GenderEquityPartZillion

I've discovered an otherwise unknown, critical problem with Jiu-Jitsu gender equity.

Take our own advanced group. We have 2 female Blue Belt students training.

With that in mind, wouldn't you suppose that we would also have 2 male students? I would.

In fact, we have eleven. Clearly something is wrong.

The questions must be, “Why are too many men being attracted to martial arts?” and “How can we discourage them?”

It is equally good exercise for both genders, so what attracts men, more? It can only be that there are too few other activities available for guys in other venues. We must be made easier for men to get accepted into baseball, hockey, and in the community's weight rooms. If this were done, less men would feel compelled to train in martial arts.

Perhaps the self-defense aspect is part of the appeal. This implies that men out there getting attacked willy-nilly all over the place. Their attempt at a solution is to raise their combat skills. We must make every effort to make our society one where men do not feel so much more at risk than women.

Maybe when these measures are taken, we will finally see a reduction in the number of men training in Jiu-Jitsu. Perhaps our own Blue Belt group will be able to attain a perfect ratio of 50/50.

Let's get those guys off of the mat.