June - 2015
SCRAPP! FIGHT MAGAZINE
28
Taking a Deeper Look Into
the Importance of Gym Etiquette
Article By: Josh Cate
There’s always the one.
The one guy in the gym that everyone avoids.
You know who I’m talking about, you’ve probably said his name out loud al-
ready. When the coach says it’s time to live grapple with your partner and the
guy thinks he’s going to die if he doesn’t submit you five times and remind you
why you go to the chiropractor at least once a week. We’ve all encountered
the guy who is trying to duplicate his favorite Mike Tyson highlight every time
you throw the gloves on. What about the guy that doesn’t want to train with
the “newbs” or the females? Love them or hate them, every gym has them.
Why do we go to our local martial arts gym? You may say, “to relieve stress”,
“lose weight”, “to compete in Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, mixed martial arts
etc.” It doesn’t matter which of these you choose, they’re actually all the same.
Looking at all of the answers with a broad scope, we see the answers point to
one thing, improvement. We all want to improve ourselves in some fashion, or
at least we should.
Esther Lin/MMAFighting
