Thread: Martial Arts Legislation In Texas!

Quote: Originally Posted by kittybreed Hmm. I know of some martial arts schools that have "Movie Nights" where they watch movies once a month [usually on a Saturday night] while the parents can go for the evening knowing their children are in good hands. I guess this would stop that. Perhaps any "childcare" over a certain number of hours should be considered "daycare" but if it's less...

Tshadow you are corect, like my school one month before National we host a mini camp that has training for six hours but we only go for about 55 minutes than have a thirty minute rest period and then go into sparring statigies and the proper techiniques and then ring management. This is always the case for high level athletes that want to make a National team or try to get an Olympic spot. This is a money hungry Government and that is what we...

There is a school near me that picks the kids up from school, has them work on their homework, and then gets around to martial arts training. Schools like this one should be considered day care, but the vast majority of them shouldn't.

Quote: Originally Posted by terryl965 a money hungry Government . Ding Ding Ding. Pencils down. The winner of today's "Most Redundent Phrase" has been determined.

I may have read the article wrong but I did not see where it specified children’s classes that lasted that long only martial arts classes which could be adult the way I read it. Personally I think that 2 hours for a child’s class is way to long. The camps that kids go to usually do not do continual training for kids ( or maybe in your area they do) but are broken up with rest periods, games, food, etc. To me it looks like a new way of...

I believe they are trying to close a loophole. Many schools run an after school program that is martial arts based, as long as that is the primary focus then they do not need to register as a day care or after school care facility, subject to all the licensing requirements and regulations and fees. the program then allows the school to make good money to offset adult programs.

I live in Texas, and that would SUCK. All I have to say.

I know that there is similar wording in the laws regarding day caresin California. It does not specify martial arts necessarily, but it talk about anyone that has a certain number of children in their care for a certain amount of time every day. I have it saved somewhere, and specifically looked at all the necessary changes I would have to make to comply with the law if I had children in my care for anything approaching their limits. I have to...

Quote: ...thinks your martial arts school is a daycare facility. Well...sigh... that about sums up the image martial arts has in today's Western cultures at least....

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