Month: May 2025

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Student Retention

Steve Rowe

On the Tai Chi Coaching Programme yesterday we were discussing the important but least discussed point of student retention. Most business advisors focus on recruiting and advertising and I understand that you need students in the first place to be able to keep them, but if you do retain them you don’t have to keep recruiting. Brian Tracy the business consultant famously said that a good salesman only has to go out on the road once. If you provide a good service you will keep those customers and word of mouth will keep getting more for you. This is very … Continue reading Student Retention

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It’s A Matter Of Perpective

Steve Rowe

Was giving a private lesson to Kieran Evans yesterday and we were discussing perspective. I asked him if he was the centre of the universe or just a part of it. We often talk about how we are like a wave on the sea, we arise from the source, are separate but still made from it and when our body dies we return to it. The Tao Te Ching states ‘the space between heaven and earth is like a bellows, the shape changes but not the form”. But what if we turn that on its head? What if we are … Continue reading It’s A Matter Of Perpective

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Legacy In Martial Arts

Steve Rowe

As they age I think most martial art teachers wonder what will happen to their club and teachings when they pass. Legacy has changed as martial arts have moved from east to west and integrated. No longer do we have a style passed through family or club as the idea of ‘family’ and ‘secrets’ has largely been shown to be false and not work. It’s rare that sons and daughters carry the talent of an originator and even if they do, for it to go down through more generations is almost impossible. There are no secrets, as the formula for … Continue reading Legacy In Martial Arts