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What are Your Standards of Excellence in Your Martial Arts School?

By John Graden on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012 | 2 Comments

As a martial arts instructor, how do you measure student progress? How does the martial arts student measure it? How the student’s family measure it?

How to Add $100,000 in NEW REVENUE in 2011

By John Graden on Monday, January 3rd, 2011 | No Comments

Chris holds 7 − 8 Cobra-Defense 10-Week Academies per year. Each academy has 15 − 25 students at $299 each. After the Academy, 70% of the graduates enroll into his school. That is just one of the 4 − 6 new revenue streams Cobra-Defense creates for him

Should You Raise Martial School Tuition in 2011?

By John Graden on Tuesday, December 7th, 2010 | No Comments

Though the economy is stuck I think it still makes sense to consider a tuition raise for your martial arts school. Ideally, you would have a reasonable annual raise so you can have a steady rise in income that hopefully will exceed the rise in expenses you can be sure will occur.

How to Teach Sparring

By John Graden on Saturday, November 27th, 2010 | 1 Comment

PERSONAL CONTACT VS. FULL CONTACT By John Graden Few areas of training can define martial arts spirit more clearly than sparring. From 1984 until about 1989, I was training three times a week in a dark, dirty boxing gym with American karate legend Joe Lewis, the retired world heavyweight kickboxing champion. The only reason we [...]

Ground and Pound for Kids in Mixed Martial Arts?

By John Graden on Monday, November 1st, 2010 | No Comments

A veteran mixed martial arts coach says he had to stop several children from being held down and punched in the head at a recent tournament, after new rules were introduced allowing youngsters to engage in “ground and pound.

What I Hate in Martial Arts Classrooms

By John Graden on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 | 1 Comment

If you shower your martial arts students with, Awesome! Very Good! Excellent! why would they put anymore effort into their martial arts training?

How Will You Handle a Double Dip Recession?

By John Graden on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | No Comments

I am certainly not qualified to predict the future of our economy, but it seems the experts are pointing to the possibility of a double dip recession.

Martial Arts Business Information Without Direction Can Be Daunting

By John Graden on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 | No Comments

hat’s why I’ve created a new 52-week system where I will send you a specific assignment every seven days that will not take more than a hour or so, but will help you gain control and grow your school step-by-step week-by-week. It’s called the Martial Arts School Growth Generator and you can find it at www.GrowYourMartialArtsSchool.com.

The Rules Of Good Martial Arts Instruction

By John Graden on Thursday, July 1st, 2010 | 1 Comment

While styles may change and new trends emerge the essence of good martial arts instruction are always the same. I never competed to win titles or trophies. The only reason I competed was to help me become a better martial arts instructor. As a member of many World Champion WAKO Teams, I’ve trained and competed [...]

My Kung Fu is Better Than Yours

By John Graden on Monday, March 1st, 2010 | No Comments

At some point while you were dutifully teaching classes for your instructor, I bet a few students and/or parents let you know that they preferred your classes to those of your instructor. At first, you thought they were just being polite, but then you began to notice things your instructor did that you would not [...]