The Economy and Kung Fu

[BoulderDawg]

If nothing else I don't see growth in MA schools.

While it may be true that as many smaller school close the larger schools will benefit from crossovers I don't see a lot of new people starting in the next 6 months to a year.

Also, many schools main profit comes from their kids programs. I think these will be hit harder as parent look for less expensive activities for their kids.

[SPJ]

when the economy is bad or a lot of disasters etc.

people will look for answer and comfort.

or spiritual index will soar.

so the mind/body/soul center will do well.

fitness/lifestyle-- yoga/taichi center etc.

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for me,

if I am down,

I would do the twist and again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGwyHVodypo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5PqydMA1kA

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we all have our ways of coping or dealing with down times.

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the good time or good economy will roll again.

so let us just rock or twist for now.

[TenTigers]

are you kidding? I just had a student's dad call me up this sunday morning to drop off a down payment on a year program. Sunday Morning, and he was at the school's front door with money.( shoulda brought some bagels and coffee.)
If they value what you do, then they will enroll in your school.
It is simply a matter of whether or not you are giving them value.

[uki]

It is simply a matter of whether or not you are giving them value.

LOL... this made me remember a story of an indian merchant who had three different tables of indian merchandise. one table was priced very inexpensively, the next one was moderately priced, and the third table was very expensive... yet each table had the same assortment of things to buy. one day a customer came up to the indian and inquired why he was selling the same exact things at different prices. the indian told the lady that some people value what they buy according to how much they spend on it. some folks like to shop cheaply and others only buy expensive items... but in the end everyone is getting the same thing.

[SPJ]

talking about gardening or growing your own food.

I always have a garden no matter where I go.

I grow some veggie, pepper, green onion, squash/mellon--

I also have peach and plum trees.

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I do not use insecticide--

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There is a food and powder milk crises in China.

They are not producing enough food for the population.

There is a poisonous ingredient added to san lu or three deer milk powder

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[SPJ]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59lMZMaIX6U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_mPnKzbCw4&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTFANOlMTq0

[SPJ]

a bill to bolster confidence in people

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFrssQpoFhs&feature=user

[TenTigers]

not to hijack,
but...
When I was a kid, my dad planted fruit trees all around the house. On the side there were peach,plum and pear trees, then as you walked around there was a cherry tree(I used to climb up,sit in that tree and eat cherries all day) two apple trees, an apricot tree and a crabapple tree. There was a row of blueberry bushes and strawberry plants.You would wander around, just picking fruit and eating.
We also would have a small vegetable garden-peppers, tomatoes,cucumbers (we made our own pickles)corn,and lettuce.
When my parents moved down to Florida, they grew mangoes, limes,kumquats, and grapefruits.
My dad had a 38foot Sportfisherman, and was an avid angler, so we ate fish several times a week. Bass, Blues,Mako,Tuna,mackeral,fluke, flounder,porgies,weakfish, snappers,you name it. If it swims, we'll eat it.
Deer season is approaching and I need to get my bow set up, otherwise there will be no meat on the table.
If you eat red meat-venison is the way to go. No hormones, no steroids, no chemicals, and they run free, not stuck in a pen and force-fed, so the meat is low fat, and the chi is better.
There is nothing more satisfying than growing, catching and eating your own food.

[BoulderDawg]

are you kidding? I just had a student's dad call me up this sunday morning to drop off a down payment on a year program. Sunday Morning, and he was at the school's front door with money.( shoulda brought some bagels and coffee.)
If they value what you do, then they will enroll in your school.
It is simply a matter of whether or not you are giving them value.

That reminds me of a story I heard about the great depression.

It was black friday and there was a mob outside of the bank wanting their money. Then one guy comes up and says "I need to get in to make a deposit!"

When the crowd hears this they immediately cracked up with laughter and the call of "Let the MFer through" was heard!

[sanjuro_ronin]

More often than not, you get what you pay for.
People that want something will always be willing to pay for it, always.

[Lucas]

More often than not, you get what you pay for.
People that want something will always be willing to pay for it, always.

what if i want free stuff?

[sanjuro_ronin]

what if i want free stuff?

Cheap *******....

[Lucas]

hey, someone has to get the free stuff, might as well be me

[BoulderDawg]

what if i want free stuff?

Very little these days is completely free. Which is a shame.

Personally I work at trying to give of myself without reguard to whom I'm giving to or my personal feelings. When we learn to give then we grow.

[Kevin Huang]

Like tentigers, I just picked up another new paying student last week.

Martial arts, particularly kung fu, tends to FLOURISH in hard economic times.