So you train in a Martial art....

 So you train in a Martial art do you.....?

Ever asked yourself what that actually means....?

Ever asked yourself what is Martial about it....? 

These are questions I asked myself back in 2012.  

Realizing the money making franchise I was a part of...for that is what most high street martial art schools are....had little or nothing to do with anything martial at all...... I left.

Yes, they are franchises. Clubs generate money for the person in charge of them. Often described as ' non profit' they all actually make money..... the money then going to the Head of the organization disguised as other things, such as grading fees and memberships, Uniform sales and expenses, some organizations even sell things like soft toys wearing a Gi......FFS.....is there no end to the money making.

          Not a Franchise

Personally I think a franchise has nothing to do with anything Martial at all. 

The penny dropped, so to speak, when I saw the prefilled grading certificates issued by the club i was then a member of.

Typical then of the Millennial era and a money making Karate Franchise where there was no opportunity to fail. 

Some groups even promote through their sales splurge that they promote a non contact environment. So there goes your locks, throws and pressure point training. But it's traditional Karate, right? 

Maybe you're not doing what you think you are, and it's very doubtful that there is anything remotely Martial about it......

But it is .....right ?