Some friends and I were having a discussion about something my hapkido instructor said to me a few weeks ago. He had heard I had my own academy and said that now from a business stand point I shouldn't be at his academy because we were competition.
Well, we were discussing, and saying how no martial artist should truly be competition in that sort, maybe as friendly competition in a tournament, but not in a business standpoint. we shouldn't be trying to put each other out of business, and someone shouldn't be kicked out of one academy because they attend another academy at the same time.
We devised a plan to unite out four academies in a new association, for any art, to unify and help us all out.
Within this association, we decided that we would have tournaments of all sorts, and anyone within one academy could go to another academy in the association without hassle. Also, we decided that n this association the head of each academy should add $35 (USD) to the funds of the association that way we can fund our tournaments without off the wall prices for the participants.
Well, this new association is called the UMAA, or the United Martial Artist's Association.
I think this would be a great way to get people who are trying to find academies in a place they are moving to an amazing help, and would help out the martial artist community.
What do you think? If you want more information if you are curious about joining, please send me a PM.
The United Martial Artists Guild
