I Know You Dont Hurt! Controversy over a Video of an MMA Class Where the Trainer Hits Children.
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The Minister of Sports reacted to the violent acts committed by the coach of MMA Lyonnais Yom Yidikes in Villeurbanne. On franceinfo, Marina Ferrari confirms this Wednesday, May 6th the ban on exercising in contact with children for the combat sports coach.
For several days, videos showing children being beaten during MMA trainings have been widely circulating on social networks. At the heart of the controversy, Yom Yidikes, a coach based in Villeurbanne, near Lyon, whose methods have been denounced as violent since November 2025.This video of an MMA coach who kicks children has become viral on social networks. The Mouv-Children association calls, via a petition, for the opening of an investigation…
Marina Ferrari says Wednesday to franceinfo that "as early as April 29, the minister "asked the administration and the ministry to take an emergency order". The Rhône prefecture suspended the coach for six months.
Last week, Yom Yidikes, MMA's coach in Villeurbanne, was filmed kicking his students. A scene that sparked polemics at the Mouvs Children's Protection Association. Its founder Arnaud Gallée denounced "the facts of extreme gravity" and "deeply disturbing behaviors." The association also specified that Yom Yidikes "has never [...] L的article Villeurbanne: the Minister of Sports "indignant" after the video of the coach of MMA striking his students a…
I know you dont hurt! Controversy over a video of an MMA class where the trainer hits children.
The Mouv’Enfants association denounces the practices of coach Yom Yidikes, who calls it “defamation.” The MMA Federation confirms that he is not one of its licensees. Published on 05/05/2026 at 08:37, last updated on 05/05/2026 at 08:38. Estimated reading time: 2 minutes. In a video posted on April 27, Coach Yom Yildikes is seen kicking children during an MMA class in Villeurbanne, Rhône. The video has gone viral with over a million views. The c…
A MMA coach working in the suburbs of Lyon, but not affiliated with the French Federation of MMA, was suspended following the publication of a video showing violence against children.
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