Welcome! Mike D!

Your Martial Arts Business Marketing Website only needs to follow a few simple, yet important principles to be effective. Many martial arts business owners miss these critical elements and it costs them new martial arts students and business every year. Read on to find out if your site is ready to recruit students or turn them away...



Remember simple is better and here’s why.



Internet surfers have the attention spans of gnats! This statement is not meant at all to be… Continue

Other Ways to Get Into the School Systems…



I saw this question in two different forums now- so I figured I’d do a post on it…



The Question-



“How do I get into the local school system?”



My experience in getting into school systems myself and helping clients do it has taught me that not all school systems are created equally.



Personal example-



When had a school in inner city Philadelphia – I worked with about 5 local catholic… Continue

It's been a while since I posted... Just been real busy... But I'll be checkin' more often





You couldn’t help but hear or read of the resent poll that showed that fears and worry about the economy are growing. I heard it in my car as I drove my kids to school and then read it when I signed on to the internet.





This recent poll about the economy is just more proof of how information influences thoughts, feelings and behavior… What you put in is what you get… Continue

Simple Scheduling for Your Martial Arts School



By: Mike Dolpies





Here was the question that I received.





“I need to change my teaching schedule. Do you have any access for samples of schedules that might be good? My plan of course is to get to 220-275 students in the next year. I have 3 programs (basic,masters,leaders).

Specific concerns: how to make classes manageable for one instructor and an assistant on the floor; and to make them so parents… Continue

How to Harness the Power of the Subconscious Mind and Positive In-Put





By: Mike Dolpies





Studying human nature is a fascinating thing. As martial artist we are always searching for the “answers so success.” Maybe it is our success that we are searching for or maybe we are trying to figure out how to help our students become more successful. Probably both!





The answers are buried in the subconscious mind. We may have a goal in mind. Our students… Continue