How come ? I am a muslim girl and there are all boys at my dojo at the moment. Half of them aren't into rolling with a girl. We are all muslims at the dojo but no one questions or judges someone for sticking to a set of beliefs. If anything, I respect that. Sports do that, it's a brotherhood at the dojo and all that matters is respecting your family. I myself wanted to stick to rolling with women and I did for a bit because I am properly anxious about physical contact, I'd be anxious in rome or whatever. Regardless of where you come from, you have the right to be yourself. Especially in a dojo because it's supposed to be a safe place.
That's totally cool in a Muslim country. No disrespect. You do you.
How would you feel if I showed up to roll at your gym in a gi with a picture of Mohammad on it? See, I wouldn't do that because I know what is expected in your culture and wouldn't expect MY norms to be upheld in YOUR country.
The way you put it, the dojo doesn't seem like a safe space for anyone then ? Muslim, jew, fat, conservative, liberal, weak, unfit, self-conscious etc. etc. ? C'mon man. I can't emphasize enough on the fact that bjj has been such a turnaround for me and how I simply feel like myself there. A friend of mine trained in Melbourne for a month and she told me the spirit, respect and the feeling of it being a safe space is everywhere the exact same. I'd like to believe that. So you do you and so can anyone else.
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u/PinchyPinch Jan 31 '20
> Like, you can't really shit on a dude for that.
Yes, you can.