My favorite thing about my new gym
Been training for about a year. Joined a new gym three weeks ago after moving for work.
I really like my new gym. The coach is chill and likes my questions. Everyone is nice. There’s rolls have been really great. Not too spazzy, but a real scrap (just the way I like it).
But my favorite thing about this gym is that it is such a positive part of the community. It is that it sits right on a sidewalk of a somewhat busy street in a walkable part of town. It’s right across from the local school. And to keep the air moving, we open the doors to the gym wide open.
Everyday, kids of all ages come by after school or walk by with their parents. They all stop and stare at us rolling, and ask questions. “What are you doing?” “Are you guys like ninjas?” “Can I learn kung fu moves too?”
Today, a little girl walked by with her dad. She stops and stares, clearly fascinated. The coach legit actually stopped demonstrating the drill and went and said to her “Hi. How old are you?”
The little girl sticks out three fingers, proudly.
“Wow, three? That’s a big number. Do you know when your birthday is?”
“Uh…” Dad leans down and whispers in her ear. She announces “August 21st!”
The whole gym stops, and CLAPS for this little girl and her upcoming birthday.
Coach: “Great! Well I’ll tell you what, when you turn four, you can come train! How does that sound?”
“AWESOME!!!”
Coach then gives dad the details and returns to class.
In between trying to break each other’s joints and choke each other out, my gym stopped everything to give this little girl a round of applause for knowing her birthday and turning four in a few months.
My heart is full. I’m never changing gyms.