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You know what separates professional athletes from amateurs?

It's not just talent.
It's not just work ethic.
It's Game Film review.

And whether you throw touchdown passes on Sunday, or teach 8 year olds how to kick Monday - Friday, this edition of the Black Belt Business newsletter is for you.

Here’s what no one thinks about…

Peyton Manning spent more time watching game film on Mondays than most people spend on Netflix in a month.

Every throw. Every read. Every missed opportunity.

He'd watch himself succeed. Watch himself fail. And figure out exactly what to do differently next time.

As Martial Arts instructors, we are professionals too, so shouldn’t we model what the best in the game do?

Look, I get it.

Watching yourself teach is uncomfortable.

Hearing your own voice is weird. Seeing yourself from a parent's perspective is humbling.

But if you're not watching game film of your classes, you're flying blind.

Here's what I mean.

On the podcast I was on recently, I told the story of working with Duane, a successful school owner who's been in the game for decades.

And even he films his mass enrollments and sends them to me for review.

Not because he doesn't know what he's doing.

But because when you're IN the moment, you miss things.

You miss the kid spinning in the corner while you're explaining a technique.

You miss the parent who walked in late and nobody greeted them.

You miss the student kicking with the wrong leg 20 times in a row while everyone else is doing it right.

The parents see it.

They're not watching YOU. They're watching their kid.

And when their kid is doing something wrong and nobody corrects it? They notice.

When you watch the film, you catch all of it.

The good. The bad. The stuff you had no idea was even happening.

And once you see it, you can fix it.

Here's how to do Game Film Review the right way:

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼 – If you don't have them, get them. Not just for legal protection (though that's huge), but so you can pull clips anytime.

𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 – Pick one class. Watch it. Take notes. What did you do really well? What can you improve?

𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 – – Don't try to fix everything at once. Pick one adjustment. Master it. Then move to the next.

𝗗𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼 – If you want your team to get better, have them watch their own classes. Give them ONE piece of feedback per week. That's it.

Most martial arts school owners will never do this.

They'll keep teaching the same way. Making the same mistakes. Wondering why students quit.

But you're not “most” school owners.

Tag a friend or one of your instructors in the comments below who you think would like this.

BTW- we do the same thing for our clients, we watch Game Film review of mass enrollments, so they can keep increasing their enrollment percentage.

As always, 3 min read, no fluff, all strategy.

Your hype man,

Matthew

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We do the play calling, we do the blocking, so you can score easily. Here’s “the catch”- you must be bringing in at least $30K month minimum and have a kids program.

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