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

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 ...

How Important Is Your Schedule To Growing Your Dojo?

October 17th, 2016 at 6:09 am CDT

Friend, How important is your schedule to your school's success? Quite a lot. It's pivotal, actually. Unfortunately, most school owners don't realize this early on in their careers, so they set their schedule haphazardly, or based on what's simplest ...

A Little Friday Fun...

October 14th, 2016 at 5:56 am CDT

Friend, TGIF, right? Well, unless you have to teach a full class schedule tomorrow. If so, I hope it's because your dojo is growing at a tremendous rate. If that's the case, then congrats. Anyway, I have a few interesting and entertaining tidbits fo ...

For Traditional Martial Arts Instructors Only...

October 13th, 2016 at 8:18 am CDT

Friend, Over the last several years, there seems to have been a trend toward mainstreaming traditional martial arts practice and instruction. And while I don't see anything wrong with adding mainstream programs to your dojo (fitness classes and pure ...

How to 80-20 Your Dojo...

October 12th, 2016 at 6:42 am CDT

Friend, Ah, the 80/20 Rule... Everyone talks about it... Few understand it... And even fewer still know how to apply it. Which is why I wrote the following article: http://martialartsbusinessdaily.com/4168/martial-arts-business-and-the-8020-rule/ Un ...