#18 | Rotating Curriculum Vs. Traditional: Which One Actually Grows Your School? Black Belt Banter: Martial Arts Business podcast

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#18 | Rotating Curriculum vs. Traditional: Which One Actually Grows Your School?

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If your classes feel scattered the moment “curriculum time” starts, you’re not alone. We dig into the rotating curriculum—why it ignites class energy, simplifies coaching at scale, and can actually protect belt integrity when designed with care.
With Master Philip Jeung, a second‑generation martial artist and Fordham MBA, we get tactical about growth. Rotation makes it possible for one instructor to guide 20–30 students, pause the room for a 30‑second correction, and lift everyone’s technique at once. Parents see crisp, unified movement instead of four micro-classes colliding, which boosts conversions and confidence. Master Philip shares the staircase schedule that lowers attendance friction—morning, afternoon, evening options—driving consistency and lowering attrition. Most importantly, we explore transition design: seeding the next belt’s mechanics into today’s drills so students don’t stall between ranks.
If you’re aiming to scale from 150 to 300 students, protect quality during testing, and build a black belt core that anchors retention, this conversation offers a clear path forward and the pitfalls to avoid. Subscribe, share with a school owner who needs this, and leave a review with your take: would you switch to a rotating curriculum now?

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Chapters

1. Framing The Rotating Curriculum Debate (00:00:00)

2. Guest Intro And School Context (00:03:41)

3. Defining Rotating Vs Linear Models (00:06:31)

4. Parent Pushback And Transition Strategy (00:09:41)

5. Chaos Of Linear Classes At Scale (00:15:38)

6. Preserving Belt Integrity While Rotating (00:20:08)

7. Class Energy, Optics, And Quality Control (00:24:08)

8. BJJ Influence And The Pivot Moment (00:28:48)

9. Implementation Playbook: Schedule, Staff, Pricing, Space (00:33:08)

10. Scaling From 100 To 300 Students (00:38:38)

11. Attendance Design And Low Attrition (00:43:08)

12. Black Belts As Growth Engine (00:47:38)

13. Switching All At Once Vs In Stages (00:51:38)

14. Naming Forms Without Order Bias (00:55:08)

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