Subject: Efficient Dojo Scheduling and Class Structure, Pt. VIII

Efficient Dojo Scheduling and Class Structure, Pt. VIII

October 31st, 2016 at 7:06 am CDT

Friend, We're on the third week of this series on efficient class scheduling and curriculum design. Last week we discussed curriculum, and how that ties into your scheduling. This week, it's time to talk about actually creating a schedule that allows ...

Essential Self-Defense Against... Clowns?

October 28th, 2016 at 8:33 am CDT

Friend, We all knew this day would come. The day when the clowns tried to take over. We knew, because I'm pretty sure that every religion in the world warns about this happening in the end times: "Lo, and verily, in that day will clowns rise up, and ...

Efficient Dojo Scheduling and Class Structure, Pt. VII

October 27th, 2016 at 6:49 am CDT

Friend, Alright, let's talk about using a rotating curriculum. If you've been following me for a while, you know I wrote a short book on how to set up and implement a rotating curriculum.* So, since I've already covered how to set one up and use one, ...

Efficient Dojo Scheduling and Class Structure, Pt. VI

October 26th, 2016 at 7:43 am CDT

Friend, Thus far this week, we've discussed how price impacts scheduling, and how attention span, student age, and performance expectations need to be factored into scheduling and curriculum design. Today, I want to start looking at how curriculum an ...

Efficient Dojo Scheduling and Class Structure, Pt. V

October 25th, 2016 at 7:07 am CDT

Friend, So, yesterday we discussed how price impacts scheduling. Today, I'm going to talk about determining class length by age group, and how developmental levels impact instruction. Does A Shorter Class Give You Enough Time To Teach? In yesterday's ...

Efficient Dojo Scheduling and Class Structure, Pt. IV

October 24th, 2016 at 6:15 am CDT

Friend, So far in this series on scheduling and curriculum design, we've discussed the importance of scalability, and the three factors that limit your ability to scale your business. We also discussed how instructors make things harder on themselve ...

Why The Death Touch Doesn't Work In Real Life...

October 21st, 2016 at 7:18 am CDT

Friend, It's Friday, the day I dig up random martial arts videos on YouTube and send them to you, so you can avoid doing any real work today. Let's begin. First up... Why doesn't the death touch work in real life? This NSFW skit from College Humor i ...

Efficient Dojo Scheduling and Class Structure, Pt. III

October 20th, 2016 at 6:31 am CDT

Friend, We've been discussing scheduling and curriculum design this week, and yesterday I spoke about keeping your clients happy. Specifically, I wrote about knowing what the consumer wants, by understanding demographics and targeting a large market ...

Efficient Dojo Scheduling and Class Structure, Pt. II

October 19th, 2016 at 7:48 am CDT

Friend, We've been discussing class scheduling and structuring classes for peak efficiency in running and growing your martial art school. Yesterday we discussed scalability, and we looked at the three major limiting factors in scaling a martial art ...

Efficient Dojo Scheduling and Class Structure, Pt. I

October 18th, 2016 at 6:40 am CDT

Friend, As I said yesterday, the way you schedule your classes will have a major impact on how quickly your school grows. Moreover, it will also influence how smoothly your school grows. A good schedule will pave the way for smooth, steady growth, wh ...