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Why You Should Never Do Jiu-Jitsu With A Pig...

July 20th, 2015 at 9:14 am CDT

Friend, "I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it." ~ George Bernard Shaw I think about that quote every time someone tries to draw me into their flawed argument on social media. Saves me a lot of ...

How To Deal With Wise Guys At The Dojo...

July 17th, 2015 at 10:10 am CDT

Friend, We've all had to deal with the new student who tries to screw you up when you're demonstrating a technique. Here's one way to deal with it. Enjoy. :) https://youtu.be/gD0iPMJpW6A Until next time, Mike MassieMartialArtsBusinessDaily.com P.S. ...

Is Running Your Dojo Driving You Crazy?

July 16th, 2015 at 10:14 am CDT

Friend, Today's email is going to get a little bit more serious than usual. Yesterday a colleague on Facebook shared this article on the psychological cost of running a business. I suggest you read it. Even though it's mostly focused on leaders of h ...

Can You Grow Your Dojo Without The Internet?

January 21st, 2015 at 2:47 pm CDT

Friend, A few weeks back I connected with Alex Changho - Alex is a former martial art school owner turned business coach, and he has some very interesting ideas on how school owners can grow their schools... ...without having to rely on the internet ...

Is Web Marketing Really The Best Way To Get New Students?

January 20th, 2015 at 9:37 am CDT

Friend, Here's a question for you... Is web marketing really the best way to enroll students? The reason I'm posing this question to you is because I've known of several successful martial art school owners who built their schools without relying o ...

How To Stop Being A Broke Martial Arts Instructor...

January 15th, 2015 at 9:10 am CDT

Friend, My podcast guest for the week got sick and had to reschedule, so instead of another podcast episode I have a new blog article for you... Now, fair warning on this article - if the topic hits a little too close to home, I can guarantee that w ...

Will Your STORM Team Get Your Dojo Shut Down?

January 13th, 2015 at 2:37 pm CDT

Friend, Let's face it - a lot of martial art schools wouldn't survive without all the free help they get from their students. I get that, but I'll also tell you it comes with a lot of hidden dangers. A few years back, one of the most successful schoo ...

How Dave Halved His Dojang And Doubled His Profits...

January 12th, 2015 at 4:04 pm CDT

Friend, Hey folks, tomorrow I have another edition of the podcast coming out. It's on a topic that every school owner needs to hear about, so make sure you keep an eye out for it... But for today, I wanted to send you a story that I shared on the bl ...

5 Ways To Use Video To Market Your Dojo...

January 9th, 2015 at 10:04 am CDT

Friend, Hey folks, the New Year has taken off like a rocket, so I haven't had time this week to do another podcast episode. So instead, I thought I'd send out this link to an article I wrote a while back that shares 5 ways you can use video to marke ...

Why Martial Arts Marketing Is About Failing Forward...

January 8th, 2015 at 10:38 am CDT

Friend, So, I spent all day yesterday installing a site redesign on a client's website. It took me two days of work before that to do the actual redesign, and then the installation went sideways on me so it took me all day to straighten it out. To s ...