Signup

MAT MONSTER GRAPPLING LLC

FLORIDA PARTICIPANT LIABILITY WAIVER, ASSUMPTION OF RISK, AND RELEASE

2026 Reviewed - Website-Ready Version

Participant and Emergency Contact Information

Participant full name: {name}

Date of birth: {dob}

Address: {address}

Phone: {phone}

Emergency contact: {contact_name}

Emergency contact phone: {contact_phone}

Emergency contact relationship: {contact_relation}

Agreement Scope and Released Parties

This Agreement is made by the adult participant, or by the participant's natural guardian if the participant is under 18, for the benefit of Mat Monster Grappling LLC and the Released Parties.

Released Parties means Mat Monster Grappling LLC; Charles Smith; James Collins; and each of their current and former owners, members, managers, officers, employees, coaches, instructors, contracted instructors, independent contractors, agents, representatives, volunteers, affiliates, successors, assigns, premises owners, landlords, and property managers.

Participant means the person identified above while taking part in, preparing for, traveling within an event site for, or observing the activities described below at the Mat Monster facility or at an off-site activity organized, hosted, sponsored, or offered by Mat Monster Grappling LLC.

Activities and Material Risks

Covered Activities. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, no-gi grappling, Judo, wrestling, Mixed Martial Arts, Muay Thai, boxing, kickboxing, karate, striking, clinching, drilling, pad work, sparring, open mats, competition training, seminars, demonstrations, bootcamp training, weightlifting, strength and conditioning, yoga, exercise, aerobics, and related warmups, games, and fitness activities.

Grappling Risks. Takedowns, throws, falls, pins, pressure, chokes, joint locks, submissions, scrambles, collisions, and contact with another participant or the mat can cause sprains, strains, fractures, dislocations, torn ligaments or cartilage, neck or spinal injury, nerve injury, loss of consciousness, paralysis, and death. A participant may apply a technique too quickly, fail to release it, fail to recognize a tap or other signal, or act negligently or intentionally.

Striking Risks. Muay Thai, boxing, kickboxing, karate, and MMA may involve punches, kicks, knees, elbows, clinching, sweeps, head and body contact, partner drills, and sparring. Risks include cuts, dental or eye injury, broken bones, internal injury, knockdown or knockout, concussion, acute or cumulative brain injury, neurological harm, disability, and death. Gloves, headgear, mouthguards, shin guards, pads, and other protective equipment reduce some risks but do not eliminate them.

Fitness, Equipment, and Premises Risks. Risks include overexertion, dehydration, heat illness, fainting, cardiac events, lifting or equipment injury, equipment failure or misuse, slippery or uneven surfaces, exposed edges, mat gaps, cleaning products, falling objects, and slips, trips, or falls in training areas, entrances, hallways, restrooms, parking areas, and other common areas.

Health and Other-Person Risks. Close physical contact may expose Participant to skin infections, blood, bodily fluids, respiratory illness, or other communicable disease. Coaches, contractors, other students, visitors, competitors, or spectators may misjudge distance, size, skill, control, strength, or intent. Risks may arise from Participant's physical condition, known or unknown, and from delayed emergency care.

The above list is illustrative, not complete. These activities include known and unknown risks that may cause property loss, serious physical or emotional injury, permanent disability, paralysis, or death.

Voluntary Participation and Assumption of Risk

Participant voluntarily chooses to enter the premises and take part in or observe Covered Activities. Participant understands the nature and demands of the activities, accepts responsibility for deciding whether to begin or continue, agrees to stop and promptly notify a coach if injured or unsafe, and knowingly assumes all known and unknown risks inherent in or associated with those activities to the fullest extent permitted by Florida law.

Participant represents, to the best of Participant's knowledge, that Participant is physically and mentally able to participate safely, will disclose relevant limitations to an instructor, will follow safety instructions and facility rules, will use required protective equipment, and will not participate while impaired or while experiencing a condition that makes participation unsafe.

