My son is a third degree black belt in the toughest Kajukenbo dojo in the country, led by one of the legendary bad asses in martial arts, and not once in the 18 years he's been there, from age 8, did I see him abused. Was he held accountable? Of course. Did he work hard? Harder than any other kid that I know.
My son is a third degree black belt in the toughest Kajukenbo dojo in the country, led by one of the legendary bad asses in martial arts, and not once in the 18 years he's been there, from age 8, did I see him abused. Was he held accountable? Of course. Did he work hard? Harder than any other kid that I know.
I ran track from age 5, throughout high school, and only stopped when I got to Cal. Again, no abuse.
You don't have to accept abuse as a natural part of a sport, nor should we scream at the clouds because society has determined that coaches need to change. We can't poo poo Stanford, at the same time recognize that we had an AD ignore abuse in our swimming department.
It's like I tell writers who get mad that society has changed and they rail about 'political correctness' or 'woke culture' etc. If you're not skilled enough to adapt, then quit. Because there are others who CAN come up with innovative ways to teach without abusing.
My son is a third degree black belt in the toughest Kajukenbo dojo in the country, led by one of the legendary bad asses in martial arts, and not once in the 18 years he's been there, from age 8, did I see him abused. Was he held accountable? Of course. Did he work hard? Harder than any other kid that I know.
I ran track from age 5, throughout high school, and only stopped when I got to Cal. Again, no abuse.
You don't have to accept abuse as a natural part of a sport, nor should we scream at the clouds because society has determined that coaches need to change. We can't poo poo Stanford, at the same time recognize that we had an AD ignore abuse in our swimming department.
It's like I tell writers who get mad that society has changed and they rail about 'political correctness' or 'woke culture' etc. If you're not skilled enough to adapt, then quit. Because there are others who CAN come up with innovative ways to teach without abusing.