I run a Ju-Jitsu class at a Kyokushin School in Cromwell, CT. I have very small student base because there is really no advertising done and I do it out of passion. I don’t even get paid :). Last night I was fortunate enough to walk into the class to see 2 new students! I have a total of 7 people training! Unheard of in my small little place in the ju-jitsu world. Both of the new students were interesting, one more so then the other. Both were very eager, and both felt like they had something to prove. They had to tell me of their past martial arts experience and they both felt the need to somewhat show off.
I can understand that new students are nervous and it is a “fighting” class where men need to be men and try to assert themselves as the dominant person, but there are just certain things you should not do and ways you should not act in a martial arts class, whether you are a new student, or a returning one.
My name is Matt Bryers, I run this thing along with a few other sites, most notably