Re: non-profit stuff that is better than for-profit stuff
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fair enough, but do you think that people like you account for the extreme differential between 2700 karate schools and 270 BJJ schools?
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No; I think your points have something to do with it as well (the point being, I think, that when people have some desire--like to learn self-defense--but they don't know exactly what constitutes 'good' self-defense, there is at least potential for markets to produce what people believe is good rather than what is good, and hence non-profit provisions as well as consumer reports, etc are good remedies to this deficiency).
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A lot of people will leave stylistic schools when they realize their training leaves something to be desired self-defense wise. My first JKD instructor was one of those people. He got threw his kempo black belt in the trash when he realized that despite all the training he had, he still didn't know how to defend himself.
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I am sure lots of people feel this way. I think when I started, I was mostly concerned with self-defense and sparring; but over time I learned to value the other stuff in martial arts even more than the ability to defend myself. In any case, I can't speak for others, but my training in tae kwon do gives me confidence that I could defend myself reasonably well, should the need arise.
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