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b'Being a world champion has long been a childhood dream for Mick Crossland. So, when he finally started achieving it, he knew then that he needed to give back. He decided supporting children and young people to achieve their dreams through his newly built martial arts school.\\nMick, our guest in this episode of the Martial Arts Business Podcast, is the former ICO World Super Middleweight Kickboxing Champion. Today, he gets interviewed by his own mentor, Gordon, about the overwhelming development of his MA school in less than one month. He isn\\u2019t as business-savvy as others are, so it\\u2019s good that he knows who to approach and what to learn about in times of need. Discover more on how he could do all these through hard work and determination when you listen in.\\nKEY TAKEAWAYS\\nWhen Mick opened his Martial Arts School, his initial motive was to use martial arts to help young people achieve self-improvement. He taught for over 30 hours a week, aside from planning events for both students and non-students.\\nDespite not being knowledgeable with starting a business, he just went for it. He sought the help of his mentors and experts in the field. Gordon is Mick\\u2019s mentor.\\nMick, with the guidance of Gordon, could grow the number of his members to almost 200 in just a month. According to Gordon, it\\u2019s a big factor that Mick delivers whatever he hears and understands from Gordon.\\n2 Factors That Can Make Kids Consider Martial Arts:\\nHow clear and concise information are they getting?\\nHow good are the classes they are attending?\\n\\nWorld-class professional athletes must understand the business side of things if they want to build an academy and share their knowledge. In order to always provide the best training courses, know how to sustain and continue developing what you have started.\\nBEST MOMENTS\\n\\u201cI had no clue what I was doing, but I just went had at it with lots of passion and commitment\\u2026 massive action every single day.\\u201d \\u2013 Mick Crossland\\n\\u201cI\\u2019m going to do I love something every day, contribute, and I don\\u2019t care if I make.\\u201d \\u2013 Mick Crossland\\n\\u201cIf you treat people well, they\\u2019ll stay with you longer.\\u201d \\u2013 Gordon\\n\\u201cYou have to invest for success. You have to invest in knowledge and wisdom.\\u201d \\u2013 Gordon\\nABOUT THE GUEST\\nMick Crossland is the former ICO World Super Middleweight Kickboxing Champion. His has over 30 years of experience in Martial Arts including kickboxing, boxing, Muay Thai & karate. Mick is also a professionally qualified Youth & Community Worke, a fully qualified Personal Trainer, qualified up to Level 3, and qualified up to Level 2 in nutrition.\\nhttp://thecombatacademy.org.uk/instructors/52-mick-crossland\\n\\nABOUT THE HOST\\nGordon Burcham is a best-selling author, 3 x World martial arts champion and award-winning Martial arts school owner. He has helped 1000s of Martial arts schools grow and has over 20 years of experience running martial arts schools.\\nGordon has been training, teaching, and working in the Martial Arts industry for nearly twenty-five years. After earning his first black belt, he went on to win three consecutive World Titles against guys half his age. In 1998, in the midst of his competitive career, he launched his own dojo which still runs today. After retiring from the competitions, he decided to focus more on helping others in the MA business while still running his club.\\nBurcham has trained with industry giants like Alfie Lewis and developed his street-smart business attitude working with top business coaches. He is now considered one of the foremost authorities on peak performance in the business side of the MA industry. He has proven his techniques work through the transformation in his own personal life, athletic career, and business as well as those of his coaching clients. Burcham teaches that success is the result of forming good habits and moving forward.\\nHe is a real-life success story going from bullied school kid to earning multiple world titles, and his MA school is currently one of the most successful in'