u/Foreign_Birthday_480

For context, I’ve only been training for about 2.5 months. I once started two years ago for about a year but had to stop for life reasons and always been itching to go back on the mats. Joined a local MMA gym (many in the area as I live in a big city) but this offers more like boxing, Muay Thai, Greco-Roman, and obviously bjj. The gym has a strict policy on letting people roll right away. I hear new aged gyms let you drill for a couple weeks to a month to see and then you start gradually. The owner has his classes and another instructor he’s had attend there for a while who he’s promoted etc. The owner is a bit crazy and too strict. I’ve been attending his classes 2x a week while attending the other guys classes as well for a couple months straight and he won’t let me roll. To note, I am not being too aggressive or have an ego, but def a little spazzy and dont get all the techniques down first go around (like any white belt). He feels it’s a liability and he doesn’t want anyone to get hurt? I understand but it’s been a couple months and not rolling? What’s the point? The other instructor is letting me roll now and has been but it’s safe to say the owner might have something personal against me. The other guy thinks I’m fine too, I guess it’s just different styles. Also the owner likes to name call a lot and joke around but I feel he’s not at times. I know it’s just the gym culture but when it’s too often you wonder. Thoughts?

For context, I’ve only been training for about 2.5 months. I once started two years ago for about a year but had to stop for life reasons and always been itching to go back on the mats. Joined a local MMA gym (many in the area as I live in a big city) but this offers more like boxing, Muay Thai, Greco-Roman, and obviously bjj. The gym has a strict policy on letting people roll right away. I hear new aged gyms let you drill for a couple weeks to a month to see and then you start gradually. The owner has his classes and another instructor he’s had attend there for a while who he’s promoted etc. The owner is a bit crazy and too strict. I’ve been attending his classes 2x a week while attending the other guys classes as well for a couple months straight and he won’t let me roll. To note, I am not being too aggressive or have an ego, but def a little spazzy and dont get all the techniques down first go around (like any white belt). He feels it’s a liability and he doesn’t want anyone to get hurt? I understand but it’s been a couple months and not rolling? What’s the point? The other instructor is letting me roll now and has been but it’s safe to say the owner might have something personal against me. The other guy thinks I’m fine too, I guess it’s just different styles. Also the owner likes to name call a lot and joke around but I feel he’s not at times. I know it’s just the gym culture but when it’s too often you wonder. Thoughts?

For context, I’ve only been training for about 2.5 months. I once started two years ago for about a year but had to stop for life reasons and always been itching to go back on the mats. Joined a local MMA gym (many in the area as I live in a big city) but this offers more like boxing, Muay Thai, Greco-Roman, and obviously bjj. The gym has a strict policy on letting people roll right away. I hear new aged gyms let you drill for a couple weeks to a month to see and then you start gradually. The owner has his classes and another instructor he’s had attend there for a while who he’s promoted etc. The owner is a bit crazy and too strict. I’ve been attending his classes 2x a week while attending the other guys classes as well for a couple months straight and he won’t let me roll. To note, I am not being too aggressive or have an ego, but def a little spazzy and dont get all the techniques down first go around (like any white belt). He feels it’s a liability and he doesn’t want anyone to get hurt? I understand but it’s been a couple months and not rolling? What’s the point? The other instructor is letting me roll now and has been but it’s safe to say the owner might have something personal against me. The other guy thinks I’m fine too, I guess it’s just different styles. Also the owner likes to name call a lot and joke around but I feel he’s not at times. I know it’s just the gym culture but when it’s too often you wonder. Thoughts?