Are more people taking martial arts classeS?

[Kittan Bachika]

A news story about mob attacks.
http://www.wisn.com/r/28774396/detail.html

Maybe things are bad out or maybe the media is exaggerating it. I was wondering for all of you who train or teach
have noticed new faces in your schools?

 

[Cyriacus]

Ill just offhandedly comment, that like many things...
Population Goes Up. Therefore, Number Of MA Practitioners Goes Up.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Our Sensei noted the other day that our kids class is still full, and normally at the end of the summer, the ranks have thinned out. It seems to me that our adults classes are a bit larger than they were when I started, three years ago. But that's purely anecdotal. Could be any number of things causing it. Gas prices and 'staycations' instead of families traveling for vacations, the economic downturn, the still-rising popularity of MMA and 'ultimate' fighting on TV, lots of things.

I'm always glad to see new students in the dojo. I'm happier when they stick around for awhile. I can only hope that the presumed popularity of traditional martial arts continues and upward trend.