252-Beyond the Mat: Should BJJ, Karate, and MMA Instructors Care About Students’ Grades and Behavior?

Are we teaching martial arts… or just teaching moves? Parents sign their kids up for BJJ, Karate, and MMA for discipline, respect, confidence, and focus. But those don’t show up on the mat — they show up at school. In this episode of Social Gelo with Angelo, I sit down with Sonny Ramos, a martial arts instructor who believes our job doesn’t end when class is over. We talk about why instructors should care about their students’ grades, behavior, and attitude outside the gym, where the line between coach and mentor really is, and how small conversations can create big changes in kids’ lives. If you teach martial arts, have kids in martial arts, or run a school, this conversation will make you rethink what it truly means to be an instructor. Are you building fighters… or shaping human beings?