The Effect of Business Competition on the Martial Arts

Shinzen · White Belt

Nice article. I agree many instructors have watered down requirements and actually rob students of valuable life learning lessons only acquired through long and arduous training. I have been in the martial arts for 38 years (I still have my day job too).

ShoriKid · Pre-Black Belt

baron,

I've seen a few schools that have their contracts set up for blackbelts. The two I know of are an eighteen month agreement to hit black belt and the other a twentyfour month deal. Each has some kind of attendence policy attached as well if I recall. Now, I'm not 100% certain those places are still open though, but I knew of a couple of their students. Not bad people, but when they were freshly minted blackbelts, their skills were...not quite as good as they should have been.
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ying&yang · Purple Belt

That was great , if you have anymore information please share.
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