Paying for an introductory class.

[johnny3443]

http://www.newkungfu.com/Default.htm

[Torakaka]

They charge $20 at my gym, Alliance martial arts. There are space restrictions and they don't want a lot of lower class individuals coming in and learning martial arts to commit crimes with.

[Hannibal]

Personally, I would advise against it.


I had a look at their website. Nothing out of the box really.

[Anna Kovacs]

They charge $20 at my gym, Alliance martial arts. There are space restrictions and they don't want a lot of lower class individuals coming in and learning martial arts to commit crimes with.

They charged us 20 bucks for our first roll around because we still lived in tennessee at the time. if you're a resident of the area, it's free.

[Cullion]

They charge $20 at my gym, Alliance martial arts. There are space restrictions and they don't want a lot of lower class individuals coming in and learning martial arts to commit crimes with.

Did I read that last bit right ?

[Torakaka]

Did I read that last bit right ?

If you read it as "Cullion is a stupid dope" then yes.

[Poop Loops]

Alliance must really be t3h deadly. After only 1 lesson you can successfuly mug people!

If it's a real busy school, then I can understand it. At my school we're running out of room, too. If a bunch of n00bs come in to try it out and explode because they can't handle it, then it's just a waste of space for us. And of course you can't just jump into the technique of the day, you have to teach them "This is guard. This is how you-- hey, don't laugh, it's really a position!" yadda yadda. It gets annoying.

[Cullion]

If you read it as "Cullion is a stupid dope" then yes.

No, it actually scanned as "kid just posted something out of character which I would expect from a silly middle class girl who believes Elmore-like reasons why her gym has to charge _alot_ for a trial class in order to keep 'undesirables' out".

Does that make it clearer ?

[JKDChick]

It can be a bit of a red flag that a club charges for an intro lesson ... but it's hardly definative. COuld be great training. If you can afford it, try it.

[alex]

we dont charge for about a month i think, depending on how long it takes for Lollo to realise you havent paid (this can be a long time)

[RunningDog]

http://www.newkungfu.com/Default.htm

Lots of eccentricities in the way schools charge. It doesn't necessarily reflect on the training.
I paid about that for my first BJJ class (a Gracie-Barra school), but that's probably just because the instructor hasn't given a moment's thought to running his class as a business.

[Torakaka]

No, it actually scanned as "kid just posted something out of character which I would expect from a silly middle class girl who believes Elmore-like reasons why her gym has to charge _alot_ for a trial class in order to keep 'undesirables' out".

Does that make it clearer ?

I wonder what it's generally an indication of when I post something out of character :dontknow:

[Teh El Macho]

That's a weird policy. :icon_scra Where I go for BJJ, they let people try out for two weeks full access for free.

[Doctor X]

I wonder what it's generally an indication of when I post something out of character :dontknow:

It is coherent, articulate, and intelligent.





:kiss:

Anyways, I am surprised the Vultures have not descended upon him and told him to train at a "r34l skul!"

johnny3443:

Do use "the Search Function Newbie" to find a few posters in your area. The reason is there HAS to be better schools than that in the Seattle area. Unless you really want to learn a kung-fu. In that case, I have to agree that the lack of a free lesson is a Red Flag. Perhaps you can just watch a class?

I mean, there just HAS to be a judo class!

--J.D.

[RunningDog]

That's a weird policy. :icon_scra Where I go for BJJ, they let people try out for two weeks full access for free.

It's not as established over here. I picked up a local listings magazine yesterday. Listed under 'health and fitness' was yoga, ashtanga yoga, eatmyheel yoga, taichichuan, taijikuan, aikido, gong-fu, shaolin kung fu.....
need I go on? My town is t3h h1ppy gh3y.