Job Responsibilities
Teaching, consulting other teachers, marketing/promotions,
community advising, public relations, demonstrations and
workshops, function planning and scheduling functions.
Classes held 6-9 Mon-Sat, 3-7 Sun. Lectures and special
training scheduled based on those attending.
Testing held once a month on Saturday mornings.
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Job Requirements
Classes: Beginner, Primary, Intermediate, Advanced, Senior, and
up. Curric ranges considerable when crossing through these
specialized levels and requires time to understand.
Other areas: Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qigong, meditation,
weapons, self-defense, instructor training, demonstration team
training, child classroom instruction.
Lecture series is required for each level of training. Exams
are given over material from all of the above.
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Uppers
Truly understanding people and more importantly understanding yourself.
Teaching and running an honest business which directly helps people is very
fulfilling in terms of creating a better community, a more balanced lifestyle for
those involved, and a sense of accomplishment that is hard to find these days.
With the promises of instant gratification and recognition, our modern society
has become quite lazy and expectant of others to do the work. This approach
allows all to begin at the base level and develop over time.
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Downers
Certain areas of community interest are extremely difficult to
tap and the history of martial arts in America has led to very
poor impressions of traditional self defense systems. With
sports and tournament based systems springing up all over... if
I had a penny for every... The ability to promote a serious,
more practical image of what a martial artist does and lives is
sometimes quite frustrating. However, one must realize that not
all people are ready for such belief and understanding and that
those interested will find a place they can grow.
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Lifestyle
The lifestyle is probably one of the most beneficial in the world. Not only is
physical activity, mental focus, and spiritual awareness a primary prereq for
this role, but one is essentially making a living with skills that must be done
properly and taught in a way that is understood by students. Travel is quite
common when working with students who have earned the level of instructor and
teach far away from home. Regularly scheduled training/social functions occur 3
to 4 times yearly for the region and once for the nation. There are no
restrictions by political, regligious, or financial influences and this truly
allows for an environment open to all people and ideas.
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Compensation
Base salary for an executive member in charge of large
operations for a region and up is approx $1 million. School
owners can usually generate $150-400,000 annually.
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Advice to Jobseekers
In this arena there are many charlatans and cheats. Be wary of
schools that seem to have consistently crowded classes, yet few
familiar faces each time around. Also, if use your judgement,
not what they tell you. Many a martial artist has been seduced
by sweet words and cocky attitudes. Keep an open mind and an
instructor will be made available to you. This is a long-term
commitment to develop over the course of 3-5 years depending on
your business/physical/meditative prowess. Stay true to the
course and be sure to do your research.
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