Question for all Martial Art instructors

Hi all,
 
just after your ideas and comments,
 
I am wanting to get a Unit having some cardio and weights equipment with a grappling area that is fenced in with punch bags etc.
 
now, i am currently trying to work out if it would be possible to Hire out the grappling area to instructors to run there classes from...
 
simple enough?? hang on..... :)
 
I want gym members to be £35 standing order... they can use weights etc and also can attend any classes included in the £35.
 
The instructors who are hiring the room can advertise and charge non members for sessions (say £5 a session).
 
Can any of you share with me your thoughts and ideas.. could there be a better way... would you be up for this method if the room fee was £10 an hour.. they can use the MMA fencing/walls, punch bags, ground and pound bags, timer etc etc.
 
Obviously by hiring out the area, it is bringing an income in for the gym and also meaning I wouldnt have to pay the instructors...
 
but would they be fed up with teaching the gym members who are potensially training with them for free???
 
Hope someone can help...
 
Cheers :)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 

I think you need to build a reputation first. To just suddenly spring up out of no-where, is probably financially fatal...

Team Koaban have a very successful set up, as per your ideas, but it is set in Liverpool where the Market is huge, BUT also have a large history over the years...
Do your market research first...
Where are you based, what is the population of the 18-35 demographic like? etc...

Hi, yes sorry,, I should have said.

I am a competing MMA fighter.. have been training in Martial arts all my life. I am very well known in my area.. and do already teach MMA and have fighters under my name.

I hadnt looked into Team Koaban, will check it out..

I trained for a while on the Pro Team training at wolfslair in Widness... but I now live in Norfolk.

The gym where i instruct charge a monthly gym fee plus an extra £10 if they want to do the classes.. if not they pay £4.50 per class (that£4.50 is also for people who are not gym members  but do classes only) The classes last for 1 hour and the instructors  are paid £20.00 for the hour.(the more in the class the better for the gym owner)
This may be of some use to you , good luck