I Want My Kid To Train Jiu-Jitsu, But He Doesn't Want To

Spoke to a parent yesterday….. ☎ 

In a nutshell the convo went like this.

Parent: “I want my boys to learn Jiu-Jitsu.”

🦊:  “Okay!  Great!  That’s what we do.  What are we looking to get out of it for them?”

Parent: “Well….Um I want them to be confident and bold.  But I want them to stick with it.  

I signed them up for soccer and they quit after 3 weeks.  ⚽ 

I want this to be something they stick with….ya know….what do you think?

🦊: Spidey senses tingling 

“Are you asking my opinion?  Or asking me to agree with you?”

Parent: “No….your opinion.”

🦊 : “Well the boys are 5 & 8 right?  I assume they know how to swim? 🏊‍♀ “

Parent: “No they don’t.  They don’t like the water.”

🦊:  Heavy exhale 😮‍💨. “Okay…..brother…..we live in the great lake state.  Swimming is a life skill.  They need to know how, regardless of what they want.

Combat and Jiu-Jitsu is a life skill they need to know, (regardless of how they feel.) 🥋 

Soccer is a game….there never has been (nor will there be) a scenario in which your life depends on how well you kick a ball. ⚽ 

You agree with that?

Parent:  “I do I do……okay lemme talk to their mother and get back with you.”

🦊: Thinking this dude is one big walking objection     

“Mmmmkay.  You do that brother.”

Will I see them?

Only if that parent changes.

Because so long as it depends on a child’s “feeling” to make good choices for their future…….they will get nowhere.

See you on the mats,

Written by Coach David Fox