Expectations and Conduct

Gym Rules and Guidelines

• The Tucson Historical Fencing Academy accepts students 14 and older

• During class, unless you are getting water, all attendees are expected to wear a face mask unless proof of vaccination has been provided to club leadership.

• The exercise equipment is not to be used without explicit permission of an instructor or the gym owners.

• All club equipment should be returned to it's location before the end of class, please don't make the instructors go on a treasure hunt to clean up at the end of the night

• Cleaning supplies will be available to sanitize all loaner equipment, and it is expected that it should be used as appropriate on equipment before it is returned

• Don't open external facility doors without getting an instructor's permission

Member Conduct

Empathy

• Be excellent to one another. Treat each other with kindness, respect and generosity. Accept praise and criticism with equal candor, and give both with sincerity.

• Be humble and willing to accept your mistakes, but be willing to defend your ideas and goals

Safety

• Always ensure both you and your partner are appropriately equipped for any fencing activity you're participating in

• Make sure all equipment you're using is in good condition, both before and after you use it. If you're concerned about the condition of any club gear, please alert an instructor ASAP, even if you think it's only minor. We'd rather check it than regret it.

• Always make sure you and your partner are both of the same understanding of what you're working on. 

Courtesy

• Ask for, and be prepared to give, feedback to your partners.

• Come to practice prepared with goals you want to work on, and be willing to help others achieve their own goals as well

• Never pressure anyone in class to engage with activities they don't want to.

• Treat everyone's training time and space as equally valuable as your own