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:=Thanks for sharing, Ronin. Where did you study? And what are you studying now? I'm between schools (job, life, living space in turmoil), but looking for something along the lines of Bagua, or Kung Fu.
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:=If you read some of the discussions bellow between Frank, KC and myself, you'll see that they equate dollars paid to commitment. And, notice that Frank (Who I believe is the 3rd degree head instructor of Seattle's Queen Anne OYD school). won't answer this simple question: If the Moo won't teach movement until it is paid for, why do they need contracts at all? If they don't teach until they get the benjamins (which was my experience), then they should be completely covered at all times.
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:=:= I trained in OYD and had a similar experience to Robert. The high pressure sales pitches were obvious and pretty insulting. Since I wasn't on the Two Year plan I would be left to practice the movement I had while the Two Year students (who paid more to get more covered faster) would be taught the next steps.
:=:= This was always prefaced with a backhanded comment to point out that these were "deserving students" and that I was not. Having had previous martial arts experience I have found that "deserving" simply meant "hard working." I had a bad feeling about the school since the time I asked how much the black belt program cost and was told "why don't we discuss that after you've been in the program for awhile."
:=:= I agree that the movement was exceptional, but you know what, the good stuff was primarily bagua and taiji, which can be taken together at many schools for considerably less money. I'm paying $70 a month for my training now instead of more than $250. And you know what? When we have a MONTH LONG workshop it costs registered students an extra $10, not $350 for half a day.