BJJ now a compulsory subject in Abu Dhabi schools

[jonbroster]

Hi,

Who wishes they had gone to school in the UAE?

Well they have just made BJJ a compusory part of the curriculum, up there with maths and science! :cool:

"Compulsory jiu-jitsu lessons for more than 3,000 children aged nine to 12 begin today in public schools as part of a Government initiative to find future international champions.
Two 50-minute lessons of Brazilian jiu-jitsu per week will become part of the curriculum at 14 public schools. The number of participating schools is expected to double next year."

Full story at:
http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/Schools_will_teach_pre-teens_martial_arts_/32367.htm

They don't even have this in Brazil do they? (Probably too interested in football for that! :rolleyes: )

Jon

[steve_langford]

all I had was rounders and bench ball!

[wagon]

would have loved this better than rugby, cricket and soccer.

[Rob T]

I kind of think it's awesome but... it's going to suck for the kids who hate doing it.

[jonbroster]

Of course, if you were forced to do BJJ, whether or not you wanted to, you would probably be really in to rounders by now! :D

Maybe that is what minority sports should be doing to raise interest - try to have their sport taken out of school, promote something else in its place and know that school will manage to turn kids off! ;)

(I say this as a former school teacher! :rolleyes: )

Jon

[Rob T]

You might be on to something; have schools get the least cool, most awkward & hated teachers to show kids how to steal cars and start fights... ???!!!

[Jogs D]

I don't understand why Judo and/or Boxing isn't part of the school curriculum here - both of these sports are massive here in the UK and I'm sure there's enough coaches to accomodate the schools.....

[Rob T]

Because people don't want kids competing... they might get upset if they lose, it's fucking pathetic.

Loads of schools now have non-competitive sports days and I found out a while back that all primary school rugby (at least in South Wales) is now touch-rugby, wtf? Pathetic.

[MikeyL]

how the hell can you have a non competitive sports day? Everyone must know who wins surely?

[Rob T]

I don't know mate, just what I've been told by people I work with.

[jonbroster]

Does that mean that the BJJ in schools could be non-competitive?

[Rob T]

Haha, I wonder if that does lie in BJJ's future... "student retention" and all that...

[aaronwillis]

our club teaches kickboxing in schools

[Rob T]

I have helped teach BJJ to school kids, they were on some sort of sports day event over the summer. Most of them just messed around and seemed to find the guard position quite amusing.

[TheJuice]

I have helped teach BJJ to school kids, they were on some sort of sports day event over the summer. Most of them just messed around and seemed to find the guard position quite amusing.

Well of course thats when you take the biggest loud-mouth there and catch him in the even more amusing triangle position and choke him out from there...

You may get kicked out but hey, the guard must be respected!;)

[Gareth]

Because people don't want kids competing... they might get upset if they lose, it's fucking pathetic.

Loads of schools now have non-competitive sports days and I found out a while back that all primary school rugby (at least in South Wales) is now touch-rugby, wtf? Pathetic.

Primary school rugby has always been touch-Rugby in Wales afaik, back in the 88-90 when I played in my primary school team it was always touch Rugby due to the risk of neck injuries, also didn't do scrums until I reached secondary school.

[Rob T]

Primary school rugby has always been touch-Rugby in Wales afaik, back in the 88-90 when I played in my primary school team it was always touch Rugby due to the risk of neck injuries, also didn't do scrums until I reached secondary school.

I played normal rugby in primary school, that was 88-90. Full scrums etc...

Never saw any injuries.

[Gareth]

I played normal rugby in primary school, that was 88-90. Full scrums etc...

Never saw any injuries.

Don't know then, was just the way the school I went to did it. Was in South Wales, as soon as I was in England and started secondary school (didn't have a primary school rugby team there) in 91 it was full rules with scrums.

[Jogs D]

I played normal rugby in primary school, that was 88-90. Full scrums etc...

Never saw any injuries.

Same here - I was in Middle School in the early 80s. Played Rugby full-on during our games sessions.

