GM Kim is highly respected but I personally never heard of the other two people running the organization. Watching the site is sort of like going to a studio to join and there are no students there, personally I'd join a studio with lots of students and high motivation.

Does anyone know how many studios; Dan members and students belong to this association? What do they offer that is different then any other association? Is there studio management classes and organized leadership?

Jim
TSD

Martial Art Style TSD

We had 8 students when we opened our doors, but within a few years grew to 300+, and nine years later are still going strong. I'm glad those first 50 students didn't think along these terms! They liked what they were getting, we assume, regardless of how many others were on the floor.

On another note, I've seen large "McDojo" operations that have plenty of students but not a lot of substance nor personal attention. And I wouldn't join them just because they are "big".

Does that make sense? Guess what I'm saying is maybe your criteria for joining could be a bit broader.