Promoting oneself as a trainer

[thekuntawman]

i think the movies convince people that masters are suppose to be poor and live in poverty. there is no reason for great teachers to cant feed their kids. think about it, the best fighters we can think of and admire so much.... bruce lee, gracies, dan inosanto, mas oyama, arent all these guys live well off?

but if you have great teacher + lots of money + sucks students = sell out, this is what most people are thinking, but they unfairly put it on any teacher who teaches children or drives a nice car. whats hard for the teacher is, how to make a good living and keep good skill in the classroom. many of us study the art but we dont study business...

[wim]

i think the movies convince people that masters are suppose to be poor and live in poverty. there is no reason for great teachers to cant feed their kids. think about it, the best fighters we can think of and admire so much.... bruce lee, gracies, dan inosanto, mas oyama, arent all these guys live well off?

but if you have great teacher + lots of money + sucks students = sell out, this is what most people are thinking, but they unfairly put it on any teacher who teaches children or drives a nice car. whats hard for the teacher is, how to make a good living and keep good skill in the classroom. many of us study the art but we dont study business...

The thing is, even great teachers can have bad students. I've taught many people who didn't have a lot of aptitude for the art they wanted to learn. Wrong body type, no coordination, etc. But that doesn't mean I shouldn't teach them IMHO. Not every student will go on to be an awesome martial artist.
That said, you are right. Some teachers seem a bit hyper commercial while not delivering an all that impressive curriculum.

Wim