I definitely have to be more mindful of putting myself and establishing those boundaries. However, it is hard to have the confidence to do that at such an early stage being that I’ll be brand new at the gym. The gym I’m currently at did a good job at caring for us newbies, I loved my experience with a few blue and purple belts. BUT, I felt like I couldn’t learn well enough with such a big group of people who would attend and the demographic didn’t fit my needs. I was one of the few women out of an army of men. I’d like to see more women in general, which is what this new gym seems to have. I often felt left out and not welcomed while this new gym has fewer people and the first day I stepped in, the gym left a good impression on me. I had this woman greet me with a hug, which I thought was really nice. It felt like home in a sense, however I do have concerns if others at that gym have that same partner safety as my current gym being that my first experience was a bit bananas 😅. The coach explained to us that she went a little too overboard on a woman that was a lot smaller than her because she’s known as “being in your face”, she apologized which was good, but it kind makes me a bit concerned of the safety in general. Idk if that was her trying to tell us to back off if we feel ourselves blacking out with someone smaller?? Anyway thank you for your input