If only more did that.........
Most people aren't very confrontational in general. Of the group that left 2 were, they were long time members and actually high ranked fighters repping the gym. When they left a huge chunk went with them. If anything that hurt his wallet more than anything.
There were alot of hypocrisy, like saying he's not a fan of the cult mentality with kru, sensei, etc. and saying its good to learn more, but soon as one of us "main members" on the yearly plan cross trains, its because we're impatient and not resourceful.
(paraphrased) "You're wrong, you don't need high level partners, if you're creative you can get the most out of your camp with hobbyists and 6 month rookies"
GTFO with that shit, everyone's improving and we're staying stale, means we're regressing. And with father time on all our tails time's limited.
The best ones are the established martial arts places that suddenly turn into whatever's the flavour of the month over night and then act like they have been training that new art for years........<45>The give away is when the students are referring to the trainer as Sensei and saying OSU! as they walk past and it's supposed to be a Muay Thai class<45>you don't need to know the technique they are using is not Muay Thai or the fact that no one trains clinch work<Lmaoo>
Thats a bit extreme, its really hard to come across those type of gyms, esp. when this industry by nature doesn't generate alot of revenue, and your income is so volatile. You start doing good, every business rival's gonna inspect, and if you set yourself up for a McDojo ruse in modern combat sports, it doesn't end well.
Man I dunno, no clinch work is a hit and miss, there are places that are very kickboxing and less thai, and they barely do any clinching, when you see it at fights its a bit embarrassing. The worse part is they're decent gyms too.
