Martial Arts Business News
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    Martial Arts Business News: Week of October 26, 2026

    The industry's median member lasts 13 months. Churn shows up in the attendance data up…
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    Thirteen Months Is the Industry’s Median Member. Your Attendance Report Called It Eight Months Ago.

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    The Seven Qualities of a Champion: Jhoon Rhee’s Bridge From Kicks to Character

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    Teaching Girls Self-Defense Without Teaching Them to Fear the World

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    Beyond Competition: How Jiu-Jitsu Builds First-Responder Communities

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    Does Martial Arts Reduce Childhood Aggression? What the Evidence Actually Supports

    A July 2026 systematic review of 11 longitudinal studies found mixed results on martial arts…
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    After-School Programs: Why the First Visit Is the First Intro

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    Enrollment & Retention
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    Inside a High-Retention Kids Class: What Owners Saw

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    Industry History
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    Where Martial Arts School Business Systems Came From: The Dance-Studio Lineage

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      School Owner Profiles: Behind the Scenes with the Top 1%
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      Chief Master Greg Moody, Ph.D. and KarateBuilt Martial Arts: Background Information

      Engineer, therapist and school owner: the background behind Chief Master Greg Moody, Ph.D., KarateBuilt Martial Arts in Cave Creek, Arizona,…
      Industry History
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      Remembering My Friend Chuck Norris

      Chuck Norris, 1940–2026, was posthumously inducted into the NAPMA Martial Arts Professional Lifetime Achievement Awards in August 2026. Grand Master…
      School Owner Profiles: Behind the Scenes with the Top 1%
      August 4, 2026

      Martial Arts Professional Asks… Jay Abraham, Marketing Guru

      What would you recommend to martial arts school owners to improve their advertising? Jay Abraham answers… First, set very specific…
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      July 1, 2026

      Stephen Oliver's Mile High Karate ® Background Information

      Stephen Oliver began martial arts training in 1969 in Tulsa, Oklahoma with Bob Olinghouse and Gran Moulder - Black Belts…
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