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Martial Arts Business News
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
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
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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Martial Arts Business News
They Paid 7.8 Times Earnings for a Gym With No Instructors. What Is Your School Worth?
PureGym paid £235m for a Swiss chain running a 47% margin. The buyers know their arithmetic cold. Stephen Oliver on…
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Martial Arts Business News
Martial Arts Business News: Week of October 19, 2026
PureGym pays £235m for cheap gyms, World Gym targets 30 Thai clubs, consumer sentiment hits a 15-year low, and Ireland's…
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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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Martial Arts Business News
Youth Sports Now Costs Parents Three Hours a Game Day. Time, Not Price, Is the Martial Arts School’s Opening.
New Axios and Aspen Institute figures show youth sports parents spend 3 hours 23 minutes on each practice or game…
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Mindset & Leadership
When a Black Belt Behaves Badly Outside Your School: Conduct Standards and Promotion by Consensus
Can a martial arts school hold black belts accountable for what they do at high school? Yes, and the schools…
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