Think you've seen it all?

[Earl Weiss]

After 50+ years of teaching I sometimes think I have seen it all. Had a new one last night. One location has a hard floor. Tile over concrete, I try to get kids to do knuckle pushups to condition knuckles and strengthen wrists. I don't expect 10 right away. First month one, next month 2 etc. I see one young man (Maybe 11 years old) place 2 orange discs on the floor where his knuckles will go. . I say "What the heck is that" He says "Play Doh" .

 

[skribs]

After 50+ years of teaching I sometimes think I have seen it all. Had a new one last night. One location has a hard floor. Tile over concrete, I try to get kids to do knuckle pushups to condition knuckles and strengthen wrists. I don't expect 10 right away. First month one, next month 2 etc. I see one young man (Maybe 11 years old) place 2 orange discs on the floor where his knuckles will go. . I say "What the heck is that" He says "Play Doh" .

During stretching one day, a kid raises his hand. "I found a Lego."

It had somehow gotten in his dobok at home. He handed it to me, I handed it to his Mom.

30 seconds later, he raises his hand again. "I found another one."

I picked him up, handed him to his Mom, who turned him upside down and shook him until there were no more Legos left.

 

[Buka]

During stretching one day, a kid raises his hand. "I found a Lego."

It had somehow gotten in his dobok at home. He handed it to me, I handed it to his Mom.

30 seconds later, he raises his hand again. "I found another one."

I picked him up, handed him to his Mom, who turned him upside down and shook him until there were no more Legos left.

That is so awesome.

 

[drop bear]

Autistic kid picked up my coaches mouth guard and sucked on it.

 

[HighKick]

Had a kid sneak his (huge) pet rat onto the floor inside his dobok one time. It jumped out and the room emptied really quick.

 

[drop bear]

 

[Earl Weiss]

Then there was the time during kids class and some basic front kids I felt a spray of water. Thought maybe there was a roof or pipe leak. Then felt it again. I noticed little Rickie's pant cuffs are soaking wet. I was about to ask if he stepped in a puddle but then realized it was 10 degrees outside and there were no puddles. About the same time I noticed a puddle- forming around his feet.

 

[Prince_Alarming]

While at art college I made a 'sculpture' called '50 karate techniques' where I hit a big lump of clay with all sorts of different strikes and then subtly doctored it to look like an abstract sculpture that was supposed to be like that

 

[Prince_Alarming]

Apart from that, all I've got is:
That time when the heating wasn't working properly and the hall floor was covered in sweat and we started skating around on the layer of sweat
and the time a dog walked into the class and started saying hello to everyone while we were doing exercises

 

[skribs]

Autistic kid picked up my coaches mouth guard and sucked on it.

You do BJJ, we already knew the kid was neurodivergent.

Apart from that, all I've got is:
That time when the heating wasn't working properly and the hall floor was covered in sweat and we started skating around on the layer of sweat
and the time a dog walked into the class and started saying hello to everyone while we were doing exercises

We've got some guys in my BJJ class that basically waterboard you.

 

[Prince_Alarming]

You do BJJ, we already knew the kid was neurodivergent.

We've got some guys in my BJJ class that basically waterboard you.

You know, it's funny how some rather obvious jokes have historically been made about grappling when in my experience if anything is designed to put you off other men for life- sexually speaking- it's grappling

 

[JowGaWolf]

After 50+ years of teaching I sometimes think I have seen it all. Had a new one last night. One location has a hard floor. Tile over concrete, I try to get kids to do knuckle pushups to condition knuckles and strengthen wrists. I don't expect 10 right away. First month one, next month 2 etc. I see one young man (Maybe 11 years old) place 2 orange discs on the floor where his knuckles will go. . I say "What the heck is that" He says "Play Doh" .

Kids solving problems.