my own Karate dojo?

[scohen.mma]

I'm only an orange belt in Shorin-Ryu Karate, but i already know that i am in love with martial arts and the martial art environment. After i've recieved my blackbelt, and after many more years of practice of Karate, what exactly would i need to do to open my own dojo? i want to teach Shorin-Ryu Karate and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, maybe some Bugei if i continue to pursue it. What exactly do i need to know? do i have to have done anything specific? where do i go? ANY information is so greatly appreciated

[MasterPain]

It depends on your organization. Some require a certain rank to teach as part of the organization. BJJ, from what I understand, you can start a school at brown, or if there is no higher rank in your area, purple.

[scohen.mma]

i dont understand what you mean by organization, but the closest thing o that i know of is that i'm apart of the SRKDI or the Shorin-Ryu Karate Do International. I train under Jerry Figgiani and Tony Aloe, who are both known world-wide (not that everyone knows them, but they have a school in the U.S. and Okinawa and people from all over visit to train with them).

[MasterPain]

i dont understand what you mean by organization, but the closest thing o that i know of is that i'm apart of the SRKDI or the Shorin-Ryu Karate Do International.

That's what I meant.

[scohen.mma]

so, lets say i became a 2nd degree blackbelt under them. could i open my own dojo just because i achieved that rank under that organization?

[Dobbersky]

I understand your love of the art and I know what you mean about teaching but from someone who has been there done that and got the T-Shirt, my suggestion is to just relax, enjoy the arts you are practicing, if you feel the same then look at it again at a later date but until then you don't want to be like a GKR school!

[scohen.mma]

Dobbersky, i know but i'd like the information now for future reference. after i find out just a bit of details, like if i have to have done something in a kumite or Kata tournament, or achieved a specific rank or know something specific. i'd like to shoot for something that would help me in opening my own dojo. in the mean time, i am relaxing and enjoy my practice

[ShoriKid]

Nothing stops you from it really. You may or may not be able to teach under the SRKDI banner, but if you don't care about that, that's another thing.

[ps1]

Get some schooling or at least read alot about how to own and operate a business. Your instructor should be able to help you with the karate related things. What hurts most instructors is not their technical knowledge of martial arts, rather it's their ignorance of how to run a successful business.

[Dobbersky]

Dobbersky, i know but i'd like the information now for future reference. after i find out just a bit of details, like if i have to have done something in a kumite or Kata tournament, or achieved a specific rank or know something specific. i'd like to shoot for something that would help me in opening my own dojo. in the mean time, i am relaxing and enjoy my practice

In my experience in martial arts, there are main 2 paths that a budoka will follow, fighting or teaching.

Fighting, predominately this person looks at competing and all their training is geared towards fighting and "winning" competitions! Fighters can become instructors but its a hard cross over and they have to make the choice, fight or teach, you can't do both as YOU have to DEDICATE yourself to the training of YOUR students.

Teaching, predominately this person looks at Shu Ha Ri and becomes one with the core of their style, looking at studying one main art as opposed to several as to teach one must know the art inside and out without any distractions from other styles or ways of doing techniques which will "water down" the art that they love enough to DEDICATE their lives to! Budoka who teach, do not percieve that these individuals are not good fighters, they need to be to be able to warrant the fact that someone comes to their school to teach them how to fight and defend themselves and if one cannot defend oneself etc, why would someone want to learn from them.

From reading your posts so far it seems you are like a toddler, trying to run before they have perfected their balance, in the martial arts, wanting everything, knowledge from everyone on the what when where and how orf many different avenues. this is why I said relax and enjoy and do not even consider which path you are to follow UNTIL you have reached the 3rd, 2nd & 1st Kyu levels of you Karate Style.

I wish you luck and will always be around as will everyone else to guide you and tell you straight what our thoughts are as I am sure you want the truth and not to be lied to just cause it make you happy!

OSU!!!