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I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone who supports this network. Feel free to contact me at any time. I live in Seoul, South Korea but travel back to Florida 4 times a year to visit my martial arts businesses there. I am also the editor of World Martial Arts Magazine and the host of a few martial arts related radio shows on the Action Radio Network. Best Regards, Richard Hackworth http://actionradio.net http://haemuk… Continue

Added by Richard Hackworth on December 31, 2009 at 10:11am — No Comments

WIll Mixed Martial Arts Schools Swallow Traditional Martial Arts Schools

If you’re marketing a traditional martial arts school, I would say this is an important question that you need to be asking. The explosion of MMA continues as the UFC remains the dominant force; expanding across the globe and adding new countries, states, and venues every year. Mixed Martial Arts will soon be on the level of the likes of the NFL and is popular with the same demographic. As it continues to grow in popularity, I foresee the expansion of MMA schools teaching children and amateur o… Continue

Added by Kevin Geary on December 16, 2009 at 9:08am — 2 Comments

Quad Injury

As an active instructor, I was showing a student how we do a "ninja run" when "twang" went a muscle in the front of my quad. Extremenly painful to touch, I could still walk but just. Getting home that night I immediately iced the area and put the leg up. Seaching the internet I'm sure it is a strained Rectus Femoris muscle which is one of the 4 quad muscles. Quite a commom injury for soccer players and sprinters. Nearly 24 hours later, I have it strapped but are hobbling. Difficult to take class… Continue

Added by David MacSporran on September 4, 2009 at 1:26am — No Comments

Weekend seminar in Austin - I had a BLAST!

The seminar in Austin this weekend was a blast! The next Self-Defense Black Belt Program™ and Fighting Fit™ instructor training and certification will be in Spring, TX in early October... more details coming soon! Continue

Added by Michael Massie on August 17, 2009 at 10:09am — No Comments

Having a blast at theM.A.S.A.I. Instructor Training seminar this weekend in Austin!

Just wanted to post a quick note to let you guys know we're having a blast here in Austin this weekend. We have a great group of 16 instructors (several last minute cancellations - too bad) from all over the country (one guy drove from Illinois!) here to learn how to thrive in this economy. Last night I lectured for three hours on data, trends, and research related to changing social and economic conditions affecting the martial arts industry. Jeff Barnes also did a presentation covering how he… Continue

Added by Michael Massie on August 15, 2009 at 3:13pm — No Comments

Instructor Seminar!!!

I'm headed to Hutto this morning for the big seminar. I'll be posting every so often with pictures, video clips and updates. Watch for them! Continue

Added by jimmahan on August 14, 2009 at 8:51am — No Comments

Public Perception... And How It Affects Your Bottom Line

This one had some of the guys on my email list rolling: http://martialartsbusinessdaily.com/924/what-you-see-what-they-see/ It is pretty funny, but I have to say I've been "guilty as charged" on most all the things I mention in the article. Continue

Added by Michael Massie on July 29, 2009 at 4:36pm — No Comments

The Most Ignored Critical Success Factor In Business…

This is something that has carried me through all challenges and "setbacks" (not a word I care to use, but it's descriptive for most people) over 15 years of running schools: http://martialartsbusinessdaily.com/910/ignored-critical-success-factor/ Continue

Added by Michael Massie on July 24, 2009 at 8:03am — No Comments

Why Your 20-year-old Marketing Doesn't Work Anymore... And How To Fix It

One thing people in the industry have failed to notice is that not only has the economy changed – the way we find and attract new students has changed as well. In fact, it’s changed dramatically… CLICK HERE to read the rest of the article Continue

Added by Michael Massie on July 14, 2009 at 11:13am — No Comments

Free Spin

after trying different marketing ideas over the years some good - some bad. I decided to take a different approach, a good friend of mine in the music industry sparked this idea. What if you gave away (Taught) your classes for free? Much like the forward thinkers of the music industry that give away free downloads to hook new fans, developing a fan culture to upsell to. In theory this sounded like an interesting concept, that I have pursued to some extent. The Model I have devised has been extr… Continue

Added by Master Bolen on July 13, 2009 at 10:52pm — No Comments

Juppô Sesshô no Jutsu

Juppô Sesshô Today's Ramble is brought to you by the concept of Juppô Sesshô [十方折衝]: 十　Juu: ten, tenth; complete; perfect. 方　Hou:　a square, rectangle; a region; local. 折　Setsu：　break off, snap; bend. 衝　Shou: rush against, charge ahead. At a basic level, this can mean to be able to fight in 10 (all) directions (the eight directions of a compass including vertical directions). This can basically suggest freeing yourself from the fixed directions that many of our teachers show us, and quite often… Continue

Added by Luke Crocker on July 11, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Raising Your Rates in a "Down" Economy...

This is something that a few of my coaching site members were discussing today... - MM George Denson said, "Amazing how well the economy is if you do not watch the news - lol." That's the truth! I know of school owners who are bringing in $200 a month or more per student from Pro Shop sales, tuition, and added profit events... in this economy. It's all about what you believe - if you think it's impossible, no one would pay that, people don't have the money, etc. - that's what your reality i… Continue

Added by Michael Massie on July 7, 2009 at 7:45am — 12 Comments

Secret to Developing a Power Punch

“…correct hitting is invisible. The enemy should fall without seeing your hands.” Chinese Martial Arts Text Punching is common to almost all the martial arts. As a basic strike it is unparalleled in terms of usability and effectiveness. Almost anyone can throw a half decent punch, if not a power punch, no matter what level of skill or experience they are at, which is why the punch is so popular amongst martial artists and non martial artists alike. It is probably utilized more often than the ki… Continue

Added by Urban Samurai on June 30, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment

On Teaching...

"I am not going to go on with the fellow who does not respond by lifting up three corners when I have already lifted up one." -Confucious I was recently re-reading the Tengu Geijutsu Ron (天狗芸術論 ), which contain instructions on Swordplay supposedly by Tengu ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu ). The book was written by one Issai Chozanshi, supposedly someone who had no previous martial knowledge prior to writing this book. I found a interesting piece from the Tengu on the ways of teaching: "N… Continue

Added by Luke Crocker on June 29, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Getting in a YMCA (or Rec Center)

Note: I currently teach at a YMCA, and have been asked by a fellow site member how I got my program in. So I would like to share the following with everyone. The first thing to do is either visit their website or call to see if they offer a Martial Art or Karate program - if they do not, find out who you need to speak with...in my case, when I taught out of a Rec Center, it was the Fitness Director; at the YMCA, it was the Youth Sports Program Director. Most of the time, depending on th… Continue

Added by Don O'Neal on June 28, 2009 at 2:03am — 13 Comments

Taking our Competition Team AAU Nationals!

23 members of our Competition Team and their families are traveling to Fort Lauderdale, FL this weekend for the AAU Taekwondo National Championship. The tournament is now a 5-day event. This year's participation, according to our National Sports Chairman, is up by 16%. So we should have some great competition ahead of us! Most of our Black Belts are competing in all 3 events- forms, point sparring and olympic sparring. We only have one team this year competin… Continue

Added by Roger Cavanaugh on June 25, 2009 at 3:59pm — 4 Comments

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