Hi Scrapbabe! That is great you own a school! We hope to own our own within the next 5 years. Of course, ours will be Judo and BJJ :) Regarding contracts, I just feel that they are not needed. I don't like cell phone contracts, gym contracts and I especially do not feel that a contract for a martial art is needed. Just personal preference. Our club that we belong to is like a large extended family. People who want to be there, are there and people who don't, are free to leave.
Also, I have seen many people who have come from places with a contract who had a hard time getting out of it when they decided the school was not for them. It's great that you make it easy for your students. My friend signed her son up for TKD and her contract ended up going through some finance company. It is just strange to me:001_huh:.
So, those are my reasons:D.