Editorial
How Caveat Emptor Applies When Taking Martial Arts Business Advice
The martial arts business industry has seen an explosion in “experts” and “consultants” in recent years. Here’s how to figure out who you can trust.
Read MoreThe Increasing Meaninglessness Of Black Belt
Or, Would You Please Stop Screwing Up The Martial Arts Industry? So this morning I see this post on a popular social media website. The gist of it is, one instructor was deriding another instructor for “only” promoting 14 black belts in 40 years. His take on it was that it indicated the other guy…
Read MoreLooking Back On Ten Years Of Small Dojo Big Profits
Ten Years… How Things Change, And How They’ve Stayed The Same So, it’s been over ten years since I first released Small Dojo Big Profits. Since I’m almost finished with the completely updated and revised version of SDBP manual right now (note: it’s done already), I’ve been thinking about how much things have changed in…
Read MoreFatherhood And The Martial Arts
What role does the martial arts instructor play in modeling positive behaviors? This article examines the relationship between fatherhood and the martial arts.
Read MoreOn Being A Martial Arts Pro
Martial Arts Professionals And Ethical Standards In Our Industry For many years I have been a staunch advocate of transparency and honesty among martial arts pros, especially regarding martial art school business practices. My reasoning for this is simple. For one, it’s simply the decent thing to do. Second, I believe it’s the best way…
Read MoreThe Importance of Professionalism in the Business of Teaching Martial Arts
Or, How Everything Relates to Your Public Image in Business In a previous article, I wrote about how loyalty, courtesy, and professionalism could make or break your business. I promised to write on each of these martial arts character values in turn, dealing with loyalty in the first installment. Today, I am going to discuss professionalism because…
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