The Importance of a Martial Arts Studio

Business trends are always changing, but one thing hasn’t. Martial arts studios should be run as businesses. Aside from mastering your discipline, every Master, Teacher, and business owner should also know the ways of doing business. But what if you say “I’m just teaching kids in my neighborhood in my garage”. Sure, you don’t have to pay any rent or hire a staff but you are actually investing your time and energy teaching the kids. What if one of the kids get hurt and the parent decides to sue? What would you do then?

Teaching is a business, and if you’re doing it part time, why not collect payment and turn it into a opportunity to help yourself in the long run? Obviously you like what you’re doing because if not, why are doing it in the first place? There is nothing wrong to use your talents to gain some extra cash. It’s for your own good and the students too. With the money, you can provide better services and equipment, and your students will thank you for it. Still not convinced? Then let’s talk about the importance of a martial arts studio.

Ask yourself this, is your martial arts studio doing good in your community, or is it a nuisance? If it’s a nuisance then you have to close it, but if it’s contributing something good to the people, then you have the responsibility to make sure that it stays open. Make this your goal if you don’t have any. Your martial arts studio is an important part of the community. This is where you teach; this is where you share your knowledge which satisfies your need to be of help to others. This is where the kids learn martial arts. They get to exercise here and fight obesity; they learn the value of having power and how to use it to defend other people. Women and girls go to your martial arts studio to learn how to defend themselves, they learn that women can also be strong and discover that martial arts is not a boy’s club. This is where kids make friends, this is where kids feel welcomed, this is the place where they get their confidence and self-esteem. Your martial arts studio teaches respect, self-control, and discipline. Imagine a world where every community has their own dojo, wouldn’t the world be a better place?

Now that we’ve established how important your studio is, then it’s time to fight for it. Collect payment that will help sustain the dojo. Learn how to do business, become a better master, and hire a staff if you need to. Eventually, you will consider yourself an indispensable commodity, which the community will be thankful for. Stay strong and good luck.