Gym Owner Statistics: The State of Gyms, Member Trends, and Usage Data
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Feature Update: Promotion Events, Zoom integration and more
We have a some exciting new features and quality-of-life enhancement we wanted to share with you! We have been working on those since the last significant update in late January, and you might have seen some of those already while using our platform. Today we’ll cover in detail what is new and what has been…
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Feature Update: Skills tracking and overhaul of attendance reporting
Since our latest feature release at the beginning of the year which introduced the online shop feature, we’ve been working on implementing a skills library feature, and overhauling the attendance tracking reporting. Let’s go over what has been added and what has changed with the recent update:
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Gym Owner Interview: Heroes Martial Arts
Alan “Gumby” Marques is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ralph Gracie, and the gym owner of Heroes Martial Arts in San Jose. He is also the co-founder of the OTM (OnTheMat) brand. Gumby was also my (Eran) instructor and Jiu-Jitsu mentor for close to 4 years, and the person who awarded me my…
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How to Create A Marketing Campaign that Brings New People to Your Martial Arts School
Most martial arts schools struggle with attracting new students. Being an experienced practitioner in your art does not necessarily translate into running marketing effectively for your school.
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Gym Owner Interview: Pinellas County Aikikai
Reuven Lirov has been practicing and teaching Aikido since 2007 and currently holds a Sandan, or 3rd-degree black belt and Fukushidoin (1st level instructor) through the United States Aikido Federation and Hombu Dojo in Tokyo, Japan. He is also the author of The Aikido Student Manual: A New Generation’s Guide To Traditional Martial Arts. We…
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A look back at 2020: Martial Arts on Rails
2020 was quite the year, a rollercoaster of highs and lows. From a global pandemic affecting everyone and gyms especially, to launching a brand new version of our software, we wanted to look back and recap everything that happened.
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Gym Owner Interview: Kroyler Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Kroyler Gracie and his school in Eikhart, IN, Kroyler Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, joined us shortly before the COVID-19 outbreak began in the US. Their support and input during this difficult time has been invaluable. We checked-in with Kroyler to learn more about his school and see how they’ve been handling this situation.
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Gym Owner Interview: Summit Martial Arts
Summit Martial Arts in Calgary, Canada has been with us since the end of 2018. During that time, their feedback and input have been instrumental in developing many of the features at Gymdesk. We sat down to talk to Leigh-Ann Morris about their history and plans going forward.
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Dealing with setbacks, the Stoic way
No gym owner goes through his career without any setbacks, so it’s important to be ready for them. One of the best ways to deal with setbacks is the ancient philosophy of Stoicism, which has been practiced since the times of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. It’s also used in modern times and gained…
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Features Update: Refreshed gym website, improved sign-up flow, multiple payment methods and more
For the last few weeks we’ve been working on a refresh of the gym website template we’ve been offering, a feature that has barely been touched since we launched more than 4 years ago. Let’s go over what’s new:
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