| Looking for a martial arts school can be a tricky | | | | if you want family martial arts and you're looking |
| proposition. I know, because I talk to people | | | | to get into shape while learning a little self |
| everyday who are trying to decide on a martial | | | | defense, then picking a school that competes |
| arts school. They are either looking for marital | | | | heavily in tournaments might not work for |
| arts instruction for themselves, their children, or | | | | you.Rule # 4 Know what you are looking for, so |
| the whole family. What I have noticed in my 20 | | | | you know what you are getting. Knowledge about |
| plus years of teaching, is that many people just | | | | knowing what you are looking for is the only way |
| don't know what questions to ask or what to | | | | to make sure you get what you want. If you |
| look for when they start seriously looking for | | | | want tournaments, make sure the school does |
| marital arts training. This article will help with | | | | that. If you want meditation make sure they |
| picking a martial arts school in your area.At last | | | | offer it. If you don't want to work out with kids |
| count, the city i live in, had over 20 martial art | | | | make sure they have an adult program. And be |
| schools. If you visited each one, and stayed just | | | | sure to ask what age they consider to be adult. |
| 20 to 30 minutes you would spend over 10 hours | | | | Some locations consider 12 an adult. The last rule |
| and still not be any closer to training. Two years | | | | is the most important and it is simply to ask |
| ago, there were only about 12 schools in the | | | | questions.Rule # 5 Ask Questions. Don't feel |
| same area. This brings us to our first rule on | | | | intimidated to ask questions. You are the only |
| picking a martial arts school:Rule # 1 Pick a martial | | | | person who knows what you're looking for. I've |
| arts school that's been in the Bellevue area for at | | | | talked to many people who made huge mistakes, |
| least 5 years. I am not saying that new martial | | | | wasted years and lots of money because they |
| arts schools are all bad, in fact, some might be | | | | didn't know what to ask. So ask all your questions |
| quite good. But statistically small businesses close | | | | and ask some more! If you want help knowing |
| their doors at the rate of 74% within the first | | | | what questions to ask, you can use my |
| couple of years. Martial art schools are no | | | | consumer guide on How to pick a Martial Arts |
| exception.Next you will want a location that is less | | | | School. These are based on 20 years of questions |
| than a 15 minute drive from work or home. This | | | | from people who were looking to start martial |
| just makes sense. A convenient location can | | | | arts training.For more information on this article or |
| make the difference in your long-term training.Rule | | | | others go to Articles on Martial ArtsRobert Jones |
| # 2 Pick a martial arts location that is only a 15 - | | | | runs three successful martial arts schools located |
| 20 minuets commute. Break this rule only if you | | | | in Bellevue, Lynnwood, and Kent Washington. He |
| are not happy with the locations near you. It's far | | | | has been helping families make positive changes in |
| better spending an extra ten minutes driving to | | | | their lives through martial arts for over 20 years. |
| get quality than quitting after only a couple of | | | | He has also written A Guide on How to Pick a |
| weeks because you didn't like the classes.Rule # 3 | | | | Martial Arts SchoolHe can be reached at the |
| Pick a marital arts instructor that shares the | | | | Academy of Kempo Martial Arts. 800-508-6141. |
| same values and goals that you do. For example, | | | | |