How do you promote your Dojo?

[Spirit]

How I have always known it to be done and follow it since is this...
Each student is their own island, the testing guide lines is a guide not the rule.
The sensei [and the testing board members] should know each student personally and he/they make their decisions based on each person skills close to the testing guide lines be they kids, teens or adults

[vapor]

Spirit, thanks for that post, I think it really captures the essence of a good teacher.
One who has a vested interest in the progress of their students, and is willing to measure their growth on its own merits!

vapor

[Brad]

Originally Posted by tmd

Was it the advert on the van that go you to try the Kung Fu?

Osu.

Sorry for the way late reply. To answer the question it was my friend invited me along. I just saw the print on the vehicle when i arrived at the dojo.

[tmd]

How cool is this

Yansu happens to be my fav. kata at the moment and I found this on you tube.

YouTube - ??4 / TEKKEN 4 - PS2 "Embu" EXTENDED...

[DKKC]

Ha ha! Not bad for a cartoon character!

[Dent]

Osu!

I think Kyofighter's approach by using YouTube is a positive one. If your Dojo has a visible online presence, both through a website, and hosted videos, those people who enjoy what they see will be likely to visit.

Osu!

[vapor]

I think that we need to realize, that the younger demographic will likely turn to the web first for their information gathering activities.

If you don't have a presence on the web, you might as well not exist---as there is more trust from this age group online, then there would, say looking in the phone book

vapor

[Dent]

Osu!

I think its funny that when I started, there was no Karate in the phone book. (Ok, technically, our area didn't have a phonebook, and we still had a central switchboard and a three digit number, but you get the idea. )

Now, there might as well not be any in the phone book, because even I check the net first.

Osu!