Oh, one more thing
Park district just sent a reporter from the local paper in to do a story on my Taji class. Good free promotions!!! I get free exposure, and the news paper gets an easy space filling article.
It’s a win-win senario.
Royal Dragon & Shaolin;
Shaolin;
You will never have control while associated with the Rec & Park Dist. I said that I started out with them for 90 days. I then had a base of 60 students and then I rented my own space. What I didn’t like about Rec & Park was that I was limited to days and hours of teaching. go and find a space once you have some students. I am sure they will follow you!!
Good Luck!
Royal Dragon;
Tom Montgomery still has 26 locations in the Chicago area and 14 here in California. Yes, he is a non-profit organization there in Chicago and here in California. I know this for a fact, he is a good friend of mine.
I am no longer associated with Youth of America, I now have my own two locations, however, I use the best of both worlds, by using their business formula and the dojo formula. I combined the two ideas into one and it was the smartest thing I did. I have told Tom also that he should use store front. rather than the school properties. But he is stuck in his ways. I wish him continued success and anyone else who teaches to enlighten the kids of today!
Really???
I last talked to him was around 97 or so, and back then he was doing buisness throug YMCA’s. He must have gone “not for $$” soon after that.
I was going to consider working for him, but back then I was still too far north for it to work out. Now that I’m in Westmont, it may be feasible.
I always like the layout of that program. Working for someone that runs it is a MUST if you plan to go pro in my opinion, kinda like a colledge course in teaching Martial Arts.
Last I looked, Champion Youth was not doing so well under Mike Saunders’s (Tex’s) direction. Infact they lost thier office space and ended up renting 2 appartments, useing THEM as office space. You may want to let Mr. Montgomary know, opertunitys to expand in to Champion Youth’s territory may exist.
Anyway, got to go
Peace Bro,
Royal Dragon
Royal Dragon
Hey, thanks for the inside information. I will let Tom know tomorrow regarding same. I wish you well in all that you do!!