Problem students

Perhaps show him this thread, it'll get the point across loud and clear. Then maybe he'll chill out, listen, and cooperate.

Failing that, kick him in the nuts.

Troubled kid or no, nip it in the bud. Its not about keeping him from learning jiu jitsu so he can't use it to hurt people, because there are a lot of easier ways to seriously hurt somebody than learning jiu jitsu. It is about protecting your other students and giving them a safe, comfortable environment to learn. If the gym owner is still disagreeable, I wonder how he is going to feel when this guy drives away several other students and gives his school a bad reputation in the community?

Martial arts, jiu jitsu included, aren't for everyone. Some people may respond well to being confronted about needing to change their ways, and others just need to be shown the door they have made it clear they are going to change nothing about their behavior. You can't discriminate on age, race, sex, or orientation, but you, and further more your students, do not have to put up with dangerous, immature individuals.

Give him the Boot. 10th Planet is for cool people, not asshole meat heads.

Jonathan Wylie is on point in this thread. His first two posts refelct my sentiments exactly.

He is a cancer get rid of him. Sounds like you've gone far beyond what he deserved.

THe same day i posted this the gym owner posted a link to a ex gang member who turned himself around with his help, it was a very nice story and was in the paper, but it totaly didnt help my cause...

This guy I was talking about has been removed from class until the new year, he is never allowed to roll with or partner with a female student again.

And its first strike youre out after the probabtion period.

The guy is coming to the gym to sit and watch from the corner so im hoping the actions taken work

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Originally Posted by Ryan Brick

Im having a dispute with my gym owner on how to deal with a problem student.

Ill tell you about some things he has done, and how i delt with with

1) taught people to open there guard and punch off your back as a way to create space and stand up. When i asked him not to show that stuff he exploaded and yelled at me infront of everyone told me my way wasnt the only way. I called him aside explained why that is wrong and asked him not to do that again

2) insults all his teammates on facebook. I talked to him about this in person 3 times and then one day he insulted me and I basically treated him like a heckler, i may have been a little mean but it stopped after that.

3) walks away during drilling for his own water breaks and bathroom and candy crush breaks. I told him he needs to respect his partners money and act serious

4) randomly tackles people and has hurt 1 persons back. I told him to stop he kinda did

5) a female student had him in head and armpit and he said "this is really nice why would i ever try and escape your mount". She wouldnt let me say anything to him about that but she felt awful because its sexual harassment, that happened 2 weeks ago but i only found out yesterday

6) someone accidentally got him with nonpermenant marker on his face when they were writing on the white board. Like they turned and boom his face was there. He got so made he threatened to punch HER out. I told him if he ever threatened one of my female students again they will need police to stop what im going to do to him, this was today. If your 200lbs you dont threaten 100lb girls or ima kill u.

Ive never kicked someone out before, his behavour has gotten worse and worse. If i talk to him he laughs like im joking

I want him gone because he ruins the atmosphere but my gym owner keeps saying give him another chance

What should i do? I have 15 people classes and everyone else is a delight, teaching them is one of the best parts of my day.

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You can handle this one of 2 ways i think.

Either you talk to him and address it and listen to your gym owner. OOOOOOr you can pull him outside and give him a beating that he deserves, if its to a point where its not stopping sometimes a dudes gotta limp a little to learn. You gotta address bullying right away. if hes laughing in your face when you try and take the higher route, and try to talk to him, you've already exhausted the "be nice" method. Give him a nice asswhooping, if he comes back then you know he has learned his lesson, if he leaves, who gives a fuck? hes a big douche anyway.

Give him the boot. Let someone else "train" him.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/loc...?device=mobile

I tried Brent,

The gym owner helped this ex gang guy who was almost in jail for murder turn his life around and now he has been working construction for 15 years and is the hardest worker there they gave him a company car so he can run the car pool. Its like the ultamite turn around story.

If they had printed that article the next day...