tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post5818762871612346427..comments2024-03-22T01:17:01.667-05:00Comments on Georgette's Jiu Jitsu World: Chewtoy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-79936105544064794702009-10-07T15:13:17.195-05:002009-10-07T15:13:17.195-05:00Couple ways to answer your question, Andres. We a...Couple ways to answer your question, Andres. We are open to students from anywhere and the first class is free-- to welcome new people, people who have been training a long time, or anything in between. So to that extent, new potential students are always welcome... so that's one angle.<br /><br />Another is, at the end of every class, there is open mat time.. time for sparring, for drilling, for observing others doing the same. Depending on the class, this is usually at least 30 min, sometimes an hour's worth of time. That's another angle.<br /><br />Then there are "open mats" such as Mon and Fri at lunch... these are specifically designated as purely open mat. That's what I was referring to most likely. No official class, no lesson plan, no "instructor" although we always have at least one or two upper belts (browns/blacks) around. Thus, at "open mat" we don't allow new students-- there's no supervision etc. So... new students welcome at regular classes, but not to just drop in for only open mat, until they have been around a little while. Make sense?<br /><br />What about you-- where do you train, for how long, etc etc?Georgettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08705282002904234217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30740798.post-56693461312249773282009-10-07T13:46:28.469-05:002009-10-07T13:46:28.469-05:00Hi Georgette,
You mentioned open mat a few times....Hi Georgette,<br /><br />You mentioned open mat a few times. How does that work? Is it open to people from just your club, or does open mat mean you invite people over?Andréshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555367075752875949noreply@blogger.com