Jujitsu Observation

The two places that I went people watching were the Montclair Plaza mall and my Brazilian Jujitsu class. One of the examples for body movement was in my jujitsu class with the way the other people moved. It was easy to tell who had been in the class longer, not by the color of their belt but by how easily they interacted among each other. The more advanced people were more familiar with the nonverbal communication that they were supposed to use while sparring. While newer members were still struggling to learn these cues. This also applies to the way they touch each other. The more advanced fighters were more comfortable with the positions and the way they were supposed to hold their opponents. They had already gotten over the awkward

My classmates are also territorial when new people join. Although they accept that this new person is in the class and they still include them into certain aspects of the class they do not immediately include them into the more personal activities that occur before or after class. It takes a bit of time for this to happen because first they wait to see if the new person stays in the class and then to see how this new person interacts with them. My classmates are very careful when they meet new people because they might impact the way the environment in the class is. All of my classmates understand that in class the environment is extremely controlled by the rules that are in place and by the coaches that teach the class. This is for the safety of the people in the class. Everyone is careful with what they say and do because as soon as they step out of line they are kicked out of the class. I saw a man make an inappropriate joke directed at one of the women in the class and they were immediately asked to leave by the head coach. This is also where I saw my example for voice. The head coach usually speaks in a quiet voice, especially when he is speaking to children, but when he spoke to that man he raised his voice and it was obvious that he was