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- From: chris@actrix.gen.nz (Chris Double)
- Subject: Re: Charging for training?
- Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 09:44:28 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.094428.12959@actrix.gen.nz>
- References: <MARY.92Nov15113437@martinique.Cayman.COM> <722002828snx@paragon.folly.welly.gen.nz>
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- In article <722002828snx@paragon.folly.welly.gen.nz> parry_r@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz writes:
- >
- > > SOME Americans who teach martial arts charge money. Some don't.
- > > Of those who do, some make a profit. Some don't.
- >
- > Fair enough. I was talking from my references, which included about 4
- > people who's sempai didn't make a profit, and about 20 who's sempai did.
- > Make bad odds... You tell me. If it makes a difference, the two areas
- > I was staying were Harbour City (LA, Cal) and New York (NY, NY :)
- >
- So out of a country as big as the States you make a general
- statemate from 'statistics' gained from two cities??
-
- Compare the statistics against all martial arts training in the
- States and you will probably find a different story. The same goes
- in the New Zealand clubs I've had involvment with...Some make a
- profit and some don't.
-
- > > Somehow I have a very hard time believing that every martial arts school
- > > in NZ that charges money is operating on a "break exactly even" basis.
- > [snip]
- > > Seems I was right...
- >
- > Yeah. One out of... uh, a few hundred, at least... is pretty good odds.
- > I dunno. Ask around - maybe some other guys down here have heard about
- > clubs that I haven't. But this Ninjitsu is definitely a McDojo.
- Remember that New Zealand does have a smaller population. It doesn't
- have the number of martial artists to support large commercial
- operations, hence the lower number of nationwide commercial dojos.
-
- >
- > > Can I ask a really stupid question here? Do you really feel that you
- >
- > Gee, I dunno. Why not? I haven't seen any adverse commments (yet) from
- > the guys down here, and even recieved a few good ones. Seems fair.
- >
- Well, here's one :).
-
- You certainly don't speak for me and therefore don't speak for all
- martial artists in New Zealand.
-
- There are some clubs here who operate on a break even basis and
- there are some who operate at a profit. It doesn't really matter as
- long as the instruction being given is good, and the students are
- gaining from it.
-
- Regards,
- Chris Double
- chris@actrix.gen.nz
-