“What is top notch student service?” was the conversation between top EFC school owner/Board of Director member Steve La Vallee and EFC Canada Executive Consultant Chris Robinson, in which Chris shared the four key elements of successful student that solidify student retention and create raving fans for one’s school…

What a busy past four days I have had. So, so busy and tiring that I want a nap. But my first priority is to let you all know that happened. First our plane trip down was excellent – never been on a smoother plane. Check in a Walt Disney’s Coronado Sprints Resort was the same as usual. Everyone picked up our re-registration with no problem. I had a good business meeting as well on July 2nd…

The martial arts industry is growing and changing rapidly. Comparing our industry to that of our big brother, the health club industry, a billion dollar per year industry, and we are still babies but developing fast. With some single schools grossing 100k per month and some martial art supplies companies growing hundreds of millions per year, shows that our industry is becoming big business. As with any big business, once the investors on Wall Street notice our growth, they will see opportunity, and then things will get really exciting. For now the exciting part is that with any industry, the best time to invest is at the beginning point of major growth, right before the explosion…

By Criston Bandhan, Wellness Martial Arts

Martial Arts places extreme loads on the ankles and knees. This can be from a weight bearing or non-weight bearing position such as when landing a jumping kick or ankle locks in jujitsu. A sprain involves injury to ligaments that stabilize your joints, and are very common in the knee or ankle when we demonstrate weakness in supportive muscles around the joints, or if we have a previous injury to the area…

Hello, my name is August, I am eleven years old, and I have been a student of Martial Arts for almost three years. I have a brown belt. I am also a sixth grade student, and I love to write. I have been challenged to write an interview with one very determined young lady who is ten years old and who enjoys competing at Martial Arts competitions. Her name is Marisol Goulet and she received her Black Belt in May…

I, however, was not prepared for the modest, well-spoken, poised, likable and very handsome Georges St-Pierre. Unlike any “champion” I had met before he was approachable and humbled by the approximately 200 people chanting “GSP! GSP! GSP! The energy and excitement was apparent not only from the crowd but, from Georges as well. This would be a seminar I will not soon forget…