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Never said I was the head coach of the Russian Wrestling team mr strawman, And there is a reason I'm saying that. Because I actually have perspective, and understand the difference between a relaxed training atmosphere for hobbyists where people are still getting better, and just letting it devolve into pig shit just to get paying customers because the person in charge doesn't know how to coach, develop or even the practice room equivalent of classroom management. Or that having someone with actual experience and perspective in charge who will make sure higher/more experienced belts/practitioners aren't being bullied or if it going on, smash those responsible. (i.e. controlling the room and being aware)
Most of the kids I coach are the teenage equivalent of bjj hobbyists, who have NEVER done anything difficult before, come from both the most ghetto and suburban backgrounds, and are actually more likely to quit after being embarrassed or being whooped than the hipster "well paying" customers you're talking about. But I know what hard work is and how to bring people along into getting better and tougher and having fun doing it, even if next to none of them will even think about wrestling in college
And most importantly all of the gyms that I have been in that did a good job keeping people who were hobbyists, old, never competed, never played any other sports, were well run, expected hard work (or the best that person could do or "attitude and effort" if you will), had clear expectations and basic rules, including focusing on rolling not talking joking too much (which is actually a safety concern btw).. and shocking to some of the people on this thread, joked in between goes, had fun, smiled before and after rolls etc.
In fact the gyms that are run this way almost always have a better time keeping and retaining students and developing them. The ones that have the problems you talk about are run by people like you. Wannabe's who've never competed or trained long enough at a high enough level to have perspective (asides from getting smashed at a little training camp with the Cuban National Team) and don't understand how to run a room or manage intensity but hey, you've researthched a lot of things about it. am I right or what
So once again, it comes through you've never actually trained at a high level or been fortunate enough to be around a well run gym that develops people. Or are you going to try to make up the strawman again that I endorsed bullying.
1.- Nope, you simply said that you can completely get the athletic capabilities of an individual just by looking at videos of him competing. Yup, i guess my coach was all that stupid putting us through all these physical test to gauge aerobic capacity, recovery, speed, explosiveness and the such. You dont need to study to become a sport scientist. So from that perspective, fuck the head coach of the russian olympic team, he is nowhere near your level where you can measure individuals by sensing their chi.
2.- Who is talking about letting it devolve into shit? only you guys think that its going to devolve into shit because the occasional guy cracks a joke or two, the fact that the sport itself is expensive is good enough to separate the wheat from the chaff. Nobody pays that sum a month just to fuck around at least where i live. I never understood my judo coach when he said that people wont value what doesnt costs them until i trained BJJ, in judo you pay with blood, sweat and tears in BJJ you pay with money and time, but both sports are demanding enough that i dont see unmotivated people in the mat.
3.- Im pretty sure that the kids are paying for the installations right? and im pretty sure that these kids work 40-50 hours a week in stressful jobs on top of their social responsibilities.
4.- We do too, but mainly by separating the classes between people who just want to stay fit and those that want to compete, because otherwise the first will get overwhelmed by the second.
5.- I dont run a gym buddy, when i said i have doled out cash was to financially support my judo coach or to chip in to buy gear for people who cant, or to make mats out of canvas and minced tires, you see we earn in pesos here whatever you think "The hood" lacks is absolutely nothing compared to what i have gone through in terms of finding places to train.
6.- Once again it comes from you ignoring the discussion at hand throwing shit at me through the internet and trying to paint yourself as some big shit in who knows where.