I guess Gracie really isn’t that hard to pronounce…“John Danaher”
“Craig Jones”
“Matt Serra”
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I guess Gracie really isn’t that hard to pronounce…“John Danaher”
“Craig Jones”
“Matt Serra”
It's Gay-cee in Portaguese, LOLI guess Gracie really isn’t that hard to pronounce…
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Nice job! They must be training a lot. My kid is not feeling so serious about training so I am always on him.The Grappling Industries Tournament in Buffalo last Saturday -- my son had to move up a weight class in order to get a match. He took silver in gi and silver in nogi. My daughter did a double gold with seven wins. Four by submission, two by points and one disqualify.
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Did they spit on you? Why the fuck do some of them droolHad some really good rolls tonight. My most painful and unpleasant, as per usual, was with young spazzy white belts. Smh. 100 mph, using all of their strength, and acted as though they were trying to wrestle a knife away from me. I hope people didn't feel that way about me when I 1st started.
Really don't want to sound like a dick, but this is probably going to sound dickish.Nice job! They must be training a lot. My kid is not feeling so serious about training so I am always on him.
Looks like you are a member of the Hapa club.. good stuff man.
WTF! How dare you tell me what to teach my kid!Really don't want to sound like a dick, but this is probably going to sound dickish.
Don't push him to train, if anything it will make a kids rebellion instinct kick in, and you really don't want that (nor does he, he just doesn't know it yet).
Try and figure out a way to *help* him want to work out, it has to be his decision in his own mind, no matter what you think.
(remember what it was like being his age and how you felt when someone tried to force you to do something....or even worse, when Daddy brought out the belt)
There's a time when being a friend is more important than being a father, be subtle, but be that friend.
Figure out a reward system if nothing else works.
Maybe use the old "girls really like buff dudes" line or something.
Be creative, but really be careful about being harsh or too *dad'ish*.
I honestly mean this with the best of intentions.....I hope it's taken that way.
NOT trying to say how you should treat your kid, AM trying to help.
Thank-you. My kids do train a lot. I had them at a legit Karate dojo for 5-1/2 years before letting them check this out. I did tell them that when they got their junior karate black belts they could try something new.Nice job! They must be training a lot. My kid is not feeling so serious about training so I am always on him.
Looks like you are a member of the Hapa club.. good stuff man.
On a side note, I’m moving up to South Carolina in a few weeks and get to be the new guy in a gym, and potentially test out a few gyms.
For anyone looking for a gym, here are my criteria, yours may differ, but these work for me.
-Commute - on days when you’re feeling lazy, working late, pick your excuse - a closer gym is easier to make class at
-Class schedule - where can you make the most classes?
-Culture - if you’re a competitor/MMA fighter, pick a place that has fighters. If you’re a hobbyist, pick a place that won’t feed you to the wolves. Pick a place that’s fun to train for you.
-Level of instruction - some guys have awesome competitive resumes, and are decent teachers. Some guys are phenomenal teachers, but may not have a massive
competitive resume. Pick what fits you.
-Cleanliness - some guys are germophobes, and some think staph is a myth made up by the Big Soap Industrial Complex. Pick the gym on your side of the argument.
My kids habit is video games. Need to change that.Thank-you. My kids do train a lot. I had them at a legit Karate dojo for 5-1/2 years before letting them check this out. I did tell them that when they got their junior karate black belts they could try something new.
I figured I would let them try judo, fencing and BJJ. I called the owner at Lake Effect and verified that he had enough 9/10/11 yo too give my kids plenty diversity to roll with. Then asked if my kids would be allowed to roll on there first class. He gave me a maybe on that one.
Day one with three five minute roll under their belt they enthustically chose BJJ as what's next.
Training for them is a habit. It's a habit they've chosen. There are times when perhaps they would perhaps like to slack off. I push them over small humps. It's not too hard to keep them going because they've made friends and the pace of development is incredible.
I do get them at least one private per week with a purple belt or higher. This helps them to avoid bad habits and shortcuts.
