schools are having a hard time here as well.
Just had lunch w/ my jujitsu teacher and found out his enrollment was down as well as mine.
I've only had one student quit that cited economics though. She was driving 25 miles one way and is a small business owner selling a luxury product so her busines has been slacking off as well.
Everyone else either 'got busy' or lazy.
A TKD school nearby has closed.
There is one little thing happening though: a TKD guy, ATA I think, has opened several tiny little schools around town...3 or 4 I think. Word is he's not making a lot of money because he doesn't have a bunch of students at any school but is just carving up the pie into smaller bites for everyone. On the other hand, he's bracketing the city. This town sucks azz to cross between 3 and 7 for such a relatively small place. I have had people tell me they didn't want to come to a class on the other side of town.
I've been debating closing down and trying to get back into a rec center. I've been in the black exactly one month out of 18...
"George never did wake up. And, even all that talking didn't make death any easier...at least not for us. Maybe, in the end, all you can really hope for is that your last thought is a nice one...even if it's just about the taste of a nice cold beer."
"If you find the right balance between desperation and fear you can make people believe anything"
"Is enlightenment even possible? Or, did I drive by it like a missed exit?"
It's simpler than you think.
I could be completely wrong"