History of the Martial Arts Business The Good Old Days Never Were.
by Anonymous
August 16, 2004 -- Martial Arts Business and Karate School Management, Marketing, and Business Support
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History of the Martial Arts Business
The Good Old Days Never Were.
Maybe you like I, remember the "Good Old Days?"
Back when "true" Martial Arts Business training was the rule not the exception.
Where you had to really be "dedicated" and have incredible "perseverance" to learn the Martial Arts Business.
I remember my first or second lesson oh, the joys of free-sparring as a white belt.
Now, I know that I'm dating myself a bit but, this was before pads. The good old days of groin kicks with a "baseball groin cup" supporting leg sweeps on tile floors and, well
. He was attacking me when I hit him in the face full power not my fault!
It's an interesting commentary for those of us who have been training since the 1960's or 1970's. If you haven't been around that long just take my word for something you had to be either really nuts or really stupid to continue training in the Martial Arts Business in the "good old days."
When I think back to the things that I accepted as "normal" I am just absolutely amazed that any of us lived through it all.
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About the Author:
Stephen Oliver began Martial Arts Business training in 1970 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at a branch school of the Jhoon Rhee Institute. He opened his first school in 1975. Later he moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the Jhoon Rhee Institute first as an instructor then as their youngest ever branch manager while earning an honor's degree in Economics at Georgetown University.
In 1983 he moved to the Denver Metropolitan area and opened 5 schools in 18 months with only $10,000 in capital. He went on to promote the Mile High Karate Classic NASKA World tour event and serve on NASKA's Board of Directors from 1989 to 1999 and to serve on EFC's Board of Director's from Inception until 2002.
In 1992 he went earned his Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Denver and went on to serve on their Venture and Entrepreneurship Advisory Board. He has also written several other books including: "How to Market Your Martial Arts Business School Using the Internet" and "Direct Response Marketing for Martial Arts Business Schools."
Currently, he continues to focus on his Mile High Karate schools in the Denver area which current has 9 locations and continues to speak to and write for Martial Arts Business School Operators throughout the World.
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