returning_wave Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 100 bucks a month? thats *does quick maths* nearly 60 quid. how mny lessons do you get a month? we pay (strictly paid. i quit last week) £2 a lesson so £16 a month. gadings were £15 a time which was a rip-off as we didnt get belts or anything included. but still lessons were cheap so we didnt grumble. 3rd Kyu - Variant ShotokanTaijutsu"We staunt traditionalists know that technique is nowhere near as important as having your pleats straight when you die." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzcraig Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 We tend to get 3 classes a week. But what sucks is like this weekend the school is closed so there is one class missed im paying for, and then next week the instructors are going to a convention so we're missing 2 classes. The classes are taught well...led by 9th degree Jim Butin, but I still think the prices are nuts!!! #1"The road to tae kwan leep is an endless road leading into the herizon, you must fully understand its ways". #2"but i wanna wax the walls with people now" #1"come ed gruberman, your first lesson is here.....boot to the head" #2"ouch, you kicked me in the head", #1"you learn quickly ed gruberman" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenris-wolf Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 That's very dodgy! We pay $40 a month for up to 10 training sessions a week (or more if you need it), or $100 for three months. Plus it's $60 a trimester for students. We ARE very cheap and since Muay Thai doesn't have belts we don't have grading fees (which BTW I'm not totally opposed to in a MA where there are grades), but it sounds like you're being ripped off BlitzCraig. When I did (Seido) karate the grading fees got pretty steep around black belt but I felt happy with what I was paying, but you obviously aren't. Maybe you should shop around for a better school! Let Us Turn The Jump Rope In Accord With Socialist Principles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blitzcraig Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Yea, I know they changed dojos about 3-4 years ago and im not sure what the fee's were there but, we share a space with a gymnastics center...why are the prices sooooo high? Is it because its jim butin? Or is there something more? My membership is almost up and I dont know if I want to fork out 100 a month for 12 classes at most. I do like the school but still...I dunno. #1"The road to tae kwan leep is an endless road leading into the herizon, you must fully understand its ways". #2"but i wanna wax the walls with people now" #1"come ed gruberman, your first lesson is here.....boot to the head" #2"ouch, you kicked me in the head", #1"you learn quickly ed gruberman" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkenninja Posted May 6, 2004 Share Posted May 6, 2004 In my humble opinion schools should NEVER EVER charge testing fees. period. That is the number one reason why i quit my last dojo and changed to another one. Now I realize that MA schools is a business, and it cost money in order for them to be able to stay open. They have a real overhead, rent, utilities, uniforms, equipment etc. And there is a fine line between the martial artist entrepreneur, and the martial artist sensei... Some senseis (althought good and sincere) may not have good business sense, therefore there are testing fees. But there is a psychological factor, that is the student feeling like with enough money, he can buy his way to black belt. A belt should be earned in the dojo, not in the students job. My suggestion, the owners/senseis should sit down and figure out the expense of testing, and incorporate that into the monthly fees. Just raise the monthly fees, and make your students earn thier belt, not buy it! I think that would really raise the quality and mentality and respect, of all MA schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gumbi Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 I agree with ninja. Where I train its a pretty simplified process. Before you know it, one day you show up, and the instructor is like "hey, congratulations, you've been promoted." Go buy your belt and wear it next time you're in class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkenninja Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 gumbi, where i train, you never know when you will be tested, just one day I go into class, and the instructor asks everyone to stand aside.And has me perform a kata, maybe some techniques, and asks me some questions. If I pass, he says take off that belt. Then he goes and get the next level belt and ties it around my waist himself and says congratulations. He never asks me to buy anything ever. Its a real dojo. I really respect him as a Sensei. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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