Posts Tagged ‘Martial Artist’

When most martial arts school owners think of special events, they probably envision Ninja Nights, sleepovers, and other lock-in type events for children. Rarely, however, do such school owners consider hosting special events for their adult students. The school owner may believe that their adult students are too busy or too broke to attend such an event, or that they have to bring in a “big-name” martial artist to teach in order to get anyone to come. And, we all know how much those “name” martial artists charge for their services (and rightly so; they have bills Read the rest of this entry »

This morning, I read an article about a struggling martial arts school owner. This article appeared in a daily business newsletter I subscribe to, and was written by a man who I hold in great esteem, both for his accomplishments in the world of business, and for his generosity in sharing his experience and wisdom with others.

Here’s the gist of the article: A top-tier martial artist starts a school and meets with a high level of initial success. But, for some reason he hits a slump, his numbers dwindle, and the poor guy is just breaking even, and taking on odd gigs to pay his bills.

Now, he’s looking at closing his school, skipping out on his lease, and screwing up his credit. But never fear… the school owner has devised a plan (one that passed the author’s scrutiny) to make his school profitable again.

And that’s when I got upset…
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