How do I open a Martial Arts School?
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Try contacting your Chamber of Commerce for this information.
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The setting up & running part of the business aside, I think the very first thing you hsould do is look into what sort of permits you will need from the city. Some cities only allow this sort of business in certain areas (zoning) while others have some VERY specific ordinances & permit issues that have to be adhered to. Once you determine the feasibility of how long it will take to get yourself set up properly with the city - as well as if you will need to open in an area other than the one you might have wished to - then it is just a matter of getting the business side of things in order, locating & securing a building, furnishing it & hiring dancers.\n\nGood luck!
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well, an art which does not break the body as much as it builds it, and is socially acceptable and easily available should do the trick.\n\nsee ?? if it was an adult i would suggest shootfighting, as it's one of the most complete three dimensional system(three dimensional meanins it covers grappling, striking and submissions in detail) in martial arts.\n\nIt also covers the aspects of spirtual growth, charecter development, building of the body, practical self defence and the sport aspect. These aspects are neglected by some modern "reality based" arts and on the other hand, over emphasised by arts such as Full contact Tai Chi.\n\nThe idea is that your kids need to have a proper base for physical and mental development using martial arts.\n\nModern hybrid martial arts, like the scaled down version of shootfighting under Frank Shamrock's student Kelly Dullanty (http://www.frankshamrock.com/wildcats.htm) called wildcats program caters to youth of 4-15 years of age. Though, such programs are hard to find everywhere.\n\nBrazillian Jiu Jitsu has it's drawbacks in the extensive time required to study the art, if studied at a young age it is one of the most respected systems for self development/defence and charecter building. Try http://www.gracieva.com/ for an idea.\n\nSpeaking from an alternative point of view, there is no real need for a child to learn advanced fighting systems like shootfighting or BJJ. If there is a Karate, Tai Kwan Do, Judo etc. class it should do just fine. Though if given an option, I'll take Judo over most traditional oriental martial arts. Judo is the fourth internationally accepted form of widely practiced amature wrestling and it involves wrestling, evasive movement patters (Kata), submission wrestling, manipulation of clothes to throw/takedown an opponent, live training with resisting opponents (Radori) and striking. Arts like Karate or Tae Kwan Do lack the three dimensional approach of judo in comparision.\n\nAnyways, it boils down to this........if easily available then always go for a hybrid, three dimensional modern fighting system like a scaled down version of Brazillian Jiu Jitsu or shootfighting.\n\nif these arts are not that easy to access then choose Judo or Jeet Kune Do over one dimensional arts like karate.
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If you know what business you want to start, try to determine if successful people in that business have schooling.  Try to talk to one of them, tell them you need a mentor.\n\nIf you want a business you can start right away, write me (jstmother) at yahoo.
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You may be able to find classes at your local karate/taekwondo school. I know we have classes offered at our local taekwondo school. Just call around to your martial arts schools.\nGood luck!
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Do you mean you would like to be the founder of one? Just from experience in my little city..everything they tried here did not work..kids still brought drugs and the places ended up closing down...some ideas are an arcade type place, or maybe an open gym at the high school or something..those ideas have seemed to stick in my city...go to the city council or something and see what they think..if hte kids being in trouble is bad enough for them to care, they may help you with money or advertising...good luck!\n\nIf you were looking for places..you may get some ideas from htere too....good luck!\n\nhttp://www.californiacenter.org/pages/about_programs.htm\nhttp://fourhcyd.ucdavis.edu/\nhttp://www.ccis.com/home/ltravis/\nhttp://www.empowering-youth.org/\nhttp://www.losalyouth.org/
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What do you want to learn? Why do you want to learn? \n\nAre you looking for an effective and proven method of self-defense? Then I would recommend Wing Chun Kung-fu, Aikido or Kempo Karate. (There are others... MANY others, but these are my top recommendations.) \n\nAre you looking for fitness and philosophical approach to life? Then Taijiquan (Tai Chi Ch'uan), Baguazhang (Pa Kua Chang) or Xingyiquan (Hsing-i Ch'uan) comes to mind. (Again, there are others, but these are my top recommendations.)\n\nAre you looking at martial arts from a purely fitness perspective? Then Tea Kwon Do, Tan Soo Do, Hung Gar Ch'uan or any form of Gung-fu or karate would be good. \n\nAre you looking for a spot? Tae Kwon Do is an Olympic sport as well as one of the most popular Martial Sports in the world. Judo is also fun. Many karate and Gung-fu schools compete in tournaments, so you should be abke to find what you are looking for easily if this is what you are searching for.  \n\nAs I said, there are a lot of styles to choose from and it all depends on what you want.  I would recommend watching a few classes before you join a school. Some styles have very low stances and require good joint s and flexibility. Others require a great deal of upper body strength. Some schools focus mostly on physical conditioning while others focus more on skill and techniques. \n\nIf you are not sure what you are looking for, then find out what schools are in your area and meet with each and EVERY instructor before you make a final decision.  If you find a good school, within a short time, you will stop thinking of the school as a school and start thinking of it as an extended family. \n\nI wish you the best and I hope you find this information helpful.
