MEMbership overview

 

• Membership Online Registration and Online Payment is required for all SGMA classes, courses and programs and can be Cancelled at anytime

• Members agree to take the SGMA In-Person and Online World Taekwondo Classes AT THEIR OWN RISK

• Members under the age of 18 years old must have permission to participate in our In Person and Online Classes by a Parent or Legal Guardian.

• Members taking Online Classes under the age of 16 must be supervised by a Parent, Legal Guardian or other authorized family member 16 years or older.

• SGMA Taekwondo + STEM After School Program is a 4 Week Taekwondo and STEM-based Activities Program that offers Taekwondo Classes, Leadership Classes and STEM Workshops every day after school and is NOT In Any Way affiliated with or run as a Day Care or Child Care Facility. 

• Doboks (Taekwondo Uniform) and Belts are required at every class. Members can purchase uniforms through SGMA..

• Belt Testing & Promotion is required at the recommendation of the Master or Head Instructor. Fees apply

• Members are always required to show respect for their Instructors and Classmates 

• Always consult a physician before beginning any new physical activities

• Bullying, AT ANYTIME is not tolerated in or out of the club. Members using their Taekwondo skills for bullying will have their membership revoked immediately and not be allowed to return to Online or In Studio classes

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MEMBERSHIP payment policy

 

• Membership Fee apply and are required prior to taking any SGMA In-Person or Online Classes

• Membership Fees can be paid online through our secure website on your Membership Login

• Membership Fees, Belt Testing Fees & Equipment Fees can change without notice.

 

 

cancellation policy

 

• Members can cancel their membership payments for their classes or programs at anytime and for any reason prior to their next scheduled payment. SGMA is not responsible for any online payments processed if proper cancellation is not received

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Refund Policy

 

• SGMA does not offer refunds for our In-Person or Online Classes, Doboks (uniforms), Equipment purchased, Belt Testing & Promotion Fees, Private Lessons, After School Programs, Day Camps and so forth.

 

world Taekwondo belt testing

 

• Belt testing and advancement is required for every student at the recommendation of the Master or Head Instructor.

• Belt promotion testing fees are not included in membership fees and are due at the time of testing registration.

• Promotion tests include the testing, a new belt with a passing grade and a certificate of advancement signed by 6th Dan World Taekwondo Master Paul Thibault, which is a recognized certification by the Alberta Taekwondo Association, Taekwondo Canada and the World Taekwondo Federation

• Current Certified World Taekwondo Black Belts are required to test for each black belt within 6 months of my testing eligibility date in order to continue training at SGMA.

• Belt Promotion Test Fees are non refundable.

 

 

privacy Policy

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• SGMA records All Online Classes as well as selected In-Person classes. All photos and videos obtained by SGMA may be used in promotional material for the club. In attending our Online Classes, members allow their image to be used for this purpose with the understanding that they will not be compensated. 

• SGMA will never share any contact information to for any reason without the expressed consent of our members unless in the case of severe emergency or legal requirement.

 

participation disclaimer & Waiver of Liability

 

• The SGMA Member or Parent / Legal Guardian of the SGMA Member hereby agrees that creating this online membership account and participating in any of our SGMA In-Person or Online Martial Arts Classes, Training Sessions and Programs serves as Acceptance and Agreement of the SGMA Participation Waiver & Liability, Rules and Regulations, Belt Promotion Policies, Payment Policies and Refund Policies as well as all other future policies that SGMA deems necessary.

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• If the Member believes anything is unsafe or beyond their capabilities, it is the members responsibility to stop participating in the activity of issue and immediately inform one of the instructors or the Class Administrator.

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• World Taekwondo martial arts training is a full and physical contact sport and online or in-person participation on might result in minor injuries and in a worse case scenario, serious injury, including permanent disability or death, and as a result in severe social and economic loss.

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• Members assume all of the foregoing risks and accept personal responsibility for any damages that may result from injury, permanent disability or death.

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• Members enter martial arts training and/or competition entirely of their own free will and understand the importance of following the rules of training and competition. 

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• If any injuries or illnesses occur that could affect the ability to participate, members must notify the club managers and coaches, and discuss the appropriateness of martial arts training with a doctor.

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• In case of injury, members agree to have a doctor, nurse, athletic training or other emergency medical personnel provide them with medical assistance or treatment for such injury.

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COVID WAIVER OF LIABILITY - Please Read Carefully

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The novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has been declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 is extremely contagious and is believed to spread mainly from person-to-person contact.

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As a result, federal, provincial, and local governments and federal and provincial health agencies have put in a number of health guidelines including masks, social distancing and washing of hands. Alberta Health Services has also provided the sports industry with specific guidelines and regulations required to help stop the spread of Covid 19 such 9

but not limited to ) 3 meter distance between participants, closing water fountains, limiting access to change rooms, etc... 

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SGMA follows all Federal, Provincial and Municipal health regulations, mandates and guidlines to help reduce the spread of COVID-19 at its taekwondo classes, programs, training sessions and day camps; however, SGMA cannot guarantee that you or your child(ren) will not become infected with COVID-19.

 

Further, attending sports programs, day camp or similar activities could increase your risk and your child(ren)’s risk of contracting COVID-19.

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SGMA reserves the right to also put in place addiional preventative health measures as recommended or required for the safety of all of our members, instructors and coaches.

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Bysubmitting this membership registration form:

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• I understand that this Assumption of the Risk and Waiver of Liability agreement is in addition to, and is not a substitute for, any other documentation or registration information that I might be required to execute by SGMA in order to enroll myself or my child(ren) in the SGMA classes and programs

• By signing this agreement, I acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that I or my child(ren) may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 by attending any of the SGMA classes and programs and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death.

• I understand that the risk of becoming exposed to or infected by COVID-19 at any of the SGMA Classes and Programs may result from the actions, omissions, or negligence of myself and others, including, but not limited to, SGMA including employees and volunteers, and program participants and their families.

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• SGMA Registered Members are not permitted by law to attempt to teach any of the aspects of Studios Group Martial Arts elsewhere except with expressed and written consent of the Chief Instructor, including but not limited to instruction at other martial arts clubs, fitness club, school and community centres as well as for personal business for profit.

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• All photos and videos from the SGMA Online Classes, Club Events, Competitions and Training in or outside of the SGMA facility may be used in promotional material for the club with no compensation to the participant.

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• SGMA will never share any contact information to for any reason without the expressed consent of our members unless in the case of severe emergency or legal requirement.

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• Members voluntarily release, waive, discharge and covenant not to sue, Studios Group Martial Arts Ltd, its affiliated organizations and governing bodies, their officers, instructors and personnel, other members of the organizations, participants, supervisors, coaches, sponsoring organizations or their agents, and if applicable, owners and leasers of the premises from any and all liability to the undersigned, his or her heirs and next of kin for any and all claims, demands, losses and damages which may be sustained and suffered on account of injury, including death or damage to property, caused or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the negligence of the releases or otherwise while engaged in SGMA activities inside and outside of the training studios, or near the premised or place of activity of SGMA.