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At this point he realizes that he has invested too much time, effort, and sweat to give up now. In a sense he’s a slave to a bloodsport where broken arms and shattered ribs are normal, but in another way he realizes it is what he truly enjoys doing, he no longer fights for anyone, but himself, because why would you fight for someone who doesn’t care.

At this point, Protagonists Meguru begins to question what its all for. Why is he working so hard in a sport that others perceive as weird, unorthodox, and geeky. Why is he sweating and bleeding every week for a tournament where he has a 25 percent chance at winning. He realizes that despite all of this, his family, friends, and even teammates who he thought would be proud for him never cared in the first place

Pretty cool. This volume delves into the history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. This art was built on the foundations of disagreeing with cult like hollywood fighting many karate schools taught. Its realistic in that this comic mentions toxicity and cult behaviour growing because of this superiority

Chapter 5 takes a break from bodyslams and punches to what its like outside when Meguru isnt in the gym. In a way, it is very realistic to dedicated martial artists in that they isolate themselves because no one else would understand or care what they do in the gym.

Volume 1 of All Rounder Meguru realistically goes into what first learning a martial art feels like, while still being realistic. To the bits where you first obsess over it to when you start to abuse it out of the MMA gym, to all the homo erotic and awkward grappling.