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Tatami Talk Podcast Episode 086 - Growing your Dojo and Running a Tournament with Jonah Ewell
Description
On episode 86 of Tatami Talk. We talk to special guest Jonah Ewell,
owner and head instructor of 510 Judo about starting and growing his
dojo, and about running his first tournament.
* Intro [0:00]
* Interview with Jonah Ewell [04:34]
* Starting the dojo [20:45]
* Instructors not charging enough in America a problem? [46:40]
* Charging for belt tests and developing a curriculum [59:45]
* Rebuilding after the shutdowns, raising prices [01:08:00]
* Separating classes [01:14:15]
* Insurance and planning for the tournament [01:24:13]
* Experience with Smoothcomp [01:36:00]
* Making money? [01:53:50]
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Resources:
* Small Dojo Big Profits by Mike Massie https://small-dojo-big-profits.com/
* American Sabumnim Association Summit https://sabumnimusa.com/asa-summit/
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Juan: @thegr8_juan
Anthony: @anthonythrows
Jonah: @510judo
Intro + Outro by Donald Rickert: @donaldrickertCover
Art by Mas: @masproduce
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