Pretty People

You can’t be pretty and grapple. You can be good looking, just not pretty. Being pretty comes with a daintiness that just doesn’t work for what we do. If you’re worried about your ears getting jacked up or having black eyes and bruises, contact sports may not be what you are best suited for. I get that a lot of people want Jiu Jitsu to be accessible to the masses, but effective martial arts are gritty, and they hurt. Not everyone is up to the task, and that’s okay, we are doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past if we try to appeal to all in the same ways of tae kwon do and karate.