Brooklyn School Rules of Conduct

THE BROOKLYN SCHOOL RULES OF CONDUCT & REGULATIONS

EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO JOIN OUR SCHOOL HAS TO KNOW AND
FOLLOW THEM EVEN IF THEY SEEM HARD TO UNDERSTAND AT FIRST:

• REMAIN DISCIPLINED AND CONDUCT YOURSELF ETHICALLY AS A MARTIAL ARTIST.

• PRACTICE COURTESY, RIGHTEOUSNESS, SERVE THE COMMUNITY AND RESPECT YOUR ELDER.

• LOVE YOUR FELLOW STUDENTS, BE UNITED AND AVOID CONFLICTS.

• LIMIT YOUR DESIRES AND PURSUIT OF BODILY PLEASURES AND PRESERVE THE PROPER SPIRIT.

• TRAIN DILIGENTLY AND MAINTAIN YOUR SKILLS.

• LEARN TO DEVELOP SPIRITUAL TRANQUILITY AND ABSTAIN FROM ARGUMENTS AND FIGHTS.

• PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AND BE CONSERVATIVE AND GENTLE IN YOUR MANNERS.

• HELP THE WEAK, THE VERY YOUNG = USE YOUR MARTIAL SKILLS FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANITY.

• PASS ON THE TRADITION AND PRESERVE THIS ART AND ITS RULES OF CONDUCT.

• ALWAYS TRAIN WEARING YOUR OFFICIAL WING TZUN & ESCRIMA UNIFORM. THE WHITE T-SHIRT AND THE BLACK PANTS ALSO BELONG TO YOUR BASIC UNIFORM. SPARRING GLOVES AND SUSPENSORS/GROIN PROTECTORS ( FOR MEN ) ARE MANDATORY. IF YOU TRAIN WITHOUT THEM YOU ARE ACTING CARELESSLY. SHIN PROTECTORS AND WING TZUN CHI-SAU CHEST PROTECTORS (FOR WOMEN) ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED. IN ORDER TO PREVENT INJURIES PLEASE DO NOT WEAR NECKLACES, BRACELETS, SHARP EDGED RINGS ETC. PLEASE NO CHEWING GUM WHILE TRAINING. BEFORE THE TRAINING ABSOLUTELY NO ALCOHOL AND/OR DRUGS.

• IN WING TZUN & ESCRIMA YOU WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO YOUR TRAINING-PARTNER. PLEASE KEEP YOURSELF AND YOUR TRAINING UNIFORM CLEAN. AVOID BODY ODOR AND BAD BREATH. IF YOU HAVE A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE PLEASE DO NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE TRAINING. IF YOU HAVE WARTS ON YOUR HANDS HAVE THEM SURGICALLY REMOVED OR PUT A BAND-AID OVER THEM.

• ALWAYS BE PUNCTUAL AND PAY YOUR SCHOOL FEES AND YEARLY RENEWALS ON TIME.

• WHENEVER YOU ENTER OR EXIT THE TRAINING ROOM ALWAYS BOW IN FRONT OF THE PICTURES OF GM RENE, GM YIP MAN, DAI-SIFU EMIN BOZTEPE AND AS WELL AS YOUR SI-FU. THIS IS NOT A RELIGIOUS ACT BUT AN ASIAN TRADITION SHOWING ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND GRATEFULNESS TO OUR MASTERS AND TEACHERS. SINCE WE ARE A ASIAN MARTIAL ART SCHOOL, THIS LITTLE CEREMONY IS PART OF THE START AND END OF EVERY TRAINING LESSON JUST AS IT IS CUSTOM TO DO THE SAME FOR OUR SI-JO, SI-GUNG AND SI-FU. THESE TITLES ARE TO BE USED WHILE TRAINING AS WELL AS OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL. THE TITLE SI-HING
  (OLDER BROTHER) IS USED WHEN ADDRESSING A TRAINER WHO IS NOT YOUR SI-FU. PLEASE HAVE YOUR OLDER CLASSMATES OR YOUR TRAINER INFORM YOU ABOUT THESE TRADITIONS. PLEASE ALSO TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM ANY BODY-LANGUAGE THAT MAY BE MISINTERPRETED (ARMS CROSSED OVER YOUR CHEST, HANDS ON YOUR HIPS ETC ) . PRACTICE ACCEPTANCE CEREMONY FOR YOUR FIRST CERTIFICATE BEFORE YOUR FIRST
  TEST WITH A CLASSMATE. IF YOU HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY YOUR TEACHER THANK HIM WITH A LITTLE BOW.

