1) Agrees to inspect, prior to participation, the facilities and equipment to be used, and if the participant or parent or guardian believes anything is unsafe, he or she should immediately withdraw from the Seminar and refuse to participate. 2) Acknowledges and fully understands that each participant will be engaging in activities that involve risk of serious injury, including permanent disability and death. 3) Releases, waives, discharges, and covenants not to sue Traditional Okinawan Karate of Pleasant Valley, LLC, New Paltz Karate Academy, Inc., Mr. Levitz, nor any and all sponsors, officials, promoters, instructors, or other participants. Participant/Parent or Guardian individually and for his/her successors, heirs, administrator, executors, and assigns, expressly assumes all risk of injury resulting either directly or indirectly from the Seminar. Participant/Parent or Guardian hereby releases the Traditional Okinawan Karate of Pleasant Valley, LLC, its successors, assigns, and all of its employees, instructors, and related persons, firms, or corporations of and from every claim, demand, right or cause of action of any nature, for upon, or by any reason of any damage, loss, injury, or suffering, which hereafter may be sustained as a direct or indirect result of traveling to, participating in, or returning from the Seminar. I have read the above waiver and release, and understand that I/my child have/has given up substantial rights by signing it and sign it voluntarily.