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During Demo you should have a few students [in gi] passing out fliers to the audience.

As for wrapping your car or van great thing to do but $$$$$$$

As for promoting Kyokushin rather than the dojo big mistake as well promoting K/D rather than karate is an error.
Sure you can teach and do that, but remember one thing people do not know wushu from goju... it is you and the dojo they come to, an it is up to you to present to them the "values" of training not to overpower them with K/D and Kyokushin is this or that.

Traditional dojo back here in the east cost are doing just fine, in fact growing well.
Though the MMA craze is hurting some and many are turning to teach everything under the sun to draw in students. This is no different than what happened in the 70's with kung fu and the bruce lee b/s or in the 80's with the pressure from workout clubs and aerobics and in the 90's with softer teach and promote and today with Mcdojo's and MMA.

You as the teacher must take off that hat and forget your Karate instincts and put on your business "Owners" hat and focus on running a business...

Your demo needs to impress people with skills of the basics, and not scare them off.

Many great instructors fail to see the wisdom of their failures...


Their is a reason why you are not gaining students and their is a reason why you do not get anything from a demo... AND it has Nothing to do with your skills as a teacher or Karateka. All to do with your skills as a business person.