I went to a free trial class last night at a gym close to my house in Alexandria, VA. I'm not sure what to expect for the first class....but I was told to get there a half an hour before the class started. I assumed that I would be greeted by the instructor and given the gyms history, training style, typical progression times and the basic jj skills that I would need to get the most out of the trial class.
This was no where close to how it played out...I arrived there 30 mins early like I was instructed (although I was not given a POC or any instructions on what to do once I arrived) Not saying that I need to be led by the hand but....Is this the norm for gyms? So I found my way through the gym to the right room for the class only to find 3 guys in the gym at the time. The two younger guys looked like gym goers who wandered into the mat room and were just F-ing around. While another older guy was warming up on the other side of the room off in his own world. So I waited until the class started and slowly people started showing up. Come to find out the instructor was not even going to be there that night. Instead he had asked a blue belt teach the class which I don't have a problem with. But it looked like it was his first class that led and that this was a last minute thing.
So I joined the class and went through the drills. Now keep in mind that I have no jj experience, it was almost like jumping on a bike without knowing how to pedal or brake...I was just on for the ride. After the class was done there was no consult on if I liked the class of if I was interested in joining.
I just wanted to know if this was normal. If not I think I might have to suck it up and make the longer drive to the other bjj schools in the No VA area.
This was no where close to how it played out...I arrived there 30 mins early like I was instructed (although I was not given a POC or any instructions on what to do once I arrived) Not saying that I need to be led by the hand but....Is this the norm for gyms? So I found my way through the gym to the right room for the class only to find 3 guys in the gym at the time. The two younger guys looked like gym goers who wandered into the mat room and were just F-ing around. While another older guy was warming up on the other side of the room off in his own world. So I waited until the class started and slowly people started showing up. Come to find out the instructor was not even going to be there that night. Instead he had asked a blue belt teach the class which I don't have a problem with. But it looked like it was his first class that led and that this was a last minute thing.
So I joined the class and went through the drills. Now keep in mind that I have no jj experience, it was almost like jumping on a bike without knowing how to pedal or brake...I was just on for the ride. After the class was done there was no consult on if I liked the class of if I was interested in joining.
I just wanted to know if this was normal. If not I think I might have to suck it up and make the longer drive to the other bjj schools in the No VA area.