I believe it is. I know a girl doing this, and it bothers me. She is dating the coach at this class, but I still think it's highly inappropriate allowing her young son to run around the mats in the class. She just seems to be doing it for the attention.
2007-09-04 07:37:37 · 31 answers · asked by crystal_ball_hypnosis 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
she lets him run around when they are on a break - but I think this is still wrong. They only stop for a few minutes to get a sip of water or whatever, and sometimes people stay in the main area to practice. It's not my class for the record, it's my boyfriend's. He doesn't see the problem, but I think it's terrible.
2007-09-04 07:50:03 · update #1
hotgirl - so your philosophy is the kid should get his own way, irrespective of the fact that it is an adult class? Surely he should be running round during the day, not 8:30 at night? Shouldn't he be in bed by then? I could be wrong...
2007-09-04 08:14:48 · update #2
Hotgirl - OK, you have a point. It was a genuine Q, thanks for your input. People are saying that he is a toddler, he needs a break too - but is a martial arts class the place to give him a break? The mother does not take the class. It is in actual fact,the sensei is the acting father. If she is not taking the class, why does she need to be there? Once in a while is OK, but every lesson? It seems inappropriate. I know kids need to run around, I GET that. No one at the club will complain as the sensei is friends with them all, and it is considered quite a friendly atmosphere - except when he gets a bee in his bonnet about people chatting when they are supposed to be training. So no one will want to upset the peace. But as an unbiased onlooker, I feel it is dangerous and unfair to people paying for the class - which is the basis of my interest.
2007-09-05 01:41:44 · update #3
If I was paying to be taught martial arts within a class environment, I would be most annoyed if a child was running around unsupervised.
2007-09-04 07:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Lina, before the commercialism began to turn martial arts schools into expensive day care centers, only adults were allowed to train in most martial arts schools. In the 1960's when I began my study of the martial arts, there simply were no children in 99% of all martial arts schools in the U.S.A. Training was brutal self-defense. Many adults could not take the training, and quit after a short time. So to answer your question, yes an adult can start their training at any age. Many of my best students began their training in their 30's or 40's. ...
2016-05-21 02:50:58 · answer #2 · answered by katharine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All kids need to let off steam, but an adults martial arts class is certainly not the place. However well supervised the child may be during class time, accidents can and do happen. Children under 14 are not allowed to even come and watch the class I attend,
2007-09-04 20:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
it certainly is. There are health and safety regulations about this sort of thing happening around martial arts/any form of fighting, as the toddler could receive a very serious injury if the child was unsupervised for a split second and walks into a kick or "chop", this could even prove fatal. The martial arts class/club could be shut down if this was found out by either health and safety executive, police, or any other agency, including social services. The toddler wont know the difference because he will see older kids "running around" and "play fighting" and wont understand that its not for them to do. I would suggest to this girl that she find a babysitter as there could be very serious repercussions for both the teacher, and her as a parent (it could then become a child protection issue as the child is obviously in a totally unsuitable environment and could result in serious injury/death due to the negligence of both the mother and the teacher.
2007-09-04 07:44:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. The fact that the 'girl' is dating the coach is completely irrelevant. Is this 'girl' taking the class or is she just there because she has nothing better to do? Regardless, it is no place for a toddler to be running around, out of control. It aggravates me to see parents let their children behave this way. Take them to a play ground or a park or a rec room. There is a time and place for allowing a young child to act like this. Martial arts class is not one of those places.
2007-09-04 09:12:12 · answer #5 · answered by mattz_grrl 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's inappropriate at a kids' class, never mind an adult class!
I recently had to witness this little scrote of a lad creating havoc at my daughter's karate class. He was dicking about and the sensei had to keep telling him off as he was putting everyone off!
At an adult class though, it's downright dangerous! The little kid could get his head kicked off! When my daughter went for grading it was a mixed session and SHE nearly got her noggin taken off, even though she was being careful!
If you're going through your kata or whatever, you aren't exactly in a position to be looking down for anklebiters all the time.
You ought to tell the coach that it is risking health and safety, and he will be the one responsible should anything go wrong. If he doesn't listen, take it to the central board of that particular martial art - there should be one.
2007-09-04 08:15:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
At my daughter's dojo, this is not allowed at all. No one is allowed on the mat except for students and sensais, PERIOD. Sensai is not shy about letting parents know when they are talking too loudly, or interfering with the class. I've seen him speak to a few parents about their kids running around getting on equipment and being disruptive while the older sibling is on the mat. When his children and grandchildren come to visit, they are not allowed to disrupt the class at all.
It's a matter of respect. It's a dojo, not a play yard. That sensai is out of line for allowing such behavior, even if it were his OWN child. Both adults are irresponsible here. It's good your BF is not bothered by it, but that doesn't make it right.
2007-09-04 10:11:26 · answer #7 · answered by ~Biz~ 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
yeah i think that is very irrisponsible if it was a childs class then maybe but it is still risky and also it will effect the people that pay 2 go because they dont pay 2 see a baby running they pay 2 be taught
but as the 1st person said to take it out on the child i do not think this is fair because if it is a toddler then he can not understand what he is doin wrong!!
good luck and i hope your problem gets sorted out if not then you should talk 2 the coach in private away from him girlfriend
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2007-09-04 07:46:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Toddler's run around. That's what they do. If anything that's the fault of the parent. I had a similar problem when we were taking Kung Fu. the mother was doing one of the instructors and one night in the middle of our Shantung Black Tiger, she's screaming at us because while she was in the back office having sex, her 7 year old ran off.
So we all stopped to go look for him while she sat on her lard butt and remained behind. She never learned anything and the main instructor was hardly ever there. Nine years later, I left this temple. I only have so much patience for stupidity.
2007-09-04 07:45:00 · answer #9 · answered by tercentenary98 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If the child is running loose during a class, exit the class and leave. You may be the very one that injures the child and then you would be responsible, financially, and criminally. Then go to the nearest phone and call the Department of Human Service, Child Protection Division and report this mother and child. She is putting her child in danger just because her hormones are peaking. It is irresponsible of you not to report this. This child is in immediate danger and if they do not listen, hang up and call 911. It is your duty as a human being.
2007-09-04 07:48:10 · answer #10 · answered by James Watkin 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you!But at the end of the day when the child is injured she has nobody else to blame but her self. What kind of martial art is it you do?My son goes to taekwon-do and if their was any probs like that I would phone who ever was in charge of the club and report the coach!! If you pay as much as it cost me to send my son to lessons I wouldn't be happy either as it distracts the people tryn to learn.Even more to the point you are attending an adult class so children shouldn't be allowed in.
2007-09-04 07:48:00 · answer #11 · answered by xx_lovelylou_xx 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