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Buying a Martial Arts Franchise? What to Verify Before You Sign
The FTC's Premier Martial Arts case turned on earnings claims, studio size, owner hours and who was really selling the…
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Enrollment & Retention
Auto-Renewing Memberships vs. Renewal Conferences
Auto-renewal saves staff time; renewal conferences are built around a black belt commitment. Here's what one long-time coach reports from…
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Fifteen Hours a Week: The Arithmetic That Never Closed
The FTC says a martial arts school was sold as a fifteen-hour-a-week semi-absentee business. Stephen Oliver on why that arithmetic…
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Travel Ball Just Priced Out 77% of Parents. Don’t Answer With a Discount.
A Harris Poll this week put cost ahead of injury as the number one reason parents consider pulling a child…
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Nobody Is Coming to Teach Your 4:30 Class
The number of youth team-sport coaches in America fell from 8.4 million to 6.9 million in three years while participation…
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Martial Arts Business News: Week of September 28, 2026
Team-sport participation hit a record 92.3 million while the youth coaching base fell from 8.4 million to 6.9 million. Plus…
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Martial Arts Business News: Week of October 12, 2026
The FTC puts $1.85 million on the "semi-absentee dojo," New York City's click-to-cancel rule goes live, Victoria rewires its Working…
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Industry History
Martial Arts Without Philosophy Is Street Fighting: What Jhoon Rhee’s TRUTOPIA Still Teaches School Owners
Jhoon Rhee spent fifty years arguing that a martial arts school sells philosophy, not punches. His 2010 book TRUTOPIA, read…
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Legislation & Regulation
New Jersey Bill Would Require Annual Background Checks and Child-Safety Training at Every Martial Arts School
New Jersey S4683, introduced October 1, 2026, would require annual fingerprint background checks and annual state safeguarding training for every…
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Legislation & Regulation
A Robot Cage Fight Drew California’s Athletic Commission. Your School’s Fight Night Could Too.
California's State Athletic Commission sent a cease-and-desist over a human-versus-robot cage fight. The legal point behind it, that any full-contact…
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