Do you allow new people to roll with you?

[NickKellermeyer]

What are your takes on allowing someone to come in to your gym to "check it out" and allowing them to roll with you? I just opened up a new MMA gym and I have had a couple of instances where someone who has trained in other local MMA gyms wants to come check me out and roll with me. Should I allow this or no?? Any policies from other gym owners would be greatly appreciated! Thanks

[Corky]

nope
assholes are always kneeing me in the nuts, or choking me with the forearm to the throat

[Ash "Lottery" Woods]

i personally would, my old instructor at gracie gym if you were experianced with jiu jitsu would give you a 5 minute roll and submit you like 3-4 times and then say how was that for you?? haha... good ploy most people came back wanting to learn

[Clinton lawrence]

all the time it can be very intimidating walking in to a gym for the first time not knowing any thing

[Brian Morency]

Spies their all spies.

[Ash "Lottery" Woods]

hahahahaha^^^

[Bryan Brown]

Every Gym I've checked out, I've been allowed to roll. But I always show restraint and respect but still always try my best. Gyms I've stepped into: Dynamix (Antoni Hardonk), Fairtex, Sawtelle Judo, Extreme Couture, Bomb Squad/Legends, 10th planet HQ (My home and only place I would ever accept a belt from) People want to know if the place is legit, I was 205 lbs the 1st time I rolled with Eddie and he tapped me at least 8 times in 5 min, and I've been hooked ever since.

[leach_jeffrey]

Isn't it a rule of thumb that you never sign up at a place that is unwilling to check it out for free first? I would never enroll at a place that wouldn't do that.

I also think it's very suspect when the guy that is teaching the class doesn't roll with students regularly.

[808JERMZ]

You opened up a gym as a white belt? Or are you just a Jiu Jitsu white belt but experienced in a different art?

[Blaine Stevens]

I'd certainly be let down if you guys didn't let me roll with you. Haha :P