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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?
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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.