Letters to Editor

Master Oliver, Thank you for the many insights you and your staff were able to provide about where the martial arts industry is and where it is headed in the future. You’ve assembled an awesome team whose experience in both the martial arts and in business is invaluable to martial arts instructors such as myself.  ...

Hi, Rob: Thank you very much for a great weekend in Denver [Ultimate Marketing Boot Camp, March 28-31]. It was great talking and sharing ideas with everyone. The good news is that my school income has increased from $96,918.56 for January and February 2007 to $106,479.89 for January and February 2008. The Inner Circle Group ...

Sir: What is this obsession that you have with making every student a Black Belt? There are Black Belts throughout the U.S. that could not fight from a wet, paper bag. I know the well-worn arguments that martial arts training teaches students to gain self-confidence, earn better school grades, learn to be leaders, to live healthy ...

Rob, Thanks for all your help and great encouragement in our time of need, but I have a beef with this article: The radical left or gutlessness in martial arts. Tom Callos’ article is at best socialism: don’t help, don’t be involved, fight only for self-defense, stand up only if it involves you, and fighting ...

I just received a Donald Trump Doll from Stephen Oliver, which in his own mind was probably a brilliant marketing ploy, but I am not a fan of Donald Trump and think he is what is wrong with America. Stephen’s catch phrase was to “Be the Donald Trump of Martial Arts” which would translate to…”Do ...

It was so nice to see someone who has seen the light through all this Monnnnnnney making pitch of martial arts. Your statement was exactly what I believe regarding “lets make more and more money regardless of what is being examined in the dojang. Stephen Oliver’s rebutle was very typical of protecting his wealth. I ...