How Can I Convince My Mother to Let Me Do MMA and Not Traditional Karate?
I used to take MMA BUT I recently moved and my mother thought it would be better if I attend a gym/dojo closer to our new house. My mother does not understand the differences between MMA and traditional karate and she thinks they are basically the same thing. I told her at first I did not want to go but I thought it over and decided that doing it would be better than doing nothing at all. So I attended it and have been doing so for a month now. No offense, but it was pretty lame. For one thing, you have delicate little girls running around with brown belts and an overweight out of shape person as sensie. The shihan and his son are pretty good and could easily defeat me in a fight but still I doubt they could defeat the experts in my MMA dojo. For one thing, I am 15 years old and only two people in the class are around my page the rest are like four and five. I am training with four and five year olds. And then, when we spare we aren’t allowed to strike to the head. I like MMA better because I the drills, exersizes, ..etc really got me tired and stronger. But at this place I dont feel as if I am progressing physically. And on top of that, the fews are unimaginable. I am still a white belt but in order to test for my next belt I have to pay 50 dollars. If the belt itself cost 50 dollars its understandable BUT the test itself is 50 dollars and Ive seen people who did not pas the test and they had to retest and retest and retest again for a 50 dollar fee. I am not trying to brag or anything, because SOME of the people their are talented but the majority simply arent.
I am not being challenged and I would like to train with people my age. When I was in MMA I would spare and I had the tedency to just go right into the ring and started swining widely and I would tire out fast. My teacher would show me no mercy and as soon as I got tired he would start beating the hell out of me… throwing punches to my face, chest… ruthlessly.
Also the MMA is more affordable.
Okay, at my old gym for 100$ monthly I get to ATTEND every day and I get to partake in the actual MMA class and also the boxing and muay thai class. I also get to come in and work out on the gym equipment any timeI want.
But at this new dojo I have to pay 50$ MONTHLY for only one class a week and 125 dollars for unlimited classes a week. Its a total ripoff , at the old gym when my mom could not afford to pay for the full MMA class she just put me in boxing for 40$ monthly and I would attend the entire week…every day. But now at this place my mom for only one class my mom would have to spend 50$ which would only get me ONE CLASS (which last an hour which usually has a lot of idle time) a week.
So I want to go back to my old Gym even though its farther away from my new house than this new dojo she put me in. In order to go to my old Gym I would leave from school and go on the bus which doesn’t really take to long. However taking the bus it does take a while to get home (about an hour). But at my new dojo, well its within walking distance but I don’t care. It is not the place for me. My mom wont let me go to my old gym because she claims its to far away from the house. How do I convince her otherwise. She said that if I go I would only be able to attend on the weekends but not during school days. If I have to make that compromise so be it, but on days were I dont have a lot of homework why can’t I be able to attend the MMA class?
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Seriously here. I don’t think you realize how compelling of an argument you make. This Karate School simply isn’t for you. Explain this stuff to your mom exactly as you have to us. Karate is NOT working for you plain and simple. Heck if anything show your mom this post. This is a great argument for why you should get out of that crappy school and go back to your old gym. As a previous poster pointed out. You will be old enough to drive soon. Then you can get a job, a car, pay for your own classes and take yourself. Best of luck friend. No matter what you do. I think you need to get out of that crap school you are in now. Your mom is paying $50 a month for you to get nothing out of it. Forget about that crap. Get away.
First of all KILLING IS WRONG, but for the sake of persuasion…
Bring up how you think karate so awesome because it is really designed to maim or kill an adversary on the battle field and that all of the blocks are actually for breaking arms and dislocating your adversary’s limbs. Point out that you can’t wait to kill someone in a fight using karate and thank her for making you take up a deadlier martial art and that MMA is too humane and is for sissies and that you also can’t wait to break somenones face or bones like you have practiced on wooden boards… Also mention that you are happier that you don’t have to learn sissy stuff like ground wrestling and submission because all you need to learn is in karate: How to kill your opponent with the death touch or Dim Mak (or whatever you want to call it)
Of course you really need to seek help if you actually really agree with what I just said, but it might help getting back into MMA.
I couldn’t read all of this but ya… tell your mom karate sucks!
Do really nice things for her. Be a really good child. Be very obedient. Hopefully, she’ll have a soft spot and give into what you want. I know my mother would never do that for me, but that’s a different story. Your mother is probably a more reasonable person.
I’m guessing the "too far" excuse that your mom is using is exactly that, an excuse. Your mom is more then likely nervous and thinks that the MMA gym you were previously attending was too rough for you and she didn’t like the way your trainer would have no mercy on you. Thats my opinion and if that is the case try to show your mom some good youtube clips that would change her mind, example: The Dr. Phil episode where Dana White, Rich Franklin, and Forrest Griffin explain how Mixed Martial Arts is not all blood and guts as mainstream media makes it seem. Find some videos of fighters hugging and showing sportsmanship after a fight, get a video that explains each individual martial art (BJJ, Sambo Muy Thai, wrestling, karate, boxing etc) and how having some knowledge of each martial art is better then having all the knowledge of one particular martial art. Now if my opinion is wrong and the "too far" excuse is not an excuse then one idea is to carpool with somebody who attends that gym. You can even offer to pay gas, yeah it might be money you have to come off of but you would be going to the gym that you want to go to.
You are 15. Why don’t you wait until you are 16, get a job, get a car, and drive yourself? Seriously- if Mom doesn’t want to take you, she doesn’t have to. I couldn’t afford martial arts until I was in the military, and I don’t think I lost out at all.