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dtstiachi
Red Belt
Joined: 28 Dec 2004
Posts: 755
Location: Dallas TX
Styles: Tai Chi, Kotana Karate, Bagua
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 Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:39 am Post subject: Trial lesson(s)? |
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My school was nice enough to give me the rest of the month (3 lessons) for free when I signed up with the school.
Is this a common procedure at your schools?
Do you give a trial lesson, or a trial week, or a trial month?
Thanks for your imput.
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SloMo
Orange Belt
Joined: 16 Nov 2004
Posts: 175
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Styles: Tae Kwon Do
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 9:53 am Post subject: |
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For the good schools it is.  My personal opinion is that not every martial art is suited for every person. So giving a few free lessons helps everybody in the long run.
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dtstiachi
Red Belt
Joined: 28 Dec 2004
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Location: Dallas TX
Styles: Tai Chi, Kotana Karate, Bagua
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slomo,
you live in Jax. I was born and raised there and my family still lives there. ( I do too when not in school) Where do you train?
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aefibird
Black Belt
Joined: 26 Oct 2003
Posts: 4416
Location: UK
Styles: Past and present: 2 styles of Karate, TKD, Aikido, Wing Chun, some Tai Chi
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Both my karate and my kung fu schools give trial lessons.
It helps people to have a go without forking out £££ if they don't like it.
Plus, it's a bit of a marketing gimmick to get students in.
My kung fu club also does special 'beginners deals' on per-month pricing and buying uniforms (if you sign up for their TKD or Kickboxing lessons, that is. There's no uniform for Wing Chun, Tai Chi or Arnis).
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SloMo
Orange Belt
Joined: 16 Nov 2004
Posts: 175
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Styles: Tae Kwon Do
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Beaches Martial Arts out at Jax Beach. We mostly work out of St Paul's gym.
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Squawman
Orange Belt
Joined: 25 Apr 2003
Posts: 106
Location: Pacific NorthWest
Styles: TKD, BJJ
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:33 pm Post subject: trial lessons |
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Actually, the rule of thumb if you are looking for a school is, if the don't offer a trial lesson then look for another place. Some schools will have you sign a contract before you even start then if you don't like it your still locked into paying.
Our trial right now is a month of classes for free with the purchase of a uniform. |
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tkdBill
Orange Belt
Joined: 04 Jan 2005
Posts: 185
Location: Dallas, TX
Styles: Taekwondo
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I insist that potential students try a few classes before signing up. I want happy students who want to be there!
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pineapple
Black Belt
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
Posts: 1039
Location: Hawaii
Styles: Kajukenbo
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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I also insist that people try the class because I want only long term students not students that soon quit!
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Mr. Mike
Brown Belt
Joined: 18 Dec 2004
Posts: 652
Location: DFW Texas
Styles: IKCA Chinese Kenpo
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| Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2005 2:54 am Post subject: |
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we give 8 free lessons just for walking in the door. That way they can test drive the system so to speak. Hey, if they don't like it, they won't want to be there, and if they don't want to be there, we don't want them there.
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taiji fajin
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Joined: 01 Feb 2005
Posts: 286
Styles: Taijiquan, Kuk Sool Won
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Our school lets people try it for free. If they like it and want to stay, good, if not, no hard feelings. If they do stay, we start collecting dues about halfway through the semester, but we are pretty laid back about it.
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