community/recreation center programs

[jaedeshi]

Thanks for all the advice. Currently I have my own private studio that provides me with almost no overhead. Although I don't have much exposure to the public. I was thinking of an alternate location to get more exposure to possible students. With some certain personal issues that I have right now I won't be looking to start teaching at another location for at least a year.

I don't have any goals other than to teach karate and turn out good students. I have a decent job and don't need to use the martial arts to supplement my income. In the past I was a victim of a good dojo gone commercial. So I'm against martial arts as a business, at least for myself.

[jaedeshi]

I think it really depends on what you want out of teaching MA. If you have in mind that will eventually own your own fulltime school (or your own space) then a rec center is part of your short term plan. If you want to teach but not make it a career, there's no reason not to teach longer term if it works out. GM Keith Yates has been running a school out of a YMCA in Richardson, Texas since 1981. He has over 200 students. There's a great article about him in the March 2008 issue of MA Success magazine.

It all depends on what you want out of the arrangement.

I wonder where I can find that magazine? I have a DVD someone gave me by GM Yates and his org. It was on one step sparring techniques. It was ok.

[IcemanSK]

I think it really depends on what you want out of teaching MA. If you have in mind that will eventually own your own fulltime school (or your own space) then a rec center is part of your short term plan. If you want to teach but not make it a career, there's no reason not to teach longer term if it works out. GM Keith Yates has been running a school out of a YMCA in Richardson, Texas since 1981. He has over 200 students. There's a great article about him in the March 2008 issue of MA Success magazine.

It all depends on what you want out of the arrangement.

I wonder where I can find that magazine? I have a DVD someone gave me by GM Yates and his org. It was on one step sparring techniques. It was ok.

The magazine comes free to school owners thru Century Martial Arts Supply. Maybe you could call them to see if you could get it.

[bushido_man96]

GM Keith Yates has been running a school out of a YMCA in Richardson, Texas since 1981. He has over 200 students. There's a great article about him in the March 2008 issue of MA Success magazine.

It all depends on what you want out of the arrangement.

I think I own a book of his, on TKD forms. Good book, too.

Yeah, he's pretty amazing. When I read the article that said he's built his MA career on a part time school at the YMCA (with 200+ students), I was really impressed!

That certainly is saying something.