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Old 08-21-2002, 06:09 PM   #9
Erik
Location: Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2000
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Jun Akiyama (akiy) wrote:
What sort of methods do you use to prepare people to start their own dojo? Do you hold special classes to enable people to learn teaching methods?
I'd like to piggy back on this question if I may. What about the mechanics of running a dojo? Things like marketing, sales (closing), insurance, accounting, liability, retention, etc...

By the time someone gets to nidan/sandan they've probably already done some teaching and they've also been exposed to a number of different teaching styles. So while I think it's valuable and don't mean to underestimate classes on teaching, it does tend to take care of itself at least a little bit in most places.

However, when it comes to those other things, I swear everyone has to completely reinvent the wheel when they open a dojo.
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