Mile High Karate???

[WolverineGuy]

One thing I have heard consistantly about running a financially successful school is that the kids pay the bills. The income that will cover rent and utilities, even the insurance you'll need comes from the tuition of your children's classes. It's what lets you train the adults the way you want instead of focusing on cardio-kickboxing etc. That's not saying that you have to compromise your standards, it is just a business aspect that you have to keep in mind if you want the doors to stay open.

Either way, good luck with whatever decision you make.

Quoted for truth. Kids and Cardio Kickboxing pay the bills. There's nothing wrong with making it fun (and kids will learn better that way). But you have to balance that with preventing bad habits.

[bushido_man96]

This tends to be the trend, and I think its because kids are the ones who have the time to take up activities like Martial Arts. Adults don't have as much disposable time, therefore, you don't see as many packed in adult classes. There are lots of different feelings on kids classes, what they should entail, what ranks they should be allowed to attain, etc. But the truth of the matter is that in most areas, an instructor is likely to pull in more kids for classes than adults, so a good kids program can be vital to a school.

[Kevin Wilson]

Can you not have the best of both worlds ?

Do not get me wrong only heard bad things about franchises my self but to be honest all organisations are nowadays no matter how honest there intentions are. I have to give it to TKD in UK the only really have ITF and WTF. There doing really well all over the country because they have embrace the fact that there a franchise's of sorts but can still make good students.

Any way best of both worlds - let kids come to classes make them fun and exciting. Yes you are a glorified babysitter but they are paying the bills. you can then have a separate class that is invite only were you go back to your roots and teach with an emphasis on technique.

For adults you can do the same accept the main class is about fitness. Though with adults they tend to take easier to focusing on technique.