Leah Stumpf

That's okay.

All right, moving on.

All right, moving on.

All right, moving on.

I wrote a blog about this actually, because I get this question so often, but the gym should look like a good cross section of the community. One of my coaches, Kane Prevost out of Portland, always used to say that. So you should see smaller people, older people, ladies, children,

I wrote a blog about this actually, because I get this question so often, but the gym should look like a good cross section of the community. One of my coaches, Kane Prevost out of Portland, always used to say that. So you should see smaller people, older people, ladies, children,

I wrote a blog about this actually, because I get this question so often, but the gym should look like a good cross section of the community. One of my coaches, Kane Prevost out of Portland, always used to say that. So you should see smaller people, older people, ladies, children,

a good group of each, and you know that the smaller, weaker people are being encouraged to grow and get stronger instead of being weeded out. So if you go in and it's a bunch of 20-year-old, 200-pound dudes, you're probably going to get good, but it's going to be hard and maybe not the greatest place for a smaller, older, or female student. There's always one girl that makes it there.

a good group of each, and you know that the smaller, weaker people are being encouraged to grow and get stronger instead of being weeded out. So if you go in and it's a bunch of 20-year-old, 200-pound dudes, you're probably going to get good, but it's going to be hard and maybe not the greatest place for a smaller, older, or female student. There's always one girl that makes it there.

a good group of each, and you know that the smaller, weaker people are being encouraged to grow and get stronger instead of being weeded out. So if you go in and it's a bunch of 20-year-old, 200-pound dudes, you're probably going to get good, but it's going to be hard and maybe not the greatest place for a smaller, older, or female student. There's always one girl that makes it there.

That's on a WordPress. Yeah.

That's on a WordPress. Yeah.

That's on a WordPress. Yeah.

Yeah. I can link it. And, uh, proximity matters. I've seen very few families make it if the commute is more than an hour. So that's a big one, but explore all of the gyms within an hour. And the one that feels like it has the best vibe, the best community is going to matter more than, you know, the jujitsu lineage or Think about your goals. You know, that's another important thing.

Yeah. I can link it. And, uh, proximity matters. I've seen very few families make it if the commute is more than an hour. So that's a big one, but explore all of the gyms within an hour. And the one that feels like it has the best vibe, the best community is going to matter more than, you know, the jujitsu lineage or Think about your goals. You know, that's another important thing.

Yeah. I can link it. And, uh, proximity matters. I've seen very few families make it if the commute is more than an hour. So that's a big one, but explore all of the gyms within an hour. And the one that feels like it has the best vibe, the best community is going to matter more than, you know, the jujitsu lineage or Think about your goals. You know, that's another important thing.

If you want your kid to compete or he's going to check on the ween. If you want your kid to compete, make sure that they have a competition team. Or if you want it to be more self-defense based, make sure that they cover that. I mean, I think every even sport jujitsu has some application to self-defense, but some gyms have more of an emphasis than others.

If you want your kid to compete or he's going to check on the ween. If you want your kid to compete, make sure that they have a competition team. Or if you want it to be more self-defense based, make sure that they cover that. I mean, I think every even sport jujitsu has some application to self-defense, but some gyms have more of an emphasis than others.

If you want your kid to compete or he's going to check on the ween. If you want your kid to compete, make sure that they have a competition team. Or if you want it to be more self-defense based, make sure that they cover that. I mean, I think every even sport jujitsu has some application to self-defense, but some gyms have more of an emphasis than others.

And you may get frustrated if you're in a gym that's really competition based and you're like, well, I want to do MMA or I want to. you know, really work on self-defense or I'm a law enforcement officer. You can always tool your own jujitsu to what you're interested in. But if the curriculum is all based around that, the first two years can be difficult.