training with mentally ill people?

[zimmy]

I'm just curious about your thoughts about this. I"m a pretty open person but i found myself discriminating a bit. There is a guy in my brazilian Jiu jitsu class who just started and he is schitzophranic (or however you spell it) and has some kind of mood disorder (i can't remember but i think he said bi polar maybe?) n e way... I really don't wanna spar with the guy just because the medicines seem to slow his thinking down a bit... i'm afraid he's gonna take an armbar or choke too far :| Any of you guys have any expereince w/ this?

[Panzerfaust]

Don't get submitted by him, or make sure you spar with him first everytime while you have a full gas tank.

[twosocks40]

Is this guy really aggressive? If he is timid and slow then I would say don't hurt him but if he is aggressive and hopped up on meds then I'd say nothing calms a person down more than a slice of humility.....tap tap

P.S. You may have to do this on each of his personalities until they all learn.

[Panzerfaust]

P.S. You may have to do this on each of his personalities until they all learn.

Yeah, your sitting there and the guy say's "I just want you to know that i have never been submitted before" and you look at him like is crzy cause you tapped him 2x in the last 3 minutes and you say "I just tapped you twice Bob, and he looks at you in confusion and replies "Bob, my name is Chris".

I would just get up and walk off, screw that mess.

[zimmy]

naw...he just seems heavily sedated tooo passive.

[stayinstacked]

A skitzo trained to beat the shit out of people, Jesus thats all the world needs.

[simm]

I was diagnosed wiv bi-polar..I am prescribed headache medication that makes me see shadows and i get agressive for no apparent reason now..lol
Bi=polar comes on in episodes of depression mainly month on plus a month or so off (feel ok time)! I have no probs sparring and stoppin submission attempts plus submitting peoples asses...lol
Schizophrenics are a whole new ball game..You submit a schizo too many times and make sure you leave the gym via the back door whilst he left the front door earlier ;-)

[napoleon]

if he's schizo...

what the hell... shouldn't mental patients be in therapy.?

[Smart-tony]

You should talk with the training teacher and tell him how you don't feel comfortable with the guy.

[zimmy]

well...i'll tell him after the trial period is over...you know most newbs quit after a month or so anyway. And he doens't train with me cus i'm in the advanced classes... so i'll just wait.