To sign up to study at Wu Dao, you can come to the school. Or, simply fill out the registration form and bring it into the school before your first class. Please be sure to read the School Rules, Sparring Rules, and Membership Agreement. Membership Agreement can be obtained at the school.

Printable registration form in Adobe Acrobat:

Wu_Dao_Membership_Registration_Form.pdf (76kb)

Fill-able registration form in MS Word (can be filled out and saved):

Wu_Dao_Membership_Registration_Form.doc (76kb)

Wu Dao School Rules

1. Students and instructors must leave their ego at the door. Wu Dao is a place to learn and improve martial arts, not a place to show off or put others down.
2. Instructors and students must bow when entering the training hall. This act demonstrates respect to the generations of martial artists who built the foundation of martial arts, the instructors, fellow students, and oneself. Mentally, it helps to prepare the student for putting all other aspects of life aside to focus on training.
3. Once class has started students are not to leave class without first obtaining permission from an instructor.
4. Students are expected to control themselves and their techniques at all times.
5. Students and instructors will wear a well maintained and clean Wu Dao uniform at all times when training at the School. During non-class or open training times, a School T-Shirt or Tank-Top can be worn in place of a formal uniform top. No bracelets, chains, rings, loose hanging necklaces or other ornaments are to be worn by students while training.
6. No student is to teach Wu Dao material, either inside or outside the School, without permission from an instructor.
7. Students must show respect to instructors and fellow students. Head instructor is to be called Shi-Fu and Assistant instructors are to be called Shi-Shong when inside the training hall. Outside of the training hall, students may be more informal with instructors but must still be respectful.
8. All weapons are to be kept clean and are to be treated with care and respect. Martial arts weapons are always to be regarded as "live" and are not to be played with. Weapons are not to be touched without obtaining prior permission from the owner.
9. Students must not use their marital arts skills in any offensive way outside the School unless it is to protect themselves or others in extreme conditions (i.e., threat of violence).

Wu Dao Sparring Rules

1. Sparring is undertaken at students’ own risk and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Membership Agreement.
2. Approved safety equipment must be used at all times for both weapons and hand to hand sparring. The following safety equipment is required (specific to each type of sparring):
   • Protective footwear
   • Protective hand wear
   • Head guard (special head guard for weapons sparring)
   • Shin guards
   • Mouth guard
   • Groin guard (men only)
   • Chest protectors
   • Padded weapons (weapons sparring only)
3. Sparring must be overseen by an instructor.
4. Sparring is light contact. Strikes and blocks are to be made with controlled force. Techniques to the head are to be made to the headgear only. Strikes to the face are not permitted. All students should be committed to a safe sparring environment.
5. No full-contact sparring is to take place under any circumstances.
6. Continuous sparring consists of rounds lasting between one and three minutes (determined by the referee).
7. Point sparring consists of matches to a set number of points (determined by the referee).
8. Points are awarded as follows:
   • Controlled punch: One point
   • Controlled kick: Two points
9. Weapons sparring follows similar rules to hand to hand sparring with the following exceptions:
   • Strikes to the hands: No points
   • Strikes to the arms and legs: One Point
   • Strikes to the head and body: Two Points