This week, I shall be finalising the latest update to the Club’s COVID Safe plan so that we can document and implement the changes that we have made to our practice now that we have been at the CBRC for near six months.

The majority of these changes to the document will be centred around how we lay the space out at the CBRC, including where we set up our personal gear in the dojo, and how we can fluidly change between levels of caution as the risk of community transmission changes over the coming months.

The outbreak of a community transmission case of COVID in Western Australia is a timely reminder that we will still need to be cautious in the dojo context to enhance the safety of ourselves and others in the dojo.

The primary directive of staying away from the dojo until any COVID-like symptoms have resolved and/or you have had a negative COVID test result come back is still in force. We are also requiring you to use the provided hand sanitiser and sign in using the Club’s QR- driven contactless system. If you are training on the Club’s mats, you still need to sanitise your feet, and you need to ensure that your “street” shoes are not worn on the wooden floor of the Group Exercise Room/Dojo. These procedures constitute good Dojo hygiene in any respect and will be enduring expectations for training.

Discipline specific protocols will be followed according to those set by peak State/National bodies appropriate for the level of caution. If you have any questions regarding this, please discuss them with your instructor or discipline coordinator.