It also let's them see that there are adults working at it as hard as they do, and gives them every opportunity to avoid roadblocks.
Today was the AGF Tournament in Rochester NY. Two more golds for my daughter and two more silvers for my son. Damm proud of them.
Jigstick, are you doing the Grappling Industries Tournament August 13? I'm waiting to be able to see the list. If they have kids the age/weight of my kids signed up then we might be able to make it.My facility is very technical which I like. My brother trains at another facility here in Pittsburgh with a slightly different lineage and you can definitely tell. My kids absolutely love it as do i.
Jax had a good night at rank review. At the end of kids rank reviews, we have super fights. Just pick 2 random kids and let them roll. No timer, just roll until theres a sub. This kid Jax rolled is a year older, 10lb bigger, and a stripe higher than Jax. Momma needs to work on her video skills tho. Jax got the fastest sub of the night. He's in black the other kid is in the blue gi.
Jax had a good night at rank review. At the end of kids rank reviews, we have super fights. Just pick 2 random kids and let them roll. No timer, just roll until theres a sub. This kid Jax rolled is a year older, 10lb bigger, and a stripe higher than Jax. Momma needs to work on her video skills tho. Jax got the fastest sub of the night. He's in black the other kid is in the blue gi.
Yes. My 10 yr old is hyper, big, and strong. He loves jujitsu and stays focused better there than anywhere. Thing is, if he gets mean, there is always someone around to, at a moment’s notice, “gently” teach him what losing feels like.I have been to 3 training sessions and LOVING it!!!
I wrestled in high school and had some BRUTES on our team.
I'm almost 40, hadn't been on a mat in 20+years and I can't describe with words how AMAZING it is to be back!
I'm making sure I'm just a humble student and willing to listen and learn.
I'm also on day #5 of cleaning out my diet .........it's time for a transformation
To me, there's nothing more humbling than having someone impose their will on you physically.......and when starting a new form of grappling.......you're gonna get SMASHED....over, and over, and over......
I can honestly say that it's mind blowing how fast a person can choke you out.
I have 2x sons.....my youngest would be a complete beast with training.....however......I've never introduced any grappling to him.....and he's already the knuckle head getting into trouble at school for putting hands on kids.....mostly provoked but some not....
To those who have/or train kids.........by in large is introducing BJJ/wrestling problematic to kids who already have a tendency to be knuckleheads?
He's 7.5 yo and I just don't know if he will have the impulse control to not start wrecking kids at school............what's everyone's thoughts ?
Jax had a good night at rank review. At the end of kids rank reviews, we have super fights. Just pick 2 random kids and let them roll. No timer, just roll until theres a sub. This kid Jax rolled is a year older, 10lb bigger, and a stripe higher than Jax. Momma needs to work on her video skills tho. Jax got the fastest sub of the night. He's in black the other kid is in the blue gi.
Training builds confidence! Most idiots don't push confident kids. Most confident kids don't need to push other kids. When kids train in a good acadamy/dojo with coaches who demonstrate good character, most conflict just never happens.I have been to 3 training sessions and LOVING it!!!
I wrestled in high school and had some BRUTES on our team.
I'm almost 40, hadn't been on a mat in 20+years and I can't describe with words how AMAZING it is to be back!
I'm making sure I'm just a humble student and willing to listen and learn.
I'm also on day #5 of cleaning out my diet .........it's time for a transformation
To me, there's nothing more humbling than having someone impose their will on you physically.......and when starting a new form of grappling.......you're gonna get SMASHED....over, and over, and over......
I can honestly say that it's mind blowing how fast a person can choke you out.
I have 2x sons.....my youngest would be a complete beast with training.....however......I've never introduced any grappling to him.....and he's already the knuckle head getting into trouble at school for putting hands on kids.....mostly provoked but some not....
To those who have/or train kids.........by in large is introducing BJJ/wrestling problematic to kids who already have a tendency to be knuckleheads?
He's 7.5 yo and I just don't know if he will have the impulse control to not start wrecking kids at school............what's everyone's thoughts ?