Perhaps we should, as a community, in a non-Flag fashion,
Look to the humanitarian, effort,
to rebuild the grappling gyms decimated in:
Gaza,
West Bank,
Jersusalem,
Other Israel,
Ukraine,
Russian,
or anywhere else vile war has disrupted grappling gym operations.
"If Sport, and sporting gyms, cannot provide an alternative to War, And if War is allowed to obliterate Sporting Gyms with no consequence, Then we have only ourselves to blame for not putting War and/or those Politics, in their Place. As they are not the wrestlers, or grapplers, or practitioners of our arts."
Russia DOES have a leader practicing a grappling art closely related to BJJ. Feel free to convince him that the war needs to end right away so no more(?) grappling gyms are obliterated. The other consequences of his war doesn't do it for him, but this one might, so try your luck!
"Russia DOES have a leader practicing a grappling art closely related to BJJ. Feel free to convince him that the war needs to end right away so no more(?) grappling gyms are obliterated. The other consequences of his war doesn't do it for him, but this one might, so try your luck!"
Putin does seem to like Judo.
Human sacrifices do not seem to move him.
I prefer Putin's distracted by Judo, and things that are not War, or genocides.
Maybe as a community we should focus on something more practical and humanitarian. Many grappling gyms have been destroyed by war in places like Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem, other parts of Israel, Ukraine, Russia, and anywhere else conflict has disrupted training. Helping rebuild these gyms could be a meaningful way to support people affected by war.
Sport is supposed to be an alternative to violence. If wars destroy sports facilities without consequences and we do nothing about it, then we share some responsibility for letting politics and conflict take over spaces that belong to athletes and practitioners, not to governments or soldiers.
Someone pointed out that Russia’s leader practices a grappling art, and suggested trying to convince him to stop the war. Maybe he enjoys Judo, but even human suffering hasn’t changed his course, so it is unlikely that destroyed gyms will either.
The point is that you cannot fight an idea with nothing. You need another idea to counter it. You can debate an idea or grapple with an opponent, but you cannot fight empty space. Sometimes even a small thing that forces us to stop and think can make a real difference.
Finally, if we dislike the results of certain methods, we should not copy them. You cannot defeat something destructive by becoming like it. If you try to fight monsters using the same tactics they use, you risk becoming one yourself.
"This thread translated to English by ChatGPT: ****** Maybe as a community we should focus on something more practical and humanitarian. Many grappling gyms have been destroyed by war in places like Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem, other parts of Israel, Ukraine, Russia, and anywhere else conflict has disrupted training. Helping rebuild these gyms could be a meaningful way to support people affected by war. Sport is supposed to be an alternative to violence. If wars destroy sports facilities without consequences and we do nothing about it, then we share some responsibility for letting politics and conflict take over spaces that belong to athletes and practitioners, not to governments or soldiers. Someone pointed out that Russia’s leader practices a grappling art, and suggested trying to convince him to stop the war. Maybe he enjoys Judo, but even human suffering hasn’t changed his course, so it is unlikely that destroyed gyms will either. The point is that you cannot fight an idea with nothing. You need another idea to counter it. You can debate an idea or grapple with an opponent, but you cannot fight empty space. Sometimes even a small thing that forces us to stop and think can make a real difference. Finally, if we dislike the results of certain methods, we should not copy them. You cannot defeat something destructive by becoming like it. If you try to fight monsters using the same tactics they use, you risk becoming one yourself."
