FreeBJJ is a free, invitation-only community Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training initiative under Seed Of Light Inc. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a contact and combat sport. Participation is voluntary and involves unavoidable risks. These website terms are an important notice, but they do not replace the separate written waiver and release that every participant must sign before the first class.
Inherent risks and serious injury.BJJ includes grappling, takedowns, throws, joint locks, chokes, pins, falls, physical exertion, close contact, and interaction with other participants. Risks include strains, sprains, bruises, cuts, dislocations, fractures, concussion, head, neck, spinal or neurological injury, illness, permanent disability, paralysis, and, although uncommon, death. Some risks cannot be eliminated even when reasonable care is used.
Voluntary assumption of risk.By choosing to participate, you acknowledge the nature of BJJ and voluntarily accept its known and unknown inherent risks, including risks created by your own actions or inaction and by the actions, inaction, negligence, or intentional conduct of other participants, to the fullest extent permitted by Florida law.
Separate waiver and release controls.Participation requires a separately signed Release of Liability, Waiver, Assumption of Risk, and related participant documents. The signed document—not this webpage—is intended to contain the operative contractual release. If these website terms and a signed waiver differ, the signed waiver governs to the extent permitted by law.
Medical readiness and disclosure.You are responsible for determining whether you are medically and physically able to train and for disclosing to the organizer any limitation relevant to safe participation. Seek appropriate medical advice when needed. FreeBJJ does not diagnose conditions, provide medical clearance, or guarantee that participation is appropriate for you.
Emergency response.FreeBJJ does not provide medical services. If organizers reasonably believe emergency assistance is necessary, they may contact emergency services. The participant or responsible guardian remains responsible for medical decisions, treatment, transportation, and associated costs to the extent permitted by law.
Stop, tap, and follow instructions.You must train responsibly, tap early, release immediately when a partner taps or an instructor says stop, and follow all safety and house rules. Organizers may stop a round, modify activity, refuse participation, or remove any person at any time when they believe it is appropriate for safety, conduct, capacity, or community welfare.
Invitation only; no right to participate.FreeBJJ is not an open walk-in academy. An invitation does not create a continuing membership, entitlement, employment relationship, partnership, or contractual right to future training. Invitations may be declined, limited, suspended, or withdrawn.
Private property and personal property.Training may occur in a private residential garage training space. Participants must respect the premises and house rules. Personal belongings remain the participant's responsibility. Any release relating to the premises, property owners, organizers, or other released parties applies only to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and as stated in the signed waiver.
Equipment and training environment.Mats, uniforms, protective items, training aids, furniture, entrances, flooring, and the surrounding environment may present risks. Participants must inspect their own equipment, report hazards they observe, and refrain from using anything they believe is unsafe.
Hygiene, infection, and communicable illness.Do not train with fever, contagious illness, unexplained rash, ringworm, staph or other suspected skin infection, open or draining wounds, or another condition that could endanger others. Clean training attire and appropriate hygiene are required. Close-contact training can expose participants to communicable illness despite precautions.
No participant accident-insurance representation.FreeBJJ does not represent or promise that participant accident or health insurance is provided. Participants are responsible for understanding their own insurance and financial responsibility for injuries or medical care.
Minors require separate protection.A minor may train only after the required parent or natural-guardian authorization and minor waiver/release have been completed and any supervision requirements have been satisfied. Website acceptance alone is never treated as the minor's waiver. Minor-participant documentation is intended to comply with applicable Florida law.
Team Conde lineage; operational responsibility.FreeBJJ proudly recognizes its Team Conde Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu lineage under Professor Armando Conde. Luiz Ortiz is Professor Conde's student and a third-degree BJJ black belt. This lineage and affiliation do not, by themselves, mean that Professor Conde, Team Conde, or other Team Conde members own, operate, supervise, control, insure, or assume responsibility for each FreeBJJ session unless expressly stated in writing.
Release, covenant not to sue, and hold harmless.The separately signed waiver is intended, to the fullest extent permitted by Florida law, to address assumption of risk and release/covenant-not-to-sue/hold-harmless protections for the specifically identified released parties, including Seed Of Light Inc., FreeBJJ organizers and volunteers, applicable property owners, and other parties expressly named in that signed document. No website language is intended to waive liability that Florida law does not permit to be waived.
Photography and media are separate.Participation does not automatically grant unrestricted publicity rights. Photo/video permission should be handled separately from the liability waiver and may be declined without converting that choice into an assumption-of-risk issue. For minors, the appropriate parent or guardian must provide any required media authorization.
Florida law; severability.These notices are intended to be interpreted under applicable Florida law. If a provision is found invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions are intended to remain effective to the extent permitted by law. Nothing on this website is intended to eliminate a duty or liability that cannot lawfully be released.
