Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) suffers few nuances. But if there is “The Beast”, who does not allow herself any state of mind, does not allow any emotion to transpire when entering the cage, there is also Manon who, in everyday life, offers his heart the right to militate; to illuminate the path of his soul. It is therefore no surprise that the Niçoise, sensitized for a long time to the difference and the suffering of the other (her mother takes care of the association Brin de vie) was touched by the story of Paloma. Overwhelmed by emotion in front of so much courage.
The meeting, which she says is now frozen in time, was even inspiring for the champion. “When I saw him with his father for the first time, I had a knee injury. I was in pain, of course, but I thought that complaining would have been indecent compared to what she enduredslips the one who now militates within the prestigious UFC. So I put a lot into perspective and, in the end, it helped me in my rehabilitation. Strangely, it was she who gave me some of her strength…”
A great “first”
In return, the young woman, with interstellar sporting ambitions, did not hesitate for a moment when the idea of this half-day initiation was launched by Gil, the dad. “It just made sense to me. They really need us all to mobilize as much as possible…“
To introduce MMA in this way is, moreover, a rather rare opportunity (it is even a great first in France). And possibly the best way to de-demonize a sport that has long come under fire for its supposedly ultra-violent side; before its practice was legalized in France, less than a year ago. So Manon to become a teacher of the octagon (Salle Maccabi de Nice, only by reservation, at 06.49.83.20.00, 10-12 a.m.). “We want to reach as many people as possible (from 12 years old), explain, by showing the main techniques used, whether they come from kicking, wrestling or even ju-jitsu. And try, suddenly, to break down some received ideas…“
Nice challenge, of course, but much less complicated, nevertheless, than those raised, daily, by the “Dove”. Alas…
