BJJ Corner
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Gymdesk Buys Smoothcomp: What Smoothcomp Connect Means for Academies With Competition Teams
Gymdesk has acquired Smoothcomp, the competition platform behind roughly 200 tournaments a weekend, and launched…
BJJ Academy Operations
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The School-Within-a-School Model: Why Martial Arts Academies Are Sharing Space
A BJJ academy moving inside a Krav Maga school in Norwalk is one example of…
Teaching & Curriculum
12 hours ago
Teaching Mixed-Rank Classes Without Lowering the Standard
The rank spread is not the obstacle, it is the mechanism. The four methods for…
Enrollment & Retention
1 day ago
The 100-50-25 Rule: Live Event Benchmarks for Martial Arts Schools
A good live event produces about 100 appointments. Those should become 50 to 60 first…
Legislation & Regulation
1 day ago
The FBI Wants a One-Year, No-Bid UFC Training Contract. What It Means for Defensive Tactics Instructors
An FBI sole-source justification proposes a one-year UFC contract to train special agents in striking,…
Enrollment & Retention
1 day ago
Tuition Stacking: Why Year Three Pays More Than Year One
Martial arts school revenue grows by stacking: renewed students keep paying while each year's new…
Marketing
1 day ago
What Martial Arts Schools Pay for Event Booths: Fall 2026
Farmers markets, fall festivals, movie theaters and city-wide events: what school owners reported paying for…
Mindset & Leadership
2 days ago
Grand Theft Potato: Make Your Restrictions Real And Watch Them Work!
A study on stolen french fries turns out to explain why your doors-close deadline stopped…
Marketing
2 days ago
How Martial Arts Schools Can Partner With Local Elementary Schools
What a principal is actually measured on, the five partnership models ranked by difficulty, the…
Marketing
3 days ago
What Martial Arts Schools Are Paying for Meta Leads: Fall 2026
One agency reported about $39 per Meta lead across its martial arts clients in September…
