Michael Babin wrote:In my experience and from what I have seen in my contemporaries; it's difficult to hang onto your ethics in the teaching business if you are trying to earn a decent living, much less make good money.
Bhassler wrote:Tai chi is probably lumped in with all sorts of exercise and fitness instructors...you can make a lot of money as a fitness instructor.
Formosa Neijia wrote:Bhassler wrote:Tai chi is probably lumped in with all sorts of exercise and fitness instructors...you can make a lot of money as a fitness instructor.
I made alot more after I switched my taiji class to fitness. I was struggling and had 4 students, switched to fitness because they were too out of shape anyway, earned 5 kettlebell certs and taught kettlebells 8 hours a day, set up my own cert and then got hired by a major gym chain to train their trainers at $300 a pop. All of that was pre-covid, of course, around 2011.
Taiji like most styles of kungfu is it's own worst enemy. Waaaaaaayyyyyy too complex, no clear definitions of anything, no tangible results and a curriculum that is all over the place. Anyone that tried to fix those problems would find ankle-biters at every turn waiting to hit them over the head with taiji classics. "Adapt or die" and "failure is not an option" were my mottos so I got out of the martial arts ghetto and I'm very glad I did. It was a fun ride while it lasted.
Formosa Neijia wrote:Bhassler wrote:Tai chi is probably lumped in with all sorts of exercise and fitness instructors...you can make a lot of money as a fitness instructor.
I made alot more after I switched my taiji class to fitness. I was struggling and had 4 students, switched to fitness because they were too out of shape anyway, earned 5 kettlebell certs and taught kettlebells 8 hours a day, set up my own cert and then got hired by a major gym chain to train their trainers at $300 a pop. All of that was pre-covid, of course, around 2011.
Taiji like most styles of kungfu is it's own worst enemy. Waaaaaaayyyyyy too complex, no clear definitions of anything, no tangible results and a curriculum that is all over the place. Anyone that tried to fix those problems would find ankle-biters at every turn waiting to hit them over the head with taiji classics. "Adapt or die" and "failure is not an option" were my mottos so I got out of the martial arts ghetto and I'm very glad I did. It was a fun ride while it lasted.
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