If you can’t respect gym staff, stay home.
If you can’t respect gym staff, stay home.
We have rules for one reason – to make JAI a better place to train.
What makes us so sure that we know what is best for everyone? We don’t, and we know that one size doesn’t fit all. So we do our best to come up with rules, which allow people train safely, without being too draconian.
If you don’t agree with them, come have a chat with the team. We welcome feedback and constructive discussion. Whatever gives us the opportunity to make a JAI a more comfortable place for everyone is a worthwhile investment in time. But please don’t argue with our staff when they are just doing their jobs. One of their rules is to treat everyone fairly and by doing that means not making exceptions for anyone.
In case you need a refresher, here’s the link to our gym rules
Let’s break down some of the key ones
1. Keep your tops on.
We are aware that other gyms allow their members to train topless. Some have even argued that their Muay Thai gym makes it compulsory to train without a shirt – for hygiene reasons. While everyone has a different definition of what constitutes hygiene, (some Muay Thai gyms also have a spit buckets by the side of the ring – shudder). If your shirt is drenched in sweat by the end of the workout, that’s sweat that has not gone on the pads, floor and your training partner. And also… in our survey of which is likely to make you more uncomfortable, training with a shirtless or clothed partner in class. The results came back heavily skewed towards the latter.
2. Bringing a towel.
Another hotly contested topic. Some people sweat buckets, some people hardly break one. So how do we know who should bring a supersized beach towel and who can get by without needing one? We don’t. So please use your discretion. If you sweat a little, bring a face towel – if you look like you’ve gone for a swim after a workout, bring an XLarge sized one.
3. 16oz gloves and mouthguard for sparring
This one always gets people’s tempers flying because extra gear is required and let’s face it – people don’t like being asked to spend more money. So asking you to buy extra gear is just a ploy to get you to spend more. We actually don’t care where you source your gear from as long as it meets our guidelines. (16oz fashion gloves with the padding of a bag glove or gloves as hard as a bowling ball don’t cut it). And don’t tell us that you are “controlled” – our 50kg members spar with 16oz gloves same as the 100kg ones. No exceptions.
4. Book and check in for every class.
This is a relatively new rules which implemented after we had to limit numbers for covid tracking and frankly, we’ve embraced it. Not only does it cut down on admin time (trainers no longer have to leave class to process payments), but also, we plan class structures in advance based on who and how many people are coming (more staff/space/classes for busy times). Knowing exactly who is in which class also gives us a way to let them know if there are any changes to the timings, if there are any Covid cases to update them on and let’s us plan future classes based on who has come in the past.
Let us know if you would like more information on any of our rules and have any ideas on how we can improve them!
