Goju ryu club (essentially a community scout hall, relatively large square foot, but used more for martial arts than scouting these days, minimal rent to the scouts so subs low):
Inside:
Sitting area/benches through the entrance door for those waiting/visiting/parents/collecting etc to sit and watch the action.
Large wooden floor. Great for karate and stand up but we need to put down the mats each time for grappling and judo. No devoted matted area but hey, that wouldn't work for the scouts...
One hanging heavy bag (strung up when scouts in)
Largish and long side room off training hall for strength training:
- bench, squat rack, weights section
- lots of traditional goju ryu conditioning apparatus
Changing rooms and facilities at back of hall, unisex (sinks but no showers)
Relatively large outside space, with a tree to boot, out back of hall for outdoors training:
- tachi makiwara in the ground by back fence
Desired changes:
- It would be great to have a devoted mma/mat area.
- Showers (so can head out after training, rather than going home stinking : ) or dripping from a sub-par wash in the sink...) and optimally separated for the sexes. As Tony said, maybe that would be better received by some, who knows...
- More hanging bags and of different types.
Dream changes:
- Re-done as a dimly lit, dark wood dojo; traditional samurai suit of armour in the corner with spear and unfurled flag above; live katana and sickles displayed on the walls; ancestral prayer alcove in the back of hall in memory of classmates honourably killed in combat (...dispatched by ipon in tappy-tap/sports karate(it's for real warriors!)); old wizened geezer off in one corner quietly and mournfully playing on the koto; small dragon water feature out back; blood soaked tatami; geisha waiting in onsen after training (wait, where did that come form?); it goes on from here...
