MartialArtsProfessional – Business Information for Martial Arts School Owners

Protect your Assets with the Right Business Entity, Part 2

Last month, I started a four-part series of columns to help you understand the various entities under which you can do business and their advantages and disadvantages. The primary advantage is to prot...
Creating Automatic Referrals: Having a Great Program and Student Relationship is Simply NOT Enough

Building a steady stream of referrals in your martial arts school is one of the most efficient and effective sources of new students ...
Conducting a Personal Inventory of Your “Knowledge Resources”

Self-knowledge has always been the key to preparing for competition. Knowledge of your attributes, abilities,... ...
The Five Qualities of Productive Work

Your leadership success and the success of your team will be determined by how well you foster the five qualities of productive work teams throughout the stages of your team’s deve...
The Most Influential Martial Arts Business Leader in the U.S.

Grand Master Stephen Oliver Featured in Martial Arts World Magazine ...
Inspiring (Holiday) Story from a School Owner!

I was speaking to a school owner from a pretty typical suburb the other day, it was really entertaining, and I thought you might find it interesting as well (which he gave me permission to share with ...
The Power of Truth, Integrity and High Ethics

How important is truth in today’s world? As a salesperson, one of the biggest misconceptions of our profession is that we will say anything to make a sale. To the public, and sometimes to ourselves, i...
150 to 300 New Intros Per Month with No-Cost Advertising

Stephen Oliver: You’re one of the highest ranked Parker Kenpo black belts in the world, give us a little bit of background of your training and how you got started with your school in Fresno Californi...

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Using the Intention to Serve to be a Great Leader

MAPro April 12, 2024 Martial Arts Education

Using the Intention to Serve to be a Great Leader You don’t have to work on leadership. What you work on is your spiritual intent. Not in religious terms, I’m not telling people what religion to believe. The basis of a plant, whether it is going to live or die, is in the roots. ...

Time Integrity for Entrepreneurs: Mental Time Leaks, Part 2

Lee Milteer April 8, 2024 Your Success Coach

Worry Leaks Worry is a useless emotion. Since your mind doesn’t have enough worry, you invent more; and, most likely, it’s 100 percent worse than reality could ever be. If you have unhealthy emotions of imagined fears or worry, then the body responds with a tense feeling of nervousness, stress-related illness, fatigue, lack of energy ...

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admin-snap April 6, 2024 Martial Arts Management

Step 1 -Complete the Form Below to Request Your FREE 1 on 1 School Progress Evaluationand Receive Your FREE GIFTS! My NAPMA Team and I are on an UNSTOPPABLE MISSION to help our fans (and our industry) take their martial arts school to the next level this year. I’ve generously offered to ...

Jean Claude Van Damme, Martial Arts Film Star

MAPro March 29, 2024 Martial Arts Professional Asks...

What advice would you give martial arts professionals who want to achieve higher levels of success? Jean Claude Van Damme answers… The mind is the most powerful thing. Therefore, it is important for you to use your mind to be the best you can be. Use the power of your mind to maintain a healthy, ...