Frugality in martial arts

[Alan Armstrong]

When teaching martial arts, frugality is the last thing I have in mind.

Put out or get out!

When teaching one on/to one, I unlike others, my class ends when the student decideds to end it.

One hour or ten, the class ends when the student taps out.

A student will only get out what is put in.

Frugality has its place as in not being wasteful, implying that being thoughtful is being sensible.

A student being frugal when training, might as well do something else other than wasting valuable time.

[JazzKicker]

The two people I know personally who have been most successful as martial arts instructors invested heavily in learning, from videos, seminars, training with, and being certified by some of the greats. They're at opposite ends of the spectrum, too, MMA/NHB and Ryu-Kyu kempo karate.

It took a lot of years for them to be successful, more than just getting a college degree and a job. It took the MMA guy much longer, despite him being a more talented martial artist, in part because he had a cheap, non-commercial space, didn't charge much, and his students were..ahem...frugal.