Participant or guardian initials acknowledging the high-risk activities and assumption of risk:

Adult Participant Release - Including Ordinary Negligence

This section applies only when Participant is 18 years of age or older. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY FLORIDA LAW, ADULT PARTICIPANT RELEASES, WAIVES, DISCHARGES, AND COVENANTS NOT TO SUE THE RELEASED PARTIES FOR ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION, DAMAGE, LOSS, COST, OR LIABILITY FOR PERSONAL INJURY, ILLNESS, DEATH, OR PROPERTY DAMAGE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO PARTICIPANT'S PRESENCE AT THE FACILITY OR PARTICIPATION IN OR OBSERVATION OF COVERED ACTIVITIES, EVEN WHEN CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE OF A RELEASED PARTY.

The ordinary-negligence release expressly includes premises liability; negligent instruction, coaching, training, supervision, class organization, partner selection or matching, or enforcement of rules; negligent hiring, selection, retention, or supervision of an employee, coach, instructor, or independent contractor; negligent inspection, maintenance, setup, cleaning, or repair of mats, equipment, fixtures, and premises; equipment selection or condition; failure to warn; and negligent first-aid or emergency response to the extent such claims may lawfully be released.

Adult Participant intends this release to be clear and unequivocal and to bind Participant's spouse, family, estate, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns to the extent permitted by law. This Agreement does not purport to release gross negligence, reckless or intentional misconduct by a Released Party, or any liability that Florida law does not permit to be waived.

Adult participant initials acknowledging the release of ordinary-negligence claims:

Florida Statutory Notice for a Minor Participant

The following notice applies when Participant is under 18. WEBSITE DISPLAY REQUIREMENT: keep the notice uppercase and display it in 20-point type; keep every other part of this waiver or release at 12.5-point type or smaller.

Natural Guardian Release for a Minor - Limited to Inherent Risks

This section applies only when Participant is under 18 and is executed by Participant's natural guardian. For this section, inherent risk means a danger or condition, known or unknown, that is characteristic of, intrinsic to, or an integral part of a Covered Activity and is not eliminated even when the activity provider acts with due care in a reasonably prudent manner. It includes failure to warn of an inherent risk and the risk that the minor or another participant may act negligently or intentionally and contribute to the minor's injury or death; another participant does not include the activity provider or its owners, affiliates, employees, or agents.

On behalf of the minor Participant, the natural guardian waives and releases in advance any claim or cause of action against Mat Monster Grappling LLC, its owners, affiliates, employees, and agents that would accrue to the minor for personal injury, including death, or property damage resulting from an inherent risk in a Covered Activity. The natural guardian also releases the guardian's own derivative claims arising from such injury or damage to the same extent permitted by law.

This minor release is intended to waive no more than Florida Statutes section 744.301(3) and other applicable Florida law allow. The signer represents that the signer is a natural guardian authorized under Florida law to execute this release for the minor.

Separate Parent Authorization for a Teen in Adult Classes

These authorizations apply only to a minor Participant. Each is optional, separate, and subject to ongoing coach approval based on age, size, maturity, skill, conduct, and the planned class activities. Checking a box does not guarantee admission; Mat Monster Grappling LLC or a coach may restrict or revoke permission at any time. If a box is not checked, that category is not authorized.

ADULT BJJ / GRAPPLING AUTHORIZATION. I am the minor Participant's natural guardian and specifically authorize the teen to attend adult Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or grappling classes, including takedowns, throws, submissions, joint locks, chokes, positional sparring, and live rolling, only as permitted by the supervising coach. I understand that adult partners may be larger, stronger, faster, and more experienced.

ADULT MUAY THAI / STRIKING AUTHORIZATION. I am the minor Participant's natural guardian and specifically authorize the teen to attend adult Muay Thai or other adult striking classes, including partner drills, pad work, clinching, head and body contact, and sparring only as permitted by the supervising coach. I understand that adult striking power and contact can cause knockdown, knockout, concussion, acute or cumulative brain injury, internal injury, disability, or death, and protective equipment cannot eliminate these risks.

Medical Care and Emergency Response

If Participant appears injured or ill, the signer authorizes Mat Monster Grappling LLC and its personnel to provide or obtain reasonable first aid, CPR, AED use, emergency medical evaluation, ambulance transportation, and hospital care. The signer understands that Released Parties are not medical providers and cannot guarantee the availability, timing, or outcome of care.

