Have I Got A Deal For You!!

Do you consider yourself a savvy consumer?

Have you ever been "taken" by a fast-talking salesperson?

No one wants to feel that a scheister took them for a ride but that is what happens every day for thousands of martial arts schools and health clubs around the country. I used to work in a "big box" gym years ago. My job was to sell memberships. I eventually quit because of how they wanted me to sell. I felt like used car salesman as they showed me how to "force" people to sign up and ignore them later when they realized that they signed a contract that they didn't want.

When I started my own dojo and started working with martial arts business consulting companies, I realized they did the same thing. No wonder gyms and martial arts schools have such a bad reputation. I still continue to hear stories about people who never received what they perceived were "the goods" once they signed up. I think it is safe to say that all gyms and most larger martial arts studios are this way. They force people to pay on contracts when they stop training through no fault of their own and don't try to help the client in some way. Those are not the "Budo Values" that we espouse.

To us, our dojo is a family. Whether they are a martial arts student or a fitness client, we care about their phyisical and financial well-being as much as they do. Now there are always those that are trying to shaft us and we will treat them accordingly but we will work with loyal and honost people who deserve it.