Aikido Demonstrations

Aikido demonstrations are the time-honored way for teachers to recruit new students.

Word of mouth will bring in some students, and so will paid advertising; but nothing beats live aikido demonstrations for reaching out to the public.

You can always write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper announcing that you'll be putting on an Aikido demonstration or maybe running a self defense course.

If they're a small newspaper, the chances are pretty high they'll get an advertising rep to call you and try to cajole you into buying some advertising.

This won't be too bad as long as you bargain back with them to send along a photographer and take some pictures, and for them to publish an article to go with a picture or two with guaranteed publication in their rag, er, esteemed publication.

You could write about a dozen paragraphs yourself and submit it. Let their sub-editor change it to suit. You'll find it brings in more students than an advertisement on its own ever could.

Any Aikido demonstrations you organize will add to public interest, as long as they are at popular events - like school fairs etc.

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