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Originally Posted by MacGuyver
That's a very interesting point. It doesn't seem like these places are really a chain persay but they are certainly a business. The Tai Chi wasn't bad, I'd probably choose the option where I can pay $150 for fourteen weeks worth of instruction at any classes that I want to. There are cheaper, more specific rates for particular classes and times, but I feel like this is the best value and that he's not really screwing me at all. I mean the guy does need to make a living.
However, the boxing was a friggin arm and a leg. There are 3 programs of fight, only the last of which is any contact person to person.
If you 'pre-register' for all three its $700 instead of $900. But holy shit, that seems like a lot of money still. This isn't exactly chain, but its probably the only serious gym that I found on the internet around the western part of the state. This is the one I'm a little skeptical about.
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I don't mean find free classes, of course. There are some places around here that have a certain amount of weeks of instruction, give you a payment coupon book and then, if you want to test for your belt, charge for the testing and the belt itself. The belt must be earned, not bought. To sell it to a student because he or she did their 12 weeks is not a true measure of their achievements.
Some Y's may offer the martial arts so that'd be another place to check out.