Participant or guardian remains responsible for medical decisions when able and for all resulting medical or transportation charges. This authorization does not require a Released Party to provide care and does not expand any duty otherwise imposed by law.

Facility, Illness, Property, and Security

Participant accepts the ordinary risks of training areas and common areas, including mats, bags, weights, rings or cages if present, changing areas, restrooms, entrances, sidewalks, and parking areas. Participant will promptly report unsafe conditions and will not use equipment without permission or instruction.

Participant will not attend while knowingly experiencing a contagious condition that creates an unreasonable risk to others and will follow hygiene and illness-control rules. No cleaning or screening practice can eliminate all risk of communicable illness.

Personal property is brought onto the premises at the owner's risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Mat Monster Grappling LLC is not responsible for loss, theft, or damage to personal property unless a separate written agreement expressly states otherwise.

Participant understands that security cameras may operate in or around the facility for safety, security, incident review, and lawful business purposes. Cameras may not cover every area or event, and this notice is not a promise that footage will exist, be monitored live, or be retained.

Rules, Removal, and Limited Conduct-Based Indemnification

Participant agrees to follow staff instructions, posted rules, hygiene standards, equipment requirements, and partner-consent boundaries; to use reasonable control; and not to engage in bullying, harassment, unsafe horseplay, intentional injury, retaliation, or conduct that creates an unreasonable danger.

Mat Monster Grappling LLC may refuse, restrict, suspend, or end participation, and may require a person or property to leave, when reasonably necessary for safety, rule enforcement, legal compliance, or facility operations, subject to applicable law.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the signer agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold the Released Parties harmless from third-party claims directly caused by Participant's intentional misconduct, reckless conduct, or material violation of a safety rule. This limited indemnification does not apply to a Released Party's own negligence and does not expand a minor release beyond what Florida law permits.

Off-Site Activities

This Agreement applies to Covered Activities organized, hosted, sponsored, or offered by Mat Monster Grappling LLC at its facility or at another training, seminar, demonstration, competition, or event site. It does not create a promise that Mat Monster Grappling LLC will supervise transportation or conditions outside an activity site.

Optional Promotional Photo and Video Authorization

OPTIONAL MEDIA AUTHORIZATION. I authorize Mat Monster Grappling LLC to photograph or record Participant during lawful activities and to use Participant's image, voice, or likeness for lawful gym publicity, advertising, websites, and social media without royalty or other compensation. This authorization applies only to Participant, not to every spectator or other person present. If left unchecked, no promotional media authorization is granted by this Agreement.

Membership Terms

Membership fees, renewals, cancellations, freezes, and refunds are governed by any separate membership agreement and applicable law. This liability waiver does not replace or alter those billing terms.

Florida Law, Severability, and Electronic Signature

Florida law governs this Agreement. Any action concerning this Agreement must be brought in a court of competent jurisdiction in the Florida county where Mat Monster Grappling LLC's principal facility is located, to the extent permitted by law.

If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, it will be enforced to the maximum lawful extent or severed, and the remaining provisions will continue in effect. Adult and minor release provisions are separate and are to be interpreted according to the legal rules applicable to each.

This Agreement contains the entire agreement concerning the risks and releases addressed here and may be modified only in a writing accepted by Mat Monster Grappling LLC, except that safety rules and class eligibility may be updated operationally. Electronic signatures, electronic initials, and electronic checkbox selections are intended to have the same effect as handwritten marks.

Final Acknowledgment and Signature

I have read this entire Agreement, including the Florida statutory notice if Participant is a minor. I understand that it affects substantial legal rights, including an adult Participant's release of claims based on ordinary negligence and a natural guardian's release, on behalf of a minor, of claims resulting from inherent risks to the extent permitted by Florida law. I sign voluntarily and have had the opportunity to ask questions and consult counsel.

I certify that I am either the adult Participant or, if Participant is under 18, the Participant's natural guardian with legal authority to sign this Agreement.

Signer name:

Date signed: {sign_date}

Signer capacity / relationship to Participant: Enter Self if adult Participant; otherwise enter Parent or other natural-guardian relationship.