I've just joined a karate class. There are two male instructors, one is lovely and the other is a mean bastard! Last week he punched a woman in the stomach for doing something wrong! He always goes too far with blocks etc too and ends up hurting people. A few weeks ago he brought his hand up under a guys chin and nearly took his head off. Nobody dare say anything to him, the kids are terrified of him and even the blokes seem to shit themselves if he goes near them.
I'm frightened of him. And I've never been frightened of anyone in my life. He's intimidating to the extreme. He's an older guy, not a young show off type but he just seems so cold and heartless, I find him terrifying.
I don't want to stop going but I feel stuck. Someone else I've spoken to says this guy has a hell of a reputation for things he's done to people and nobody will follow up a complaint as he runs the association. Do I dare say something to him or am I asking for trouble? Are old school karate instructors like this??