• DON'T EVER CALL YOUR INSTRUCTOR OVER TO YOU LIKE YOU WOULD A WAITER, BUT ALWAYS USE A NORMAL TONE OF VOICE. BASICALLY YOU SHOULD NEVER SPEAK LOUDER THAN YOUR INSTRUCTOR. DON'T TOUCH
  YOUR INSTRUCTOR WITHOUT HIS CONSENT, MEANING DON'T PUT YOUR HAND ON HIS SHOULDER AS YOU WOULD DO WITH A FRIEND. DON'T GIVE ANY CUTE ,FUNNY ANSWERS AND DON'T PLAY THE' “KNOW IT ALL"'. DON'T ACT BULLISH OR SPREAD BAD MOODS. BE HELPFUL AND KIND TOWARDS YOUR CLASSMATES AND YOUR INSTRUCTOR. IF YOU ARE SHOWN A NEW MOVE , PRACTICE IT FIRST AND THEN ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE. ANY IDEAS FOR IMPROVEMENT YOU BETTER KEEP TO YOURSELF IF YOU ARE JUST STARTING OUT. YOU ALSO WILL NOT MAKE ANY FRIENDS IF YOU KEEP TALKING ABOUT SOME * BULLETPROOF * TECHNIQUE FROM ANOTHER STYLE. YOUR INSTRUCTOR MIGHT FEEL COMPELLED TO SHOW YOU HANDS-ON THAT THERE IS NO SUCH THING.

• YOUR INSTRUCTOR AND MOST OF YOUR CLASSMATES THINK OF WING TZUN AS THE ULTIMATE IN SELF-DEFENSE. THAT IS THEIR GOOD RIGHT. OTHER STYLES WILL CLAIM THE SAME THING. EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO THEIR OWN OPINION. NEVER HURT THE FEELINGS OF ANY FOLLOWER OF ANOTHER STYLE. NEVER CRITICIZE OTHER MARTIAL ART STYLES OR THEIR TEACHERS IN PUBLIC. YOU COULD INVOKE RIVALRY BETWEEN US AND OTHER SCHOOLS. WE LIKE TO LIVE IN PEACE AND HARMONY WITH OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS. ALL STYLES HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER AND TO THE PUBLIC IT SHOULD BE SEEN AS ONE BIG FAMILY. ALWAYS ACT IN A MANNER SO THAT YOU WILL NOT BRING ANY SHAME TO OUR SCHOOL.

• ONLY PRACTICE WHAT IS ON YOUR TRAINING SCHEDULE. AFTER THREE MONTHS THERE WILL BE A TEST ON THIS MATERIAL. IT WILL BE HELD BY THE CHIEF-INSTRUCTOR (DAI-SIFU) EMIN BOZTEPE OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE AND IT WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO A SEMINAR SO YOU WONT BE AWARE OF IT. THIS IS TO ELIMINATE THE STRESS OF AN UPCOMING TEST. UPON PASSING YOU WILL RECEIVE A CERTIFICATE AND AN ENTRY INTO YOUR EBMAS PASSPORT. AFTER THAT YOU WILL BE INFORMED ABOUT YOUR NEW TRAINING SCHEDULE.

• IF YOU BRING GUESTS TO THE TRAINING LESSON THEY ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. AT SEMINARS ONLY MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE. FOR EXAMPLE DON'T BRING ANY NOTORIOUS BULLIES THAT WE WOULD NOT WANT AS STUDENTS TO BEGIN WITH. ALL GUESTS HAVE TO BE INTRODUCED TO YOUR INSTRUCTOR
  PERSONALLY. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT EVEN BYSTANDERS HAVE TO ADHERE TO OUR RULES. SO INFORM THEM ABOUT THE CRUCIAL POINTS BEFORE ENTERING.

• NEVER EVER ARE YOU TO TEACH ANY WING TZUN TECHNIQUES TO OUTSIDERS NOR TO DISCUSS THE STRUCTURE AND OPERATION OF OUR ORGANIZATION. YOU CAN ONLY TEACH OTHER MEMBERS IF YOU HAVE PASSED THE
  INSTRUCTOR TEST AND HAVE A INSTRUCTORS LICENSES.

• REMEMBER THAT YOU MAY ONLY USE HARMFUL WING TZUN TECHNIQUES IN CASE OF SELF-DEFENSE.

RESPECT THESE RULES AND COMMUNICATE THEM TO YOUR YOUNGER CLASSMATES ( SI-DAIS) IN A FRIENDLY MANNER