A lot of martial arts schools try to be everything to everyone, and that's why they get in trouble. If I hand you a ham & cheese on whole wheat...
Kind of, I mean they are using weapons and have contact... so it's got that going. I suppose in some sense the rules about hits and health and...
All the same problem, when you get too far away from reality and into fantasy you will draw strange conclusions as to how things should be done....
Sort of, calculators are now something that we always have with us. So mental math has become less relevant, but on a higher level mathematics...
I'd hesitate to call that sparring... This is more like LARP fighting. They've likely decided that the side kick is the most powerful and...
First of all relax, good chance you trying to maintain death grips on partners gi's and it's hard on the fingers. You're new and learning, not in...
No, it's a lifestyle for me, and a handful of others. For most it's a fun hobby. If you want to market only to "lifestyle" sorts of...
This is absolute crap. I say this as a former kid and as someone that teaches a lot of kids. What we do can have a very major and positive...
Most people leave, regardless of their age. Not all, but most. We are the weird ones that stayed.
That's the thing, sparring, even hard sparring, unless you are at a certain stage in getting ready for a fight is not about trying to hurt each...
This is really simple, you spar... Throw on some shin pads, 16 oz gloves and headgear if you like and go at it. Even going at a hard sparring...
Before you could even think of doing this you'd need to build your own thing first. No one is going to look to you to teach them how to run their...
Ignore all that and do what you like. Boxers will tell you boxing is a better choice, Muay Thai fighters will tell you Muay Thai is. In the end...
You are worrying about things that don't need to be worried about. If things start smelling like BS then leave, if the business practices seem...
Marketing is not usually someones first problem, first problem is getting their class floor solid. Having the capital to make the place look nice...
If you are advertising to people that don't even know the difference between the different types of martial arts, why would it make any sense to...
Facebook and Google? It's hard to not find reviews for a place when searching nowadays...
Neither did 98% of the people that joined. Martial artists have a habit of attaching themselves to the name of the highest ranking / most famous...
They are completely separate sports, why would a rank to compassion even come in to play? I'd not look at whether the local hockey coach was a...
I have never seen a ad from any of those that promoted their lineage in the way some martial artists like. Yes, you can go in and ask if you...
This is all a artificial problem. The only reason people care about ranks is that they have been told to care about ranks. Would you have the...
Weight training done properly, as in designed to work with the physical requirements of what you are doing will definitely improve your technique....
I'll give you a more serious answer... No, with a few "buts" Most of the guys fighting in the UFC are older then you. So you are not too old....
That and there really is no way to prepare yourself mentally for someone swinging a 2x4 at your head full force. I highly doubt someone who is...
I'd probably go with a more general PT or Group Fitness instructor certification first, then get into specialized things like kettle bell. I do...
It's not just that, most instructors in the martial arts are given 0 training on how to actually coach a class before being thrown into it....
I suspect you have to change your mindset. You are probably thinking only of the material, which is "basic" to you, and not about them. Teaching...
As coaches / instructors we are here to serve our students. It's our job to help them reach their goals, we work for them. In doing so they may...
yes, absolutely they should be charged if they are students. The trouble is a lot of schools have pretty shallow curriculums and there is not...
All this and no one has stated the obvious. It's a Olympic sport, and it's a lot more kid-friendly. That's a pretty big deal. Every area is...
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