Previously, I wrote about how the martial artist and martial arts instructor have never reached the level of recognition of other professional athletes. In fact, the average person does not even consider martial artists as professional athletes.
In part, this is due to the fact that most instructors and school owners do not perceive themselves as such or project that image to their communities.
I created the TNT system for many reasons, including an attempt to raise our “profession” to the level associated with and currently reserved for premier athletes, such as professional basketball, baseball and football players.
These individuals hold a highly esteemed and revered place in our society. They are elevated above most of us, as celebrities equal to movie stars. Most adults envy them and most children want to be like them.
This is how society should see martial arts instructors as well. The only way you can make that happen is to think and act that way yourself.
By creating a standardized system for others to learn, follow and implement at their schools, we can establish a level of professionalism never before achieved by martial artists.
You must establish yourself as the premier martial arts instructor in your community. Tell everyone you meet how you are unique from the others. You must make your school the location or locations where everyone wants to train and grow.
You must see yourself as a professional athlete, worthy of the fame and fortune that other sports stars attain. Be a product of the product! Then, promote yourself as your community’s personal safety expert, and become a local celebrity. Believe it inside and act it on the outside, and soon those around you will begin treating you as a local star athlete.
As with other professionals, and professional athletes, you have dedicated your life to your profession, spending 20 years and more, to become an expert and perfecting your techniques.
What can you do to convince your local community to think of you as a professional expert, see you as the best of the best, and recognize that you’ve reached the mountaintop?
One way is as a NAPMA Maximum Impact member. Your association with and membership in NAPMA lends credence to you, as a professional martial artist.
Attainment of and adherence to professional goals and standards established though the TNT system is another crucial way. You and your community will benefit when you let everyone know you’re a TNT-affiliated school and you have been certified as an instructor of these methods.
I have spent the last decade developÂing and perfecting TNT. It is a unique combination of martial arts and training techniques.
I’ll teach you how to custom fit TNT lessons to your students’ needs in all areas, and you will be certified in this revolutionary and industry changing method.
For years, I been involved in community events, and nourished contacts with local media. I’ve held special events and distributed press releases about those events to the media. I then became the local expert that they contacted whenever they had a question or an idea for a story.
After much newspaper, magazine, radio and TV exposure, everyone in my area knows Master Sang; and everyone knows that I am the teacher you want to choose for top results.
I’ll teach you my TNT system, so you can establish yourself, similarly, in your community.
You must demonstrate the professionalism and confidence with which you carry yourself and promote your school. You must explain the benefits of private lessons and one-on-one attention. Show the student how you can adapt to fulfill any and all of his or her needs, while producing all the desired results
Once you do this, you can receive the acknowledgment and the rewards of a true professional athlete.
