property to any Participants during any events organised by The Company.

Acknowledgment Release and Assumption of Risk

Acknowledgment of Risks, Injury and Obligations

I acknowledge that the events and/or activities I am about to undertake have potential dangers and by participating in them I am exposed to certain risks, injury, illness and/or death. I acknowledge and understand that whilst participating in any such activities and martial arts:

• Any physical condition I may have, of which I may or may not be aware, of which I may or may not have disclosed to The Company or its staff, may be aggravated or worsened by my participation.
• My personal property may be lost or damaged.
• Other persons participating in such activities may cause me injury or may damage my property.
• I may cause injury to other persons or damage their property.
• The conditions in which activities are conducted may vary without warning.
• I may be injured, physically or mentally, or may die.
• I may be injured or die or suffer damage to my property as a result of the negligence or breach of contract of The Company, its servants or agents.
• There may be no or inadequate facilities for treatment or transport of me if I am injured.

I assume the risk of, and the responsibility for any injury, illness, death, loss or damage of property resulting from my participation in any events and/or activities.

Release and Indemnity to The Company

In consideration of the acceptance of my payment (or guest status) for participating in any activity (and except to the extent that The Company may be precluded by statute) I agree to release & indemnify The Company as the operator & their staff as follows:

• I participate in the activities at my sole risk and responsibility.
• I release, indemnify and hold harmless the operator, its servants and agents, from and against all and any actions or claims which may be made by me or on my behalf or by other parties for or in respect of arising out of any injury, loss, damage or death caused to me or my property whether by negligence, breach of contract or in any way whatsoever.

I also agree that in the event that I am injured or my property is lost or damaged, I will bring no claim, legal or otherwise, against The Company as the operator or its servants and agents, in respect of that injury, loss or damage.

Before signing this document I have read and understand it and know how it affects my legal rights.

Where the Participant is under 18 years of age

Where Participant is under 18 years of age I, being a parent or legal guardian of the person named in this acknowledgement and release hereby acknowledge and agree:
• I have read the whole document and understand it.
• I consent to the person, named in this acknowledgement and release, participating in the activity, and
• I am aware of the risks, dangers and obligations set out above in this acknowledgement and release.

In consideration of the person named in this Acknowledgement and Release being accepted to participate in any activity I agree to release and indemnify Grappling Coaching Services Limited as the operator, its ownership, management, employees and agents, in the same manner and to the same effect and extent as if I were the person first named in this Acknowledgement and Release and the person participating in any of the activities.