Just a few questions for AS course

[DaveNS]

Hello everyone , currently I am doing AS media studies, and for part of the coursework I have to design a magazine cover, and do research about the target audience.

Im doing a martial arts mag, so I was wondering if you all you mind filling in a quick questioniarre (it gets me more marks damnabbit)

NOTE please only people from the UK do this as I will loss marks for including results from USA or where ever, as this mag is for the UK also I will prolly post this about abit so if you are on other forums, please only do it once.


Are you : male or female

what age bracket to you come into? : under 15 15-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 50+

If you study a style : which?

do you currently (aside from such things as organisation newsletters) buy a martial arts magazine?

if yes : which?

what do you feel about the choice available for martial arts mags : good, bad, neutral

on a scale 1 to 10, what do you think about the image of martial arts in the media : 1-10

on a scale to 1 to 10, how much do you like/dislike shows such as UFC (1 very bad, 10 great) : 1-10

If a new magazine came out how much would you be willing to pay in pounds per month? : 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4+

if you liked the magazine would you buy a subscription?

what would make you buy a martial arts mag?

what would put you off buying a martial arts mag?

thanks alot for anything who does this, please show it to as many people as possible

[TommyK]

Greetings,

I think your questions could have been enumerated or you could have a 'poll' set up, E-Budo used to provide that feature. In the meanwhile I hope responses from across the 'pond' help you, if so here are my answers to your 12 questions:

Male
50+
Chi Do Kwan Korean Karate & Self Defense
Yes
Journal of Asian Martial Arts, Classical Fighting Arts
Bad
1
2