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| A NOTE ABOUT LOCATION AND TUITION We receive a number of emails from folks asking for our address so they can "drop by" or "check us out". It works differently here at our dojo. Prospective students are just that - prospective. A prospective student will read through this website thoroughly before requesting an appointment to observe class and understand that our dojo is not looking for volume. Students are NOT customers; they are students. There is a big difference. Unfortunately here in the U.S. martial arts have become such big business it is not surprising that those interested in training email us with their expectations, their opinions and their agendas: "I only want to learn sword skills;" or "I really feel I want to spend a lot of time on the Koto lineage;" "Can you teach me on days other than what you have posted to fit my schedule?" Typically these types of emails will not be acknowledged. Please do not contact us if you do not appreciate or understand this perspective. It is not meant to be abrasive or offensive. We simply want students who sincerely want what we have to offer - students who come to learn, NOT manipulate or dictate. We also receive an even larger number of emails simply asking about the cost of training; and more often than not, NOTHING ELSE. If all you care about is price, we are not what you're looking for. This isn't a shopping trip. Our tuition fees are fair, quite reasonable and provided immediately and up front with no hidden agenda, costs or contracts. We simply do not post them for the scrutiny of the world wide web. However, the most important reason we do not post our tuition fee is: to determine who is really interested in the training. Those people will come watch a class and assess its value based on their own experience of the class and quality of instruction. How can anyone attach a value to something they have never seen and then determine just on a number if this ancient warrior tradition of NINE martial arts is worth it? We're not trying to hide our fees. If we were that focused on money or "securing someone's business" we WOULD be commercialized and probably in a public place like a storefront setting. We just want those that are really interested in the Warrior Way and care enough to make the effort to come and see what we do. |