It's a beautiful, sunny Saturday in Los Angeles.
After oversleeping for my morning grappling class, I decided to soldier up and head to an afternoon session. But it's only noon, so I thought "Why not go to the park and read a book?".
I get to the park and it appears that the universe has decided to entertain me in a different way. On the grass, a huge rubber mat is set in the middle of a dozen or so guys in various stages of dress. One guy had a Vulcan gi. Another was wearing a camouflage shirt and gi pants. And several others wore karate gis with YELLOW RUBBER GUNS tucked into their belts.
The instructor yells something and a white belt walks into the middle of the mat. Four guys surround him and try to---I honestly don't know, grab at him? After five seconds of playing tag, they all fall in a pile. Then everyone claps and a new student walks in the middle.
Confused? Yeah, so was I.
Then the teacher started teaching some wrist-locks. "Oh, maybe that could be useful," I thought. Then I see what the wrist-locks are supposed to defend. Oh, wait. He was teaching white belts how to disarm someone who WAS HOLDING A GUN TO YOUR FACE.
They would literally line up with their little yellow guns and hold them an inch away from the defender. The defender would then do a choreographed takedown. It was absolutely hilarious.
Did I mention he had 6 year old kids doing this defense, too? It was seriously the worst thing I've ever seen.
I seriously feel bad for the people taking this type of instruction. It seems like a sure-fire way to, at the very least, get beaten down horribly in a fight. Maybe even killed.
And can someone explain to me WHY someone would train at a place like that? Especially in a big city, where there are plenty of options to train.
I'm not exaggerating when I say there are some of the best martial arts schools in the world within 10 miles of where these people were training. The Muay Thai Academy, Gokor and Gene Lebell's judo/sambo school, Legends MMA, Street Sports, and on and on.
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And if you want a good laugh, check out the website. It's awesome.
My friends, I give to you:
http://www.atemila.com
After oversleeping for my morning grappling class, I decided to soldier up and head to an afternoon session. But it's only noon, so I thought "Why not go to the park and read a book?".
I get to the park and it appears that the universe has decided to entertain me in a different way. On the grass, a huge rubber mat is set in the middle of a dozen or so guys in various stages of dress. One guy had a Vulcan gi. Another was wearing a camouflage shirt and gi pants. And several others wore karate gis with YELLOW RUBBER GUNS tucked into their belts.
The instructor yells something and a white belt walks into the middle of the mat. Four guys surround him and try to---I honestly don't know, grab at him? After five seconds of playing tag, they all fall in a pile. Then everyone claps and a new student walks in the middle.
Confused? Yeah, so was I.
Then the teacher started teaching some wrist-locks. "Oh, maybe that could be useful," I thought. Then I see what the wrist-locks are supposed to defend. Oh, wait. He was teaching white belts how to disarm someone who WAS HOLDING A GUN TO YOUR FACE.
They would literally line up with their little yellow guns and hold them an inch away from the defender. The defender would then do a choreographed takedown. It was absolutely hilarious.
Did I mention he had 6 year old kids doing this defense, too? It was seriously the worst thing I've ever seen.
I seriously feel bad for the people taking this type of instruction. It seems like a sure-fire way to, at the very least, get beaten down horribly in a fight. Maybe even killed.
And can someone explain to me WHY someone would train at a place like that? Especially in a big city, where there are plenty of options to train.
I'm not exaggerating when I say there are some of the best martial arts schools in the world within 10 miles of where these people were training. The Muay Thai Academy, Gokor and Gene Lebell's judo/sambo school, Legends MMA, Street Sports, and on and on.
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And if you want a good laugh, check out the website. It's awesome.
My friends, I give to you:
http://www.atemila.com
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