13. Bernard Kerik 911 Interview by John Graden
The Truth About the Martial Arts Business with John Graden
Release Date: 06/16/2020
The Truth About the Martial Arts Business with John Graden
After nearly two decades of teaching traditional taekwondo, Guevara realized that what he was teaching was not providing the benefits he wanted for his students. He replaced his curriculum with Empower Kickboxing™ and did not lose a single student.
info_outline 21. The Truth About Martial Arts in the Inner-CityThe Truth About the Martial Arts Business with John Graden
Imagine being so desperate to escape the violent, drug-infested inner-city of Baltimore’s inner-city that you make up your own kung fu techniques to compete in martial arts tournaments in order to get some direction out. Yet, the darkness of the ghetto pulls you back in...
info_outline 20. The Smoke and Mirrors of Martial ArtsThe Truth About the Martial Arts Business with John Graden
In the episode, the truth about the martial arts business is that not only is it easy for instructors to fall into these drastic mistakes of the past, but that it’s almost expected.
info_outline 19. How Mark Moore Grew a 425 Student Martial Arts School While Teaching Just 2 Classes a NightThe Truth About the Martial Arts Business with John Graden
Our guest today is Mark Moore. His school in South Jersey has continued to grow through the pandemic. Mark says the three keys to his success are, the curriculum, the school atmosphere, and a special mindset that any martial arts school owner will certainly appreciate learning.
info_outline 18. What Every Martial Arts Instructor MUST Know About the Law of Self-Defense.The Truth About the Martial Arts Business with John Graden
This week, The Truth About the Martial Arts Business explores a deadly serious topic that every martial arts instructor needs to understand and teach. The Law of Self-Defense.
info_outline 17. How to Build a 6-Figure Self-Defense BusinessThe Truth About the Martial Arts Business with John Graden
Joe Robaina is a veteran martial artist with a wide range of skills and talent. But for the last few years, he has excelled in the self-defense business. Joe shares some strategies that have helped him to build a successful self-defense business.
info_outline 16. Master the Art of Tongue Fu with Sam HornThe Truth About the Martial Arts Business with John Graden
The Truth About the Martial Arts Business episode 16 guest Sam Horn is the author of Tongue Fu.
info_outline 15. 7 Biggest Tax Deductions for Martial Arts Businesses and SchoolsThe Truth About the Martial Arts Business with John Graden
The Trump Tax Act may benefit your martial arts school in several ways. Here are 7 major ways that self-employed martial arts instructors and school owners can slash their taxes and keep more of their hard-earned money to put in the bank each year.
info_outline 14. 10 Important Questions About Your Martial Arts School CurriculumThe Truth About the Martial Arts Business with John Graden
In this podcast, I go solo with a harsh look at what martial arts schools are teaching and how to lead your students into the future by discarding the smoke and mirrors of the traditional curriculum. A good master instructor avoids teaching these contradictions.
info_outline 13. Bernard Kerik 911 Interview by John GradenThe Truth About the Martial Arts Business with John Graden
Bernard Kerik was Rudy Guliani's right hand during 911. They were under the second tower when it was struck. 2 decades later, we are in the middle of a massive disruption of law and order.
info_outlineIn this 13th episode, The Truth About the Martial Arts Business is that martial arts schools have to be responsible and careful of the intentions of their students.
Hi, I’m John Graden, we are in the middle of a massive disruption of law and order. Gun sales are through the roof, and Google searches for self-defense have spiked off the charts. People want to feel safe and secure.
Now that the pandemic has leveled off, anti-fa has taken over sections of big cities and is wreaking violent havoc on innocent Americans.
Undercover recordings of the terrorist group Anti-fa reveal them teaching their members how to gouge eyes, strike the liver and put innocent people into rear-naked chokes.
These are dangerous techniques taught by unscrupulous martial arts instructors who are teaching how to abuse and misuse these skills. That is in contrast to when Melody Shuman discovered that one of the pilots that flew into the World Trade center on 911 had trained in her school in the months leading up to the attack.
One year after 911, I interviewed new york city police commissioner Bernard Kerik. He was protecting Mayor Rudy Giuliani throughout that fateful day.
Mr Kerik is also a 5th-degree black belt and credits much of his success to his martial arts training. He also has an excellent biography describing his amazing story.
He lays out some guidelines for martial arts schools to look out for students who may be abusing their training. I conducted this interview in a hotel lobby in Orlando about a year after the attack.
Next, we often hear the Japanese word kaizen thrown around as a commitment to continuous improvement. Are we seeing kaizen in traditional schools?
AntiFa video teaching eye gouge to followers.
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