Jammie 10 #1 Posted January 29, 2006 We had some people coming door to door enquiring if anyone wanted to learn karate in Go-Kan-Ru style in our area. They were charging 5.50 per hour session and also there was a registration fee. What put me off was that according to them the registration fee is normally £80 and it would cost me £22 only if i signed up straight away. Had not yet seen any hard sell for any sports activity till this and makes me wonder if they are really genuine....or is it worth it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Freddylee 10 #2 Posted January 29, 2006 I know exactly how GKR work they advertise for instructors using the cathphrase " no experience needed as full trainign will be given" This is how they do it they get joe bloggs to sign up as an instructor, send him on a few seminars give him a black belt , assign him a "buddy" tell him then to market it door to door and then open a club up. As joe bloggs progresses he will have to learn more techniques on seminars so as his students learn , joe bloggs learns too. their actual standard of their instructors is (from what i have seen) **** poor id give it a wide berth and only a total fool would entertain it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wasenshi 10 #3 Posted January 29, 2006 Well put Freddy! Did the **** word begin with a P or an S? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Freddylee 10 #4 Posted January 29, 2006 yes it did LOL i didnt realise it was censored Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryn 10 #5 Posted January 29, 2006 Have a look at e-budo.com Look in the area marked 'bad budo' lots about GKR I think one comment said they thought it wasn't apparantly well thought out to begin with as 'Gokan' means rape or rapist in japanese Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
price 10 #6 Posted January 29, 2006 Hi Jammie, It's exactly as freddylee says.I have personally seen the ads in the Jobcentre. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryn 10 #7 Posted January 29, 2006 what area are they looking at opening Dojos? The ebudo link shows some kids grading sessions. They're in a large sports hall doing Kata, packed in V.Tight at £15 each. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryn 10 #8 Posted January 29, 2006 Heres the link http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6554 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
wasenshi 10 #9 Posted January 30, 2006 Heres the link http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6554 That's shocking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryn 10 #10 Posted January 30, 2006 Shockings one word! Thats why I asked: "what area are they looking at opening Dojos?" If they came door knocking round here I'd like to be prepared with questions and a print out of some of the points on bad budo! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Jammie 10 #11 Posted January 30, 2006 Wow, that link(http://www.e-budo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6554) is definately shocking! Wouldnt want to get invovled in a system which esentially is a scam from the looks of it. They were doing door to door rounds in Brincliffe-Netheredge area. But they had a brochure which suggested they had a lot of local centres. Glad i didnt get roped in! Thanks everyone! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
garryn 10 #12 Posted January 30, 2006 If you are thinking of starting a martial art, theres loads of help on here. People should be able to point you in the direction of a selection of clubs that do what you'd be looking for, for you (or your kid?) With instructors who count their experience in years Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...