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I Hate Tkd Schools, all they want is $
After a search that lasted almost two years, I finally found an instructor in my area for muay thai. Unfortunately the only place around here that has a fully equipped martial arts school is a TKD place here in Junction City, KS, and he works there as an instructor. I got in touch with him and he was more than happy to train with me on weekends. But the head instructor at the school told him if we used his equipment and trained in the school, I would be required to also enroll in his beginner TKD class, doing all the bullshit forms and low-low-low impact training and discipline, respect B.S. just like all the 8 year olds. Did I forget to mention it will cost me about 100$ a month? The muay thai instructor was going to train me for free! I learned plenty about respect and discipline in the 6 years I was in the US Army, do I really need to practice my Keeah's and Ayyah's with the kids and earn my pretty belts and learn "life skills" with his beginners? Hell no! Just another example of how these TKD schools and Karate dojos just want to cash in on nerdy kid's parents... And it makes me sick. The muay thai instructor told me we'd just train grassroots style at his house and I'm cool with that, but that TKD guy just pissed me off and I had to bitch about it... Anyone with similar experiences?
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inmop muay thai makes tkd obsolete. theres no point in training tkd when you have mt. -
My thoughts exactly! There's definitely no point in paying 100$ for it!!!Comment
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I like the side kicks and back kicks from TKD...that's about it.
But it also brings up why I like the GYM system Thai Boxing places will use. You pay for membership at a gym...you can go in and train with the facilities whenever you feel like it, classes optional but encouraged.
TKD...it's almost the complete opposite...the places I used to go to strongly discouraged any independent training using the equipment. That #### got old fast.Comment
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It's not just TKD schools. All martial arts schools want your money. It's how they stay alive.... It costs a lot of money to rent out a location to hold classes. I talked to a gym owner once and was surprised at how many active monthy members they needed to make up for rent.
I totally agree though that forcing you to take that beginner's TKD class is ridiculous. Perhaps you could work out another deal with the gym owner? Maybe like $30 a month or something just to work out in his gym? Anyway, even though your Muay Thai teacher is offereing classes for free, perhaps it would be nice to offer him some cash anyway just to say thank you for his time. Good luck though, sounds like you found a really nice teacher.
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I actually mentioned that to the TKD instructor, I asked him if I could just pay him about 50 $ for the use of his facilities on the weekends with his Muay Thai instructor, and he VEHEMENTLY denied it. And yes, I was planning on hooking up my new instructor for his time and expertise.Comment
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I take it your experience originates from the U.S.A? It seems you guys have a serious problem with the McDojangs. For my TKD training under the T.A.G.B all I have to pay is £24 a month and I can take as many classes as I feel with a T.A.G.B instructor.
TKD is the world's most popular martial art and it is bound to have some jackass trying to cash in, stick with an organised body like ATA and you should be okay.
I'm not gonna get into a TKD vs.MT arguement cuz its been done to death on these forums.Comment
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dude. 100 bucks a month isn't a bad price. To train muay thai in virginia beach was gonna cost $120 with a year contract. A private bjj class can run you $100 an hour.
I could teach people at my house for free too, I've got no overhead, nice schools have high overhead. My overhead at my school is nearly 6K a month. that is either higher prices, or a hell of a lot of people
Now the quality of schools vary greatly. Remember also that some systems have what is called a dual system. You start off training fundamentals one way, But at blackbelt ranks the training is quite different.Comment
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$100 Dollars is cheap I wanted to take some private Bjj classes and was told it is 150 a hour for a class.Comment
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I am holding back a lot of things...for now.
The school owner has to cover his ASSets. You are on contract, he can file with his insurance should you get your head kicked in on his property. Other wise he'll risk it all - and you don't sound like the person I'd want to risk my business and livelyhood on.
Your remarks about the dicipline and the kids was very rude, not only to TKD styles but to the kids as well.Comment
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yeah sounds like the guys that come in and after they leave, we sit around and thank god it was "Too Expensive" for them.
Nobody wants to deal with a whiny student. I've had enough of them and I'm always happy to see them go. But hey they pay the bills so the rest of the blackbelts can train the way we want.Comment
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You know what is also funny,
I had people complain when I charged $35 a month 10 years ago, they still complained at 40, and even still at $55 and still at 85 and 100. But, As I raised my price I got better students.
That is a lesson for all would be instructors, people will value your training by how much you charge, so the less you charge the more dead beat students you will have who don't take their training seriously.
some will, some won't, so what, next!Comment
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Man you hit the nail on the head excessive, I think the guy should take the TKD classes and do the muay thai with the guy on weekends.Comment
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Never taunt a hormonal woman!
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