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My school does HKD and TKD. It's pretty much night-and-day. We consistently had around 250+ active students from when I started there 8 years ago until COVID hit. We went online-only during much of COVID, where we still had around 75 students. Right now we're doing hybrid classes, and are back up to around 150 or so.
HKD has been a different story. I think the most we ever had in one class was 12. For a while, we would maintain 6-8 (5 regulars and 1-3 drifters). Two of the regulars have moved, and the last few months it's just been the 3 regulars that remain (no drifters).
There are a few factors I can see holding us back.
How do you spark interest in Hapkido in your school?
HKD has been a different story. I think the most we ever had in one class was 12. For a while, we would maintain 6-8 (5 regulars and 1-3 drifters). Two of the regulars have moved, and the last few months it's just been the 3 regulars that remain (no drifters).
There are a few factors I can see holding us back.
- Previously, we have only allowed Hapkido for ages 16+, or for students who are a black belt in Taekwondo. Around 80% of our students are kids, so it makes sense that this would limit the number of students in Hapkido. However, that would mean that of the 30 or so adults we have, the vast majority have chosen TKD over HKD.
- Hapkido is an extra cost over TKD. However, it's cheaper to just do HKD than to just do TKD (about 2/3 the price).
- Hapkido is only once a week, compared to TKD twice a week. (This does make it more expensive per class). It's also either been Friday evening or early afternoon on Saturday.
How do you spark interest in Hapkido in your school?