RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK
IN CONSIDERATION OF , (“Member/Guest”), being allowed to participate in activities, lessons, and/or events of any kind with Decatur Brazilian Jiu Jitsu INC NFP, the undersigned hereby acknowledges, understands, and agrees as follows:
All martial arts are a high-risk activity that could lead to serious injury, disability, or death. All martial arts are a high-risk activity regarding communicable disease, virus or other pathogen or infectious agent (such as MRSA, influenza, and COVID-19).
Member has the right not to participate in activities, lessons, and/or events that Member believes are unsafe, even if Member is asked to do so. As the parent or legal guardian of a minor Member, I have the right to direct that my child or ward not participate in activities, lessons, and/or events that I believe are unsafe, even if Member is asked to do so.
I, for myself, my spouse, my child or ward, and on behalf of my/our heirs, assigns, personal representatives and next of kin, FREELY ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL SUCH RISKS to Member, both known and unknown, whether arising from Member’s own negligence, or the negligence of Decatur Brazilian Jiu Jitsu INC NFP, its directors, officers, officials, agents, employees, volunteers, other participants, sponsoring agencies, sponsors, advertisers, and if applicable, owners and lessors of premises used to conduct activities, lessons, and/or events of any kind with Decatur Brazilian Jiu Jitsu INC NFP (“Releasees”) the fullest extent permitted by law.
I, for myself, my spouse, my child or ward, and on behalf of my/our heirs, assigns, personal representatives and next of kin, HEREBY RELEASE AND HOLD HARMLESS all the above Releasees with respect to any and all injury, illness, disability, death, or loss or damage to person or property incident to Member’s involvement or participation, or my child or ward’s involvement or participation, in activities, lessons, and/or events of any kind with Decatur Brazilian Jiu Jitsu INC NFP, whether arising from the negligence of the Releasees or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
I, for myself, my spouse, my child or ward, and on behalf of my/our heirs, assigns, personal representatives and next of kin, HEREBY INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS all the above Releasees from any and all liabilities incident to my involvement or participation in activities, lessons, and/or events of any kind with Decatur Brazilian Jiu Jitsu INC NFP whether arising from the negligence of the Releasees or otherwise, to the fullest extent permitted by law.
I am the parent or legal guardian of the Member, and I have explained to my child/ward: the risks of the activities, lessons, and/or events, his/her responsibilities for adhering to the rules and regulations, and I assert that my child/ward understands this agreement.
I, FOR MYSELF, MY SPOUSE, AND MY CHILD/WARD, HAVE READ THIS RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK AGREEMENT, FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS TERMS, UNDERSTAND THAT I AM NOT REQUIRED TO SIGN IT, AND DO SO SIGN IT FREELY AND VOLUNTARILY.