Business plans

[Von Milash]

I'm thinking of opening a boxing gym with a twist.... with schools for wrestling and/or judo in the same complex. Everything under one roof, so to speak. Guys can box one night, work on judo the next.

Thoughts?

[Munkymagic]

I know places that do kick boxing, judo,sambo under the same roof but they teach on different nights. You essentially want to open an MMA gym? Have you got a couple of hundred thou laying about?

[X]

I'd be careful about doing that Von Milash - what will end up happening is that one of the teachers will get mysteriously murdered and one of the students will avenge his death. There will be a series of tit-for-tat reprisals, ending in all-out gang warfare aginst each other's gyms.

This will end up in you getting your place smashed up, as they will all be under your roof !!!

The real culprit will be the small disabled kid who was turned away from training one day, who has been plotting for ages and seeking his revenge.

[VictorCharlie]

I've had similar thoughts. I talked to some gym owners and they suggested something different. They suggested buy the building and having lots of different disciplines rent particular rooms and times to do their respective classes. For example one of the guys I spoke to had large building. He had a weight room and cardio area along with an open area for boxing with a ring and the assorted bags. Along with all of this he had 4 other smaller studio type rooms that other teachers used to train in. He had a judo/bjj/freestyle wrestling and the assorted TKD/karate etc. Basically he charged the classes by the hour or they could setup a longterm lease. He seemed to like this best. That way he wasn't having to worry about ways to fill each particular discipline. The hard part obviously is convincing someone to move their classes into your building.

[Von Milash]

I know places that do kick boxing, judo,sambo under the same roof but they teach on different nights. You essentially want to open an MMA gym? Have you got a couple of hundred thou laying about?

No, but hand to God, I can actually get a ring that was once used by Mike Tyson to spar.

Re the other crap about gang retaliation, that's what LLC's are for!!!

[hailrain]

X, funny post. LOL. I live in an area where there isnt a boxing gym anywhere in site, so id love to get anything over here. I like the idea in Vans post. It has a little bit o everything; i dont have to travel 15 min to a judo place, 20 to a karate. its all there. saving money in time and gas alone is appealing.

[Munkymagic]

Von you have you forst customer mate.

[Von Milash]

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