Okay, their is this guy at my Jujitsu class I am starting to despise with every waking second. I abbreviate it, as recounting all the details would serve to anger me further and disrupt my sleep.
Basically, his ego and desire to prove himself, plus hormones (he is in his 2nd, probably 3rd year of high school) are raging. We started to learn this new technique for the first time, and when I ask him to grab my wrist, he resists 100% and since he knows the technique as well, he starts to push against me, trying to stop me. He then just stares at me, and I swear he had a bloody smirk on his face. I try to be polite, and tell him to ease up, as we (he is new to Jujitsu like me), and then he starts to go off about giving realism and probably some other self ego crap I couldn't care to hear. I tell him (politely) that we are just learning and resisting full force would be detrimental. He just grumbles and gives me a stink eye.
When he did the technique, he did it completely wrong (I wasn't resisting all that much), and just used all his stretch, damn near breaking my wrist.
Oh he is just a great big Cockalorum.
Then, we are doing a parrying drill, where we parry a punch and enter in close, either to the outside or inside, so we can execute a technique from there. He just starts firing off punches rapidly, so I'm forced to step back, re-align, step in, step back, re-align, step in, over and over, which would be pointless because if I entered the punch, then I wouldn't have to do that. Also, he keeps punching weird. He first punches so he doesn't hit me, I tell him, and then he punches rapid fire trying to club me. I tell him whats wrong, and why (politely) and he grumbles and starts spouting out ego crap.
Oh he is just a great big Schnook.
Pretty much every time he would spout ego crap, and would brag about he just punch or knee me. I'm thinking "No you won't, because I'm going to actually do the technique properly and not force it." You know, I go to martial arts because I'm surrounded my guys with the same mindset, and too escape from days trouble. I already have to deal with ego-like guys at school, and some Ignoramus walks in and ruins it.
Funny thing, I'm in my first year of high school. Except, I'm a December baby, so I'm actually supposed to be one grade down. However, I was psychologically examined and give the green light to go ahead, instead of being held back one year. Yet this guy, who is two years older, is trying to compete with me and prove himself, well it just leaves me dumbfounded.
My plan though is to just politely decline working with him, and work with someone else. I'm angry, and I know it, but letting it get the best of me is not the way to go.
Luckily, MAP is here, and even if no one reads this, after typing this I feel a little better. Thank you MAP. Thank you Grrrr thread.