Slave masters would send the tough slaves to Jamaica to be broken. The White men would fuck the tough slaves in front of the other slaves to demoralize and break them.
He did alright - I think it was a draw (but it was a long time ago). It was for a TV show, but it was an honest bout. I think it might have been an early CageWarriors shows that hosted it, and their founder ran a previous promotion in which any fight which didnât end in a stoppage was ruled a draw. But honestly, he did really well.
In terms of what we did, not a huge amount, to be honest. He already had a black belt in Tang Soo Do, so his kicks were already really good (which was lucky, I guess). He just didnât really know how to spar or fight under kickboxing rules. He fought someone able-bodied, but having their debut bout.
Anyway, the point I was struggling to make was that so long as you werenât a complete dick, everyone was welcome at the gym, irrespective of background or ability. Thinking about it we had a chap with Aspergerâs Syndrome for a couple of years as well. He got really good.