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Depends what part of WI you are from. There is a Kung Fu studio on Hwy 164 and Hwy 59 on the south side of Waukesha. I know some instructors there.
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You need to go to college and take business classes to start. You need a job and save your money so you can purchase the building and equipment. Never rely on others to full fill your dream. It only takes YOU and your hard work and determination.
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I definitely don't think it's too late. I think Brad Imes who was in season 2 of the ultimate fighter....he had only done MMA for like a year before he ended up on that show and ended up fighting in UFC. I'm not sure how old he is but I would be surprised if he is younger than 25. It is possible for you to train in MMA and compete but I think it mostly depends on you. Are you a quick learner? It takes some people many years before they become proficient in their martial art and then you have some freaks of nature who pick up things in a year or less. I have a friend like that. He trained in BJJ somewhere between 6-12 months and he got his blue belt, which I think is not bad for someone who never trained in martial arts. Anyways, if this is something you wanna do, I would recommend a few things. First of all, find a really good instructor. This is important. If you can't communicate and ask questions and if the instructor isn't able to clearly explain what he's teaching you in a simple way, you will waste your time and money. So do your research on the instructors that are available to you. My next piece of advice is you should train as much as possible. Do you work full time? Married? Got kids? You may want to think about whether or not time will allow you to commit to training as much as you need to. Most people will say that you should train atleast 3 times a week. If you can train more than that, that's even better but make sure you don't get burned out. Don't train too hard to the point that you don't feel like going the next day. Also in training, you should build up your cardio too and do exercises that use your body weight. This is what Bruce Lee did as well as many other great martial artists. Dieting is also important, maybe equally important as training. Once you got the perfect instructor and the perfect training schedule and diet, you should eventually look into competing in some small scale MMA tournaments so that you can get the experience. You may want to consult with your instructor and decide on when it is the right time for you to start competing. I think if you pay a lot of attention to all of these factors that I have suggested, you will definitely be in a good position to break into the fight scene. Of course, I don't claim to be an expert, but what I know is what I have observed other MMA fighters doing. Good luck to you! Although I personally train for street fighting and may never fight in something like the UFC or Pride, I love to watch those things and I get excited when I meet people who have an interest competing.
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There is no "best" system available.  It depends on how you incorporate the training you get.  After all, if there were a "best" system, then everyone would be studying it, and you would not have the diversity that you have in the martial arts or other self-defense systems.
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His best bet would be to enter some "open" tournments in the area. EX: The N.A.G.A. holds grappling tourments where one does not need to be part of a club to participate.  If he does well there other's that are part of clubs will attempt to recruit him.  From there he will train with others and when skill levels raise they will support him into UFC events and or Pride events.  Or look for any training facilities in your area that specialize in martial arts but make sure they are endorse by a national agency. If your located out in the lost lands it might be tough but worth the effort if he's really serious about it.
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You, go to a dojo and start challenging people....please!
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If you want to learn to defend yourself, martial arts is one good way; you have many choices in Asia.  Check the phone book or internet for nearest school to you.  All good martial arts schools and teachers will train your body, mind and spirit :\n\n1.  Kalaripayyat (from Kerala state in India)\n2.  Karate Do\n3.  Tae Kwan Do\n4.  Chinese Kung Fu (many varieties and schools)\n5.  Jujitsu\n6.  Judo\n7.  Aikido\n\nIf you want to learn to fight, that's a different thing altogether, and solutions include:\n\n8.  Boxing\n9.  Street-fighting\n10. Thai boxing ('muay thai')\netc
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Why don't you join a martial arts school,you can remain as a powerful fighter at the same time ,your girl friend will be happy for you listen to her.\nBesides,martial arts club will teach the correct way of sparring under rules,control and discipline,plus if you good,may be one day you can represent your country to tournaments and even to the Olympic.
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Open up an Anime store or/& theater... no corperations getting on that boat yet, and it's a growing market... AND all of us Anime freaks are just waiting for something like that!!!\n\nYou can start a biz and not have to work on the fron line of it (although that'll mean you'll have to pay employees when you open up for bisuness, thus you can't run it alone you'll need a work force).\n\nYou WILL have to do paper work... you can get an accountant to do the math/tax stuff if you want to spend more money (other then at tax time).\n\nFirst things first, make a "Business Plan"\n\nYou'll know what to do from there.\n\n::: Peace :::\n\nP.S.\nIf you don't have much money stored away, go with an online store and start with affiliates (plus you will most likely not need alot of employees, or maybe none at all for this), from there work your biz up... always start small.\nAnd yes you WILL have to work with others NO matter what.\n\nIf you don't like working with other people then I'd sugest you take what little money you have and become a venture capitalist (that's the closes thing to biz ownership with out doing ANY real work and not having to always interact with people, even though it's a plus if you do LOL)... personally I think venture capitalists are scum.... but that's just me.
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Look up SBA in your area.  They give classes in many areas.  From what I understand, they also sponsors / loan to new small businesses.  You may have to meet certain criteria first though.