legal contract needed for sparring?
Hello,
I'm helping a mate with getting a Chow Gar school going in London and the classes are almost at a level where he would like to introduce sparring.
The things is, neither of us is a Sifu and if somebody loses a tooth there may be some duty of care issues that cause problems. Also, if some new guy goes nuts, neither of us are 100% confident of stopping somebody without using strikes etc that cause damage.
Our school is registered with the British Council for Chinese Martial Arts but my friend would be much more comfortable with something a little more precise in place eg a contract signed by students acknowledging the risk involved and waiving all rights to sue in case of injury.
Is this a simple document? Does anybody have a document they can send me that I can borrow copy from? Does it need to be witnessed by a Commissioner for Declarations or anything like that? Is it simply a matter of saying to people 'take part if you wish, sit out if you don't' (as has been the case in all other sparring stuff I've done in other SPM schools)? Am I worrying for no reason?
Any help much appreciated!
Chow Gar Tong Long
Brisbane, Australia:
http://www.chowgar.com.au
London, UK:
http://www.londonkungfu.com