Honestly, in our dojo, we could help the new students a bit more. Although, they say it's traditional for the beginners and the advanced all train in one group, it's very disorienting for the newcomers. Sure, doing basics, warmups, cool downs, and whatever else together is a good way to learn. But, if at some point in the class, the newcomers don't get a time for instructor, junior or senior, to make them feel welcome by explaining them to them as a smaller group of newbies, then, often times, those folks will leave. When the new students leave, it is a disaster for the dojo. Okay, well, not disaster, but it still isn't a good thing. Even as a black belt candidate, I have no say over this. I understand that we don't have the time to pay special attention to these new folks.
So, how can we retain the students?
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