Can someone please post again how to search for karate schools locally in one's own area. (IE using the internet search engines)

It was posted once, but I forgot how it was done.

Thanks.

http://local.yahoo.com/results?fr=iy-text-lcl-res&stx=karate

just enter ur zip code on other empty bar

Or Google your town and state with the word Karate or martial arts in the search bar.

The problem/drawback of that search is that it will only find what schools have websites, or there is a mention possibly of them on the internet. If you did a search for mine, you wouldn't find it. I've yet to find a reason to make a website and probably never will.

The problem/drawback of that search is that it will only find what schools have websites, or there is a mention possibly of them on the internet. If you did a search for mine, you wouldn't find it. I've yet to find a reason to make a website and probably never will.

advertising? A way for students to contact you?

And if a student sees you sitting around drinking soda when your supposed to be training just say you were working on your site

I don't actively seek out students. Word of mouth isyour best advertisement, and your current students.

In my present dojo "space", I'm limited as to the few I have now, and that's fine with me. I prefer smaller classes with students that are there to learn. That's why I'm pretty tough on people that waste my time. They get warned, and if the situation doesn't improve, they are shown the door.

Check the yellow pages =)

I don't actively seek out students. Word of mouth isyour best advertisement, and your current students.

This is the way it should be done. A website doesn't tell you how good your intructor is, well... actually... it does "Johnny has a 5th degree Black belt which he got back packing through the hills of bla bla bla"

Word of mouth is the best, but then you need to consider the source of that person telling you. If they're honest and seem to know what they're talking about, the likely hood is, you have found a good school. Do some window shopping on your own. Use your gut feeling.

If you go to Google, etc. and type the forms name or style, plus the state and city, if possible, then it should come up. For example; if you go to https://www.google.com and do a search for Shin Neko Do GoJu or goju ga, etc. you will find my favorite website!

After you find your listings, then you need to call your local YMCA's and community centers. They will have more martial arts classes that will not be listed online or in the yellow pages.

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