Emergency Episode: The Coronavirus and Your Rent
With the coronavirus pandemic blanketing the world, many martial arts school owners can’t conduct group classes for at least the next month or two. This creates beehive of complexity and questions. Our guest, The Lease Coach, gives us the answers.
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Proud to host some of the greatest teachers and leaders in and outside the martial arts world.
The Martial Arts Teacher of Teachers John Graden is the host of The Truth About the Martial Arts Business and founder of NAPMA and the Martial Arts Teachers’ Association (MATA).
Featured Guests
Tony Robbins
Master Motivator
A black belt under the late Jhoon Rhee, Tony Robbins views martial arts as an excellent way to improve your life or a poor excuse not to.
Joe Lewis
Master Martial Artist
Dubbed the “Muhammad Ali” of sport karate, Joe Lewis won more titles in his 17-year fighting career than any other tournament fighter.
Brian Tracy
Master Teacher
Brian Tracy is a mentor of John Graden’s. Brian credits much of his self-discipline and drive to the principles he learned as a martial arts student and instructor.
Bernard Kerik
Master Leadership
The police commissioner during the 9/11 attacks, Bernard Kerik began his taekwondo training at 14 and has traveled the world to improve his skills.
The Truth About the Martial Arts Business Podcast
Learn the hard truth about the martial arts business from the man who led the industry into the modern era.
Join the martial arts Teacher of Teachers, John Graden as he explores important and controversial questions about martial arts instructors, schools and the business.
In this hard hitting podcast, he pulls back the curtain to reveal The Truth About the Martial Arts Business.
John Graden challenges conventional tradition and the mindless acceptance of some of the outlandish theories associated with the martial arts.
John Graden
Widely credited with leading the martial arts school business into the modern age, John Graden was first called a visionary by MASuccess editor, John Corcoran. Also a world champion kickboxer, John was dubbed the martial arts Teacher of Teachers by Martial Arts World magazine.
John is also the author of many of the best selling books on martial arts business and personal development.
Now the Executive Director of the Martial Arts Teachers’ Association (MATA), John’s bold leadership has landed him on the Dr. Oz Show, the Wall Street Journal, the A&E Network and many more international media platforms along with many small podcasts that only his wife listened to.
A Tampa Bay, FL resident, John Graden is married with two children.
The Martial Arts Teachers Association (MATA)
MATA is a professional association for martial arts school owners and instructors. It offers the leading course on martial arts instructor certification (MATACertification) and rank advancement (MATARank).
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