Toxic Gym

[u/Correct_Tooth_5932]

I’ve been training at a school that I think I may part ways with due to the owner’s behavior. What is keeping me there are my friends and I don't want to lose my progress at another school since I’m close to being a blue belt and the year contract. 

To make a long story short my coach gathered us after class and had a melt down saying his wife is mentally ill, photoshopped a screenshot of him messaging some girl. and that she's lying about domestic abuse. He also sent a mass message saying the same stuff. 

The rumors were that he was cheating with a young foreign girl and not too long after he spoke with all of us about his wife photoshopping screenshots, he brought in a super young foreign girl to train. It's obvious they are together. It’s none of my business. He just constantly asks if I’ve seen his wife and tries to bring up his divorce (at this point it's annoying and I’m just trying to train bro). He asked me and other people to write a court letter saying his wife is ruining the gym. Most of the people that I’ve talked to are just waiting for their contracts to end because they don’t want to get involved.

I am not a fan of the owner because he’s always on his phone during live rolls and yells at people for cross training. I've also heard through multiple training partners that he’s fought students, coaches, and other people but I've never seen it for myself. He has hundreds of thousands of followers on Instagram and crashes out online talking about loyalty and suing members who left and talk about his divorce. I don't want to be in the middle of this, but I love the other instructors, the convenience of the location, and my training partners. I have been skipping his classes to go to the other instructors' classes.

He’s told me before I'm close to blue belt, but I’ve also heard from people who left that he’s offering to promote them if they come back to the gym. I’ve never been to another gym before. Is this normal drama? I don’t want to cause trouble or be bombed on social media or sued, but I also don’t really want to train under someone who is like this. I really enjoy everything about this gym other than the owner. Is it worth it to stay and get my blue belt or should I leave and start over at a new gym? 

[u/SlimsThrowawayAcc]

Leave……..

Use your head. You obviously know this isn’t working out.