The following Code of Ethics and Conduct is announced for all members of the HILL BROTHERS JIU-JITSU and VALE TUDO (HBJJVT). Members of this organization are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with this code. Furthermore, application for and acceptance of membership in the HBJJVT constitutes and/or implies consent to follow this code of conduct.

1. No member of HBJJVT will behave unethically, nor will such unethical behavior go unchallenged within the HBJJVT.
2. No individual member shall expressly claim or imply that they are an instructor of the HBJJVT without consent and certification.
3. No member, individual or school, shall expressly claim or imply the awarding of rank from the HBJJVT which has not been properly and genuinely granted by the HBJJVT headquarters.
4. No member, individual or school, shall expressly claim or imply the awarding of official instructor certification from HBJJVT which has not been properly and genuinely granted by the HBJJVT headquarters.
5. No member of HBJJVT will conduct themselves in a manner unbecoming to the ideals of the organization or in any way which would discredit the HBJJVT.
6. Honor is central to the ideals of HBJJVT. It is founded on the tenets of duty, respect, integrity, and courage. Duty means fulfilling one's obligations; respect is treating people as you would like to be treated; integrity is knowing the difference between right and wrong and doing what is legally and morally right; courage is willingness to face fear, danger, and adversity.

The reputation, honor, and future of the HBJJVT depend on the conduct of our members. It is expected that all members will become faithful supporters of the ideals and traditions of this organization, wherever they go and whatever they do.