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From what I have noticed most school models are a husband and wife team that instructs and manages together or a gentleman that runs the show with assistants. Does anyone out there have the model of a husband a wife team where the husband instructs and the wife takes care of all administrative/marketing/finance matters and does not teach? If so - I would love some tips on how you take care of things!

Hello All, Just wanted to submit an update on how things are going with the new school. Just last week we had our third rank testing and we were so grateful to see all the new excited faces and great supporting parents. The growth is slow but steady, we haven't lost any $ or had to use our personal finances. Due to the tension with his father we opted to train in a nearby city, it is still a budding town so we will essentially grow with this town and the other nearby towns. This is good because we still both work full time (sometimes more than that) jobs so its just enough but not too much. Thanks to all of you who posted to my thread, it was so helpful - that was a trying time and we look forward to our growth as we plug ahead and share martial arts to our community.

Thank you guys - you all have been most helpful. We have been very respectful when people want to know all of the details - we simply say that it was too bad things happened they way they did but we are happy to celebrate this new chapter and that they are here to share it with us, etc. One of the parents has offered to pay for any legal help when and if we need it. He did sign a contract, we need to somehow get a copy but most likely won't be able to unless we are taken to court and have our attorney request it. As far as he remembers it was within 10 miles and it just so happens the new place is 10.01 miles or something like that. We have acquired two contracts with the two nearby cities to be listed in their Parks and Recreation catalog - we will be the only martial arts instruction provided so we hope the fall brings in new younger beginning students - we are a bit top heavy with higher ranks and upper belts. The families we have are so happy to be a part of this and can't wait to welcome new families. We will keep you posted with any future news - if anyone knows of others who have taken the steps to venture out on their own I would love to hear from them........and again thanks so much!

Happy to find your site of like minded individuals. Long story short my husband has been training under a reasonably new style (25-30 years) under his father. He has been the main instructor/manager/face of the school for approx. 10 years. Everyone knows him and loves him - just as it should be. The school has struggled financially over these years causing huge frustration on our part with missing pay, bounced checks, wage theft, etc. But for my husbands love and respect for the martial arts and our extended family he has hung on strong. The master of the school, his father is an unstable individual and things have been progressively worse in the past year. Many BB and parents have asked him when he was going to start his own school (this was an excuse for many cut backs and due increases-so he could have his own school) They were unhappy with how he was being treated and said they would go wherever he went. About 10 weeks ago his father fired him and told him to never come back. He loves teaching martial arts - it is his true gift so we decided to start his own school. We did everything right, new school name, new location, new logo, new patches, new gi's, our own insurance, etc. He did not call any current students-he only called students that have since left because they do not like they way his father was treating the students. Students with life time memberships now pay him just so he can train their family. Families have actually sought him out looking for him or called around to see where he is. We have a big following and they are all very happy now to train with him in a new place. My question is - his father is constantly telling everyone and texting my husband he will sue him for Infringement and stealing his clientele. He has said again and again he has contacted an attorney and will sue us for damages. He has told friends of ours that he is sending a cease and desist order because he is not allowed to continue in Martial Arts.......it breaks my heart that things have come to this - this is not at all what Martial Arts is all about. Has anyone dealt with a situation like this? Can he actually sue us for teaching a variation of his style if it is not trademarked?