Steve
Mostly Harmless
I don't know whether you guys are aware, but within the BJJ community, some seriously bad stuff happeneda few weeks ago. Essentially, a female who trained in BJJ ran into a couple of her training partners at a club. She'd been drinking and so they offered her a ride home. Instead, they took her to a parking garage and raped her repeatedly. Fortunately, they were caught on surveillance cameras and have been arrested.
Matthew Maldonado, Nicholas Schultz accused in New Year's Eve rape
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/0...-new-year-s-eve-rape-83850.html#ixzz2IMzrjhp9
As it turns out, Lloyd Irvin, the instructor of these guys, has been implicated in similar behavior in the past. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/1/10/3856994/team-lloyd-irvin-rape-case
And now Ryan Hall, who split from Lloyd Irvin in 2009 (which was a big deal at the time) has written an open letter to all martial artists. I read the entire document and believe that it's worth the time to read.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/121007439/Open-Letter-to-the-Martial-Arts-Community
I'm disgusted by the entire thing and applaud Ryan Hall for acting with integrity and having the courage to speak out.
Matthew Maldonado, Nicholas Schultz accused in New Year's Eve rape
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/0...-new-year-s-eve-rape-83850.html#ixzz2IMzrjhp9
As it turns out, Lloyd Irvin, the instructor of these guys, has been implicated in similar behavior in the past. http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/1/10/3856994/team-lloyd-irvin-rape-case
And now Ryan Hall, who split from Lloyd Irvin in 2009 (which was a big deal at the time) has written an open letter to all martial artists. I read the entire document and believe that it's worth the time to read.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/121007439/Open-Letter-to-the-Martial-Arts-Community
I'm disgusted by the entire thing and applaud Ryan Hall for acting with integrity and having the courage to speak out.