How important is social media marketing to your business, including Chewy's KZread channel? What is your most effective marketing for your gym?

Do you use the Zen planner? Do you require autodraft and absolutely no cash? Do you do PIF? (Pay in full)? How do you handle people who are late with payments but want to train? Do you give them a few days or absolutely no training without payments? Last, is it best to own a building for a gym or to rent somewhere to "avoid" taxes? And lastly Again, if partnering with someone is it best to go with a friend or someone who will just be all about the business? If any of them are too personal it's ok. Thank you for this!

@nando936

5 жыл бұрын

Great questions!

@MinhaFamiliaAQBJJ

5 жыл бұрын

@@nando936 hope they're not too nosey because if chewy yells at me I will cry 😢

@FelipeAbs82

5 жыл бұрын

Great questions indeed! Can`t wait to see the answers.

@darthwolfX2

5 жыл бұрын

I was going ask this stuff

You are my favorite Chewy. I train in Ventura California at Morumbi and watching your videos have helped me so much. Thank you. OSS

Just finished my first class ever. I want to thank you. I watched your videos and decided to go for it. I had a blast and I can't wait to keep going!

@cupofmilk24

5 жыл бұрын

How was it??

Hey Chewy, just want to say I love your videos and I find they bring alot if value! One of the questions I have is in regards to a Syllabus, do you have a Syllabus at your school? And what are your views on having a Syllabus at your school. We have been trying to implement one and trying to find out where to begin. Thank you :)

Something to watch during cardio before training tonight 😬👏🏼

I'm running a more traditional martial arts school and I have plenty of kids, teens, and young adults (early 20s) but I find it hard getting adults in. I'm 23 and we dont have many older adults so I get them not wanting to train with us. Any suggestions?

I have a question: How is it profitable to run a gym? This is a question I never really understood. The gym itself because it is such a big place usually must have a pretty high rent. And the gym members themelves pay around 60 dollars a month (at least where I am) for membership. So how many people do you need as members for the gym to be profitable? I mean, it's rare that you will see a 100 different people in the gym right? And if you had a 100 members, at least 50 of those are paying for the rent or something right?

@aqdjbcr

5 жыл бұрын

I live in dallas and it’s about 150 a month anywhere to train. 10-20 people covers rent and most gyms probably have 40 members or so. I’m just a blue belt with a degree in math though, I don’t run a gym

@laplanteconsulting

5 жыл бұрын

This gym charges quite a bit more than that. They would be too big if they charged that little.

Hi Chewy. When you start to run a gym, it is better to focus on just one martial art like jiu jitsu, or to offer more activities like jiu jitsu, yoga, MMA and weight training? Hope you can answer this.

Great sentiments - nothing worse than gyms ran as businesses but without being communities as well. Keep up the great work guys!

Do you recommend a cheaper rent area with marketing or a higher rent place with foot traffic? How do you build a program? Takedowns, fundamentals, advanced etc.

Man this would be fantastic Content for many People!

Name a more iconic duo

@MoooseBlood

5 жыл бұрын

You and your son.

@alwaysadventurous7905

5 жыл бұрын

PaseoDeLaEstrella oof got em 😂

What is the lay out of your gym where you get to have a good class for strength and conditioning and a a good Bjj class possibly at the same time while not feeling crammed?

How much planning and foreknowledge do you need before you should start, obviously the more you have planned out in advance the better, but realistically, at what point do you just go for it?

I’m looking forward to any and all questions and answers.

I thought Chewy was just nice to me because I was a paying customer. Now I know it's because he likes me.

Basically how did you get people into the gym in the very beginning? I'm just a student but I want more people to train with, not just for myself but I want the martial arts programs here to stay successful. I know so many people would love it if we could get them in the door. I like training with fighters but also love training with casual people just as much, helping each other grow. Any advice on this for students or coaches?

I have a small group of dedicated students that love training with me and are doing well in competition. I would love be able to transfer to teaching full time, how do I go about securing a small loan to get started? Are there any special fitness grants or anything I should know about or ask for? Any advice at all would help a lot. Love your channel Chewy n Joe!

Hey guys. I'm a white belt about six months in and was just wondering what your perspective on hiring instructors for your gym would be. I've recently thought about my future with BJJ and realize that I would love being able to bring my new passion to as many people who want to learn it. I guess I'm wondering what your criteria would be to bring a new instructor into your gym. Are there any tips you could give to help get someone's foot in the door if they eventually want to teach?

@bipedalhominid6815

5 жыл бұрын

You can open a GB gym as a blue belt.

Did you look for a specific demographic for a location? Or if you were to open in a smaller town, what would you look for to be successful

How structured are your training programs ??? and how does it differ between adults/kids/advanced/fundamentals ?? Do you still cover some of the old self defence stuff ??

