Teaching & Curriculum
9 hours ago
Starting Mid-Cycle in a Rotating Curriculum: How to Test the Student Who Joined Late
A student who joins a rotating curriculum one month into a three-month cycle has half…
Staff & Systems
11 hours ago
Hiring Your First Full-Time Martial Arts Instructor
The first full-time hire is where a school stops being a job. How to tell…
Legislation & Regulation
1 day ago
Buying a Martial Arts Franchise? What to Verify Before You Sign
The FTC's Premier Martial Arts case turned on earnings claims, studio size, owner hours and…
Mindset & Leadership
1 day ago
Excuses: Building Strong Relationships By Not Using Them!
Asking a late instructor why they're late is a request for an excuse. Three steps…
Enrollment & Retention
1 day ago
Auto-Renewing Memberships vs. Renewal Conferences
Auto-renewal saves staff time; renewal conferences are built around a black belt commitment. Here's what…
Martial Arts Business News
2 days ago
Fifteen Hours a Week: The Arithmetic That Never Closed
The FTC says a martial arts school was sold as a fifteen-hour-a-week semi-absentee business. Stephen…
Martial Arts Business News
2 days ago
Travel Ball Just Priced Out 77% of Parents. Don’t Answer With a Discount.
A Harris Poll this week put cost ahead of injury as the number one reason…
Martial Arts Business News
2 days ago
Nobody Is Coming to Teach Your 4:30 Class
The number of youth team-sport coaches in America fell from 8.4 million to 6.9 million…
Martial Arts Business News
2 days ago
Martial Arts Business News: Week of September 28, 2026
Team-sport participation hit a record 92.3 million while the youth coaching base fell from 8.4…
Martial Arts Business News
2 days ago
Martial Arts Business News: Week of October 12, 2026
The FTC puts $1.85 million on the "semi-absentee dojo," New York City's click-to-cancel rule goes…
