MartialArtsProfessional – Business Information for Martial Arts School Owners

What Matters Most

Twelve months ago, I sat down to begin writing a column for this magazine, a column about philosophy and how it relates to business. And at the time, my son had just been born and things were changing...
Protect your Assets with the Right Business Entity, Part 2

Last month, I started a four-part series of columns to help you understand the various entities under which you can do business and their advantages and disadvantages. The primary advantage is to prot...
Creating Automatic Referrals: Having a Great Program and Student Relationship is Simply NOT Enough

Building a steady stream of referrals in your martial arts school is one of the most efficient and effective sources of new students ...
Conducting a Personal Inventory of Your “Knowledge Resources”

Self-knowledge has always been the key to preparing for competition. Knowledge of your attributes, abilities,... ...
The Five Qualities of Productive Work

Your leadership success and the success of your team will be determined by how well you foster the five qualities of productive work teams throughout the stages of your team’s deve...
The Most Influential Martial Arts Business Leader in the U.S.

Grand Master Stephen Oliver Featured in Martial Arts World Magazine ...
Inspiring (Holiday) Story from a School Owner!

I was speaking to a school owner from a pretty typical suburb the other day, it was really entertaining, and I thought you might find it interesting as well (which he gave me permission to share with ...
The Power of Truth, Integrity and High Ethics

How important is truth in today’s world? As a salesperson, one of the biggest misconceptions of our profession is that we will say anything to make a sale. To the public, and sometimes to ourselves, i...

New Articles

Is Martial Arts Instruction a Real Job?

Stephen Oliver May 2, 2024 The Final Word

When I started in martial arts over 41 years ago, I never would have imagined martial arts would become my profession rather than just my passionate hobby. When I founded Mile High Karate in 1983, it was an alternative to using my degree in International Economics to landing a job in banking or working for ...

What Matters Most

Fariborz Azhakh April 30, 2024 Beyond Technique

Twelve months ago, I sat down to begin writing a column for this magazine, a column about philosophy and how it relates to business. And at the time, my son had just been born and things were changing in my life. Up until that point, while running my business, I would get caught up with ...

The 10 “Secrets” of Leadership

Stephen Oliver April 22, 2024 The Final Word

There are many effective styles of leadership, but there are several “secrets” to leadership in any organization. Vision: You must have a clear and compelling vision of the future of your organization. It’s the big picture of how your business should look, in as much sensory rich detail as possible. Leadership starts from within. If ...

How to Maximize Fitness Results for your Students

Jim Graden April 20, 2024 Fitness Kickboxing

The secret about fitness that no diet guru or so-called “weight-loss expert” wants you to know is that there is no one answer to fitness. You must understand this important factor when developing your martial arts fitness course because it’s the key to a successful fitness program for your students. Many of you are probably ...