3 questions... 1) I'm not disputing that it works because I can feel it, but what does turning the forearm on the American or kimura actually do that makes the hold more painful? The only muscle I can think of that it could affect at the shoulder is the biceps, which is already on slack and I doubt this motion is enough to change that given the angle of the elbow. 2) After listening to a video about someone thinking they weren't worthy of a belt/stripe, I was wondering is it taboo to ask your instructor why you or someone else did get a promotion?, and 3) and on topic for this post, what is the business decision you made that you look back on and think of as biggest mistake you made?

Hey chewy Iv always wanted to have my own state of the art gym and I’m trying to start small. Me and my girl just bought a house with a huge garage in the back. My idea is to hire a brown or black belt since at this point in time I am only a blue belt and begin to teach out of my garage. What are your thoughts? Any tips/advice?

What do you think about the fuji champion series tournaments?Tks Shawn

What kind of waivers are needed and the type of insurance? Is an mma gym the same business wise on the spectrum of insurance or do I need different types

I'm looking to open taekwondo gym within the next 5 years, I have plans to grow and possibly expand in to other martial arts inside the gym. How would you go about bringing another martial arts instructor in without running the risk of them decideing to steal your students and start there own school nearby? I have have seen This happen to schools in my area and it forced them to close there doors. I'm not so worried about the money but I am about the culture in the school and haveing to close the community

Which % of elements in the gym are built by yourselves? Do you regret some equipment purchase? Where did you do your largest investment in equipment and why?

What program do you guys use for Billings and tracking students attendance? Thank you

Do you have a kids program. After school pick up?

How much start up did you need until it became profitable?

How important are the kids for your business? How do you figure out how much to charge for your dues?

Joe looks like a tuff guy, can him fight?

Is Joe also a bjj black belt? And what belt should you be able to teach in bjj?

@b0ngburner420

5 жыл бұрын

I've seen purple belt instructors. That being said, I'd much prefer a black belt who has competed at a high level

@meadgbe

5 жыл бұрын

Well, my head coach was a purple belt when I started six months ago, and has been promoted to a brown belt since then. We have 3 assistant coaches, who are basically also students, and they are 1 purple and 2 blue belts. And our club is winning medals at each competition that we register to (well, they, my first competition is next weekend so I can't say anything for myself haha). The guys are killers, for example, yesterday a black belt came in for a visit and couldn't finish one of the blue belts. He wrecked other ones of course, but this one no. So you can really get A LOT even from the lower levels, especially when you are a beginner. Realistically speaking, at least half of what I know by now came from my partners who are generally blue belts. And my coach opened the gym when she was a blue belt 4 years ago. So there's that. Hope it helps :)

@madisonhaycraft7485

5 жыл бұрын

Joe a black belt 🤣😂

@0:45 I'm just curious, which gym in California has one like that?

How important is location, or is a bjj gym a destination business?

How do you get adults to stay committed to BJJ?

My nephew (he's 11, one of the best in his class) has been struggling with a situation this week. He told me during a roll his instructor took him to the side and said "let him win". And now thinks he should just pretty much roll over and let his classmates beat him. I think the instructor might have a reason but seems to have a negative effect on my nephew. Can you give me some advice on this? Thank you for the vids and keep up the good work brother

@Gekko9747

5 жыл бұрын

Sidenote: if you make a vid of this question can you keep my name to just AL? My nephew loves his instructors but doesnt want them to know he had this question.

@dwaino86

5 жыл бұрын

When kids do BJJ , the rolls can be pretty one-sided. It's important for the bigger and more skilled kids to learn to not 100% dominate their training partners all the time. If they learn to let the newer/smaller kids achieve some good positions, they will have much more fun, and your nephew will improve faster because he is working his defensive skills too. Just my 2c.

I have this problem when Im rolling with woman. I'm not asshole in mat but woman with who I roll starts rolling so aggressive and takes my head and try put me down and submit me. Should I go harder or what you think?

@DaGrowed

5 жыл бұрын

Let them submit you a couple of times with no resistance and then spend an entire round doing nothing but dominating them with positioning. It usually gets the point across

Was business school a must?

I'm currently a 2 stripe white belt after 4 months of not rolling my coach gives me the green light to do live rolling after a month of rolling a purple belt with seven years experience hurts my knee i felt something inside RIP apart i was in he's guard he grabbed both my wrist lifts me up in the air with his legs on my belly and sweeps me to mount he landed on top my knee I screamed saying ouch and he just saying come on back to the basics i felt bullied he knew I was in pain but what bothered me was he didn't even say sorry now I know in jiu jistu theres always possibly of injury anyway I still want to train jiu jitsu but I don't want to roll with the higher belts every time I do I get injured my question is is it possible to move up in ranks and train without going live rolling please answer asap thank u

@rrussell21

5 жыл бұрын

That does not sound like a positive experience. You might want to find a different gym.

@frankygreen1572

5 жыл бұрын

@@rrussell21 thanks for the feed back

@dwaino86

5 жыл бұрын

No, you can't progress in jiu jitsu without live rolling. If you don't feel safe at your gym, time to find a new one. Yes accidents can and will happen, but people should be caring for one another.

Who's Joe?

what's your email so I can email you a few questions? thank you