Yeah I hate people like that who think because they run something or are in charge they can just go off on people and act like a knob. Funnily enough I'm in the BJJ Club WhatsApp Group and I've opened the texts this morning to see that someone's insulted someone else - calling them 'big man' or something, and there's a couple of deleted messages and a notification stating that someone has actually left the chat/group!Holden wrote: ↑Sat Sep 10, 2022 6:12 amI used to have a boxing trainer who'd insult people all the time. Sometimes it was funny like a roast but other times it was just plain mean-spirited, and only rarely was it motivating.
As soon as I got pretty good I just got myself a heavy bag to practice on my own and met up with a few guys to spar on our initiative, without the club. So instead of "graduating" to the advanced classes I just called it quits. (Didn't help that I could hardly attend the trainings due to professional reasons at my job at the time.)
I think more people are gonna do that kinda thing and realise 'I'm not paying someone to abuse me' and they'll just go elsewhere to another club or use their own initiative and train at a leisure centre or somewhere for a lot cheaper.
It does feel like one big ego massage circle-jerk some days, especially as you see signs around the place saying shit like 'It's an honour and privilege to wear this club's Gi...'. Very pretentious and 'cultish'. I'll stick it for now but long-term might need to look elsewhere if I can't put up with the bullshit
Thanks for swinging by and giving your thoughts
Spider