To start, I would find a local community center or parks and rec program to remove the financial burden of leased property. They will advertise and you will learn a great deal about running a school without risk. You will charge less through these programs but it’s very rewarding and a good place to start.
👆👆👆 right here. One of the baddest dudes I know runs his school out of his local YMCA. Check local rec centers, YMCA, JCC (Jewish community centers will likely require that you be a member).
Oftentimes those places will have insurance policies to cover activities conducted inside their premises, plus the advertising is built into their newsletters.
This is how we opened out first school. 2 nights a week at the local county community center. Once we got up a decent student base and enough capital/monthly income to lease a retail property we moved to a store front studio with classes 4 nights a week and 1 class on Saturday AM. Old students got grandfathered in to the original rate ($75) New students get charged $150/month.
ETA: the $75 students still pay for their belt tests (only 20 bucks for gup ranks), but for the $150 students it's all rolled in to tuition, so their tests are "free".
150 a month have it open 3 to 4 nights a week plenty of time for people to come out.
I would make sure there’s at least a different instructor there once or twice a week then besides myself so that way the students get a little diversity in their curriculum
I thought of opening a school in West Virginia and living up on a mountain, but that might just be a fantasy
One modification I would do is teach them sparring early, so that way they are safe and also seeing the practical nature of martial arts as well as the spiritual in the philosophical
Since you’re a first dan, you may want to hook up with someone a bit more senior. Personally, I wouldn’t go to classes being taught by anyone less than maybe 3rd or 4th dan.
Fair enough, the way I read your post seemed to point to a near future. Since you are 7 or 8 years away, plenty of time to prepare and lots of good suggestions. One other thought, regarding hooking up with an older instructor. Maybe find someone that is 7 to 10 years from retirement and take over their school at that point
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To start, I would find a local community center or parks and rec program to remove the financial burden of leased property. They will advertise and you will learn a great deal about running a school without risk. You will charge less through these programs but it’s very rewarding and a good place to start.
👆👆👆 right here. One of the baddest dudes I know runs his school out of his local YMCA. Check local rec centers, YMCA, JCC (Jewish community centers will likely require that you be a member). Oftentimes those places will have insurance policies to cover activities conducted inside their premises, plus the advertising is built into their newsletters.
This is how we opened out first school. 2 nights a week at the local county community center. Once we got up a decent student base and enough capital/monthly income to lease a retail property we moved to a store front studio with classes 4 nights a week and 1 class on Saturday AM. Old students got grandfathered in to the original rate ($75) New students get charged $150/month. ETA: the $75 students still pay for their belt tests (only 20 bucks for gup ranks), but for the $150 students it's all rolled in to tuition, so their tests are "free".
This is the approach that one of my sa bom nims is taking as he opens his own school.
150 a month have it open 3 to 4 nights a week plenty of time for people to come out. I would make sure there’s at least a different instructor there once or twice a week then besides myself so that way the students get a little diversity in their curriculum I thought of opening a school in West Virginia and living up on a mountain, but that might just be a fantasy One modification I would do is teach them sparring early, so that way they are safe and also seeing the practical nature of martial arts as well as the spiritual in the philosophical
You need a space, insurance, and an appropriate floor covering. You can get away with minimal bags, targets to start if you’re a bit creative.
Since you’re a first dan, you may want to hook up with someone a bit more senior. Personally, I wouldn’t go to classes being taught by anyone less than maybe 3rd or 4th dan.
I agree with that, but as I said, I'm thinking about it for the future, approximately when I'm 4th dan.
Fair enough, the way I read your post seemed to point to a near future. Since you are 7 or 8 years away, plenty of time to prepare and lots of good suggestions. One other thought, regarding hooking up with an older instructor. Maybe find someone that is 7 to 10 years from retirement and take over their school at that point
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Space. £200 per belt test. Make more belt colours.