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5 Tips For Dealing With A Disruptive Student
In this article by Dr. Robyn J.A. Silverman, PhD, get tips on how to teach martial arts to a disruptive child. Learn how to diffuse the situation, redirect the child's focus, and reward positive behavior.

Free or Fee? - Should Martial Arts Schools Offer Free Intro Lessons?
This article goes over the pros and cons of offering freebies to potentials students, and helps the martial arts school owner choose which option would be best for his or her situation.

Call Intake Procedure - Sample Phone Script - Martial Arts Business
A sample call intake procedure, or phone script, intended for martial arts business owners and instructors. This phone script is one way to help systematize your sales methods to help bring in more trials and make a consistently positive first impression.

Lil' Dragons - Training The Youngest Martial Artists
An interview with Sensei Kimber Hill regarding her Lil Dragons program. Lil Dragons is a program designed for children ages 3 to 7. It provides an innovative, child development based martial arts program that helps even the youngest students achieve their goals.

MAIA - Martial Arts Industry Association
The home page for MAIA, or the Martial Arts Industry Association. This organization provides support, information, advertising help and training for instructors and school owners. They also host a large, annual conference.

NAPMA - National Association of Professional Martial Artists
Home site of NAPMA or the National Association of Professional Martial Artists. NAPMA offers several programs for school owners to generate revenue, invigorate their classes and boost their school image in the community.

MATA - Martial Arts Teachers Association
MATA is a new, totally online martial arts professional organization founded by John Graden, the founder of NAPMA. This site offers many online templates, tutorials, articles and more, for less of a membership fee than NAPMA or MAIA. The only difference is that you don't get a big package in the mail every month. Everything is totally electronic.

Shuman Concepts - Age Specific Programs, Management Training & More
Shuman Concepts offers several age specific programs as well as reports and articles regarding school management, instructor training and more. Melody Shuman also recently launched her own martial arts school based totally on the programs she offers. She offers coaching services for martial arts school owners who are opening a new school or branching out.

Lil' Dragons - Martial Arts Curriculum for Young Children
This is the Lil' Dragons home page, featuring a direct link to order the curriculum, supporting information, a school locator and information about program founder Kimber Hill.

Century Direct - Websites, Wholesale Supplies & More
Century Direct is a program offered by Century Inc. A member school gets their own web site and is able to offer the whole Century line without investing in all the merchandise ahead of time, storing it, and then shipping or distributing it. Century handles all the hard work, and school owners share in the profits.

United Professionals - School Management and Billing Services
United Professionals, or UP, offers billing services, management training, instructor training and various seminars for martial arts school owners and instructors.

EFC - Educational Funding Company
EFC is probably one of the best known billing/management companies in the martial arts industry. They offer management training, billing and seminars for school growth.