For you school owners who are starting up a martial arts school, I just came across the site www.starting-a-martial-arts-school.com that’s run by a long-time owner Michael Massie.  It has a ton of great information that’s definitely worth a look. 

For those of you running martial arts schools, managing your students, classes, belt ranks, marketing materials, contracts, tournaments and monthly billing can take quite a bit away from your passion for teaching martial arts. There are a ton of companies out there you can turn to that have been in the market for a long time and a lot of other schools use…but they’re getting outdated. Installing software on a computer isn’t effective for managing schools, not to mention the constant upgrades and exposure for having credit card or bank account information in your school.

You also have to consider your target market.  Most schools receive the bulk of their income from younger students who have grown up with the internet, text messaging and video games.  They want some way to interact with your school even when they’re not training.  You will attract a lot more interest and students by taking advantage of some of the technology available today…not to mention how much easier it will make managing your school.

ExperienceMartialArts.com has put together a complete suite of services that we can offer your Martial Arts School to give you everything you need with a super-simple way to manage it all.

• Martial Arts Website
• Martial Arts School Management Software
• Martial Arts Billing Solution
• Martial Arts Point of Sale Equipment

We’ve created a way for all 4 of these pieces to work together in a seamless fashion, giving you everything you need to run your school and allowing you to focus on doing what you love…teaching Martial Arts.  Come take a look at our services and feel free to contact us with any questions you have.

The Universal Martial Arts Association (http://www.universal-martial-arts.org) is putting on their first Hall of Fame Banquet, Seminars and tournament this September 28-30th, 2007 at the Omni Hotel in Charlotte, North Carolina.

There will be special guests and the tournament is a World Karate Union (WKU) rated event.
For full details, you can visit the Universal Martial Arts Association Hall of Fame website at http://www.umaahof.com.

A Florida teenager used his martial arts skills to fight off a chainsaw-wielding intruder.

Check out the video at yahoo:
www.yahoo.com/s/674624