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Are Black Belts charged a membership at your academy?
4 year(s) ago • 3709 views • 18 replies
JPBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
I had someone come in last night and he is a Black Belt from my old team. We got into the discussion about memberships and I told him Black Belts do not pay a membership at my academy. During that discussion, I was shocked to hear that there are many academies that charge memberships to their black belts. Is not charging black belts not a common practice?
RDBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
I had someone come in last night and he is a Black Belt from my old team. We got into the discussion about memberships and I told him Black Belts do not pay a membership at my academy. During that discussion, I was shocked to hear that there are many academies that charge memberships to their black belts. Is not charging black belts not a common practice?
They don't pay at our academy that I know of.
MGBlack belt 3rd degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
At my gym they get a significant discount and if they help teach they don't have to pay.
BMBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
I've never heard of that before. But I've also never paid a lot of attention to how other people were charged when I was training at other schools.
At our gym, most of our classes are "pay-what-you-want", and this obviously applies to black belts as well. If I have black belts (or any belt, really) cover my classes for me they're always compensated somehow.
At our gym, most of our classes are "pay-what-you-want", and this obviously applies to black belts as well. If I have black belts (or any belt, really) cover my classes for me they're always compensated somehow.
JABlack beltVerified
4 year(s) ago
at my old school the black belt that taught there 1 day a week didn't pay.
At my old Judo and my kenpo school BB's never paid, but when the kenpo school downturned all the black belts started paying to help out etc.
from what Ive seen most BB's are helping teach so they aren't paying to train etc.
At my old Judo and my kenpo school BB's never paid, but when the kenpo school downturned all the black belts started paying to help out etc.
from what Ive seen most BB's are helping teach so they aren't paying to train etc.
VHBlack beltVerified
4 year(s) ago
I don’t think so, but I haven’t paid a membership since I was a purple belt and I started teaching classes.
I don’t think so, but I haven’t paid a membership since I was a purple belt and I started teaching classes.
DBBlack beltVerified
4 year(s) ago
It hasn't come up that we've had a black belt who hasn't taught classes. I'd expect if someone wasn't teaching and was just coming to train they'd pay some membership fee, but I also could see us offering them a discount since they'd likely be helping others whether they're explicitly teaching a class or not.
CGBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
We never had any special deals for black belts (or pro/high level fighters) in my old academy in Copenhagen. Many of them would teach a bit and in this case, they would have free membership like any other employee + we paid them for each class. But if they were not teaching, then they were regular paying members like everybody else. Never had any comments on that.
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CBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
I presume in Finland a black belt is just another customer. If you're teaching, then you probably train for free. I'm a bit out of the loop though. Haven't been paying for training since I started coaching back in 2012.
BZBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
Black belt should pay their fees to show exemple for others, to help the dojo financialy. I'm the same with White belt or Black belt, we are all humans no privilège, maybe more duty, that's it stay humble and keep training, Black belt is only the beginning
JPBlack belt 4th degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
Interesting. Seems like my academy is an anomaly in the Jiu-Jitsu world. I thought it was a common thing.
CMBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
If we aren't teaching we pay membership at mine as BB.
RBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
I don't think we have a set policy on this where I train, but I'd be very surprised if my coach charged a black belt to train at our gym.
NTBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
I can’t speak for the instructors, but I pay a tuition. I’m happy to since it’s supports my instructors who make their living off teaching
JJBlack beltVerified
4 year(s) ago
I think a good guideline is as follows:
- Do they teach? = free
- Do you have more than 50 adult members? = free
- Are they a drop in for just 1 day? = free
- Do you have less than 25 active adult members? = not free
- Do they teach? = free
- Do you have more than 50 adult members? = free
- Are they a drop in for just 1 day? = free
- Do you have less than 25 active adult members? = not free
RFBlack beltVerified
4 year(s) ago
Found out today I will no longer have to pay a membership fee after getting promoted to black belt.
Newly promoted black belt hahaha
Newly promoted black belt hahaha
RBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
Found out today I will no longer have to pay a membership fee after getting promoted to black belt. Newly promoted black belt hahaha
Congrats man!!
RFBlack beltVerified
4 year(s) ago
Found out today I will no longer have to pay a membership fee after getting promoted to black belt.
Newly promoted black belt hahaha
Newly promoted black belt hahaha
SBBlack belt 1st degreeVerified
4 year(s) ago
I always assumed that black belts did pay, but back in the day black belts were ninjas. Now that most black belts are mere mortals it never dawns on me that I shouldn't pay dues as a black belt that occasionally teaches.
