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Martial arts school marketing ideas: the mats have opinions
The fastest way to market a martial arts school online is to add vanes: one tap questions on programs, grading and why people actually train. Two seconds to answer, no login, and the tally tells you what to teach next.
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Discipline first. Everything follows.Kids and adults · Trial class free ← Tap it What is a vane?
A one tap question you place anywhere on your website.
- 1Place the vane… anywhere
Engage visitors throughout your web content.
- 2Visitors tap
It's intended to be quick, fun and interesting.
- 3You get the data
Live in your dashboard: to fix problems early, plan the menu, and publish numbers worth quoting.
Martial arts poll questions to steal
Questions people actually answer.
Paste these into the builder or swap in your own programs. Everything argued about after class is a question worth counting.
Two buyers, one website
Parents and adults want opposite things from the same dojo. A vane tells you which one is actually reading your site, so you stop writing for both and start converting one.
Where should it go on a martial arts school website?
The right format for every part of your site.
The best spots are the programs page, the trial class confirmation, a QR in the changing area, the parent information page, and the grading announcement.
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Is the belt system outdated?
Half the instructors here think grading motivates students and the other half think it distracts from the work. We would rather hear from the people on the mats.
The programs page
The ballot on which program gets an instructor next.
Best formatThis or That
Sorts parents from adults in a single tap.
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✓ Thanks, your order is confirmed Order #1047 · ready in about 6 minutes
Kids (6 to 12)Mon, Wed
Almond croissant$3.75
Total$8.00
How was your visit?
The trial confirmation
The discipline versus fitness question, which segments your leads.
Best formatRank It
Demand before you commit an instructor.
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A QR in the changing area
A post training pulse while it still hurts.
Best formatHot Take
The belt debate is genuinely contested.
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News · This week
Is the belt system outdated?
Half the instructors here think grading motivates students and the other half think it distracts from the work. We would rather hear from the people on the mats.
The parent page
A word trigger inside your position on grading.
Best formatSort the Bins
Which rituals students value and which they endure.
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Is the belt system outdated?
Half the instructors here think grading motivates students and the other half think it distracts from the work. We would rather hear from the people on the mats.
The grading announcement
A Prediction on who passes, which the students love.
Best formatMood Gradient
Session quality, class by class.
You get the data
The crowd tells you what to do next.
Every answer lands in your dashboard the moment it's given. Spot a rough morning before it becomes a review, see which drinks earn their place, and export it all in one click.
Start freeIllustrations with sample answers.
Run it as a survey
Same questions. One link.
Send the same 3 questions as one anonymous link, by email, QR code or receipt. Answers come back person by person.
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What owners ask us.
How do martial arts schools get more enrolments?
Find out which promise your visitors came for. A one tap discipline versus fitness vote tells you whether your site is being read by parents or adults, so you can lead with the right message instead of hedging between two.
What should a dojo website have besides a timetable?
Something the mats can argue with: program ballots, a position on grading, honest questions about why people train. It reads as a school with a philosophy rather than a gym with belts.
Can students choose new programs?
Yes, and it de-risks the decision. A ranked vote means the new class opens with students who asked for it rather than an instructor hoping.
Is this appropriate for a site parents use?
Votes are anonymous single taps with no accounts and no child data. It is an opinion poll about programs and training, nothing more.
VANE it for martial arts schools
Ask why they really walked in
One script tag, free to start, and you will know which promise your website should be making.