The worst was football - regardless of the weather the teacher would split the teams up as shirts v skins.... Apparantly he did it to 'toughen us up'....

Can't imagine things like happening in this PC crazy world nowadays - kids these days don't know how good they've got it... They should bring back the old days along with the cane - maybe that'll teach some of these chavvy kids a bit of respect....

[Rob T]

Don't know then, was just the way the school I went to did it. Was in South Wales, as soon as I was in England and started secondary school (didn't have a primary school rugby team there) in 91 it was full rules with scrums.

Yeah, I was in South Wales too mate. I had never heard of any primary schools doing touch-rugby until recently.

I used to play British bulldogs on the yard in school... headmaster banned it though.

[Duchman]

If you think that all is shit.

In holland we dont play sports at all in school. 9 out of 10 schools dont even swim anymore.
1 PE class a week and thats it.. and a soccer tournament a year lol

[Rob T]

If you think that all is shit.

In holland we dont play sports at all in school. 9 out of 10 schools dont even swim anymore.
1 PE class a week and thats it.. and a soccer tournament a year lol

Sadly, that's what a lot of schools here are like too mate. It depends on the teachers really... nearly all the schools I went to had crap PE depts for various reasons. Only one was decent and that was a primary school.

[Duchman]

Sadly, that's what a lot of schools here are like too mate. It depends on the teachers really... nearly all the schools I went to had crap PE depts for various reasons. Only one was decent and that was a primary school.

I remember when we had PE.. everyother week it was PE teacher and the otherweek or normal teacher.

I wish i was a yank sometimes

[Gareth]

Yeah, I was in South Wales too mate. I had never heard of any primary schools doing touch-rugby until recently.

I used to play British bulldogs on the yard in school... headmaster banned it though.


We used to until I broke someones arm! (then we just played it in the furthest corner of the field so we were out of sight!)

[Rob T]

Haha, we moved onto the field after the yard but then it just got banned totally.

"No rules" football also got banned... can't think why.

Used to scrap loads when I was a kid too. You can't beat fighting in primary school, it's pretty much impossible to hurt each other when you both weigh 7st!

[Duchman]

WE used to play a game called 'panna' kicking a soccer ball between the others leg. Than you could kick the dude untill he touched the safe post.

[Rob T]

Haha, awesome!

[shakus maximus]

I played normal rugby in primary school, that was 88-90. Full scrums etc...

Never saw any injuries.

i currently work with Abertillery RFC.
Rulesets as follows
under 8s = tag rugby
under 9s - under 13s = tackling full contact but no pushing in scrums and no lifting in line out
under 14s+ = full rules

ps i used to love bulldog
where i came from it was called "long lamp"?

[Rob T]

where i came from it was called "long lamp"?

Yeah, but you're from the valleys mate, you're all weird! ;)

[steve_langford]

I find all 'welshys' weird in there own kind of way!

[Rob T]

Haha... I am a modern day gypsy though.

[Andy K]

Because people don't want kids competing... they might get upset if they lose, it's fucking pathetic.

Loads of schools now have non-competitive sports days and I found out a while back that all primary school rugby (at least in South Wales) is now touch-rugby, wtf? Pathetic.

Most primary schools have non competitive sports days... the days of 100m dash are gone, the school where i work does a team sports day where the kids do different activities and there is therefore no winners or losers
its a load of PC bollocks... no wonder England gets smashed in track and field events

bjj lessons would be way cool, our gym has an awesome kids class taught by bjj blackbelt, last kids comp was held at Leeds Met and the standard of grappling was awesome.

[Ben]

Most primary schools have non competitive sports days... the days of 100m dash are gone, the school where i work does a team sports day where the kids do different activities and there is therefore no winners or losers



bwhahahaha pussies

[hawzey]

WE used to play a game called 'panna' kicking a soccer ball between the others leg. Than you could kick the dude untill he touched the safe post.

i played that but with a can/bottle
obviously i went to a wealthy school

[Seca Sec]

yeah I played panna too, except it was with a bottle, it was called "killer" and there were no safe posts. the beatings stopped when everyone got bored...