School Rules

Students should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to class to stretch and warm up properly

• Students more than 10 minutes late for class will be encouraged to watch class but not permitted to participate

• Dress Code for Fitness Kickboxing is athletic clothing only

Dress Code for all MMA students is Panza MMA shirt, board shorts or black gi-pants and belt rank

• All students must sign in before class to receive proper credit towards next belt promotion

• No food is permitted in training area, drinks are allowed

• Absolutely no street shoes or sneakers on the mat or in the ring.

Sparring Rules

• What happens in the ring stays in the ring

• All students must wear gear approved by Panza Mixed Martial Arts

• All students must wear headgear and mouthpiece

• Female students below high-blue belt may wear headgear with face cage

• Kids and teens below high-purple belt must wear headgear with face cage

• White/Yellow belts

Sparring drills and grappling

• Orange/Green belts

Kickboxing (no knee-strikes) and grappling

• Blue/Purple belts

Kickboxing with knees and grappling with ground strikes

• Brown/Black belts

Full MMA Sparring

Grappling Rules

• What happens on the mat stays on the mat

• Tap before it hurts

• Fingernails and toenails must be clipped to avoid scratches

• No small joint manipulation

• No strangling

• No eye poking

• No striking unless specified by your instructor

• Wear clean clothes and bathe, nobody wants to grapple with a smelly person

• Children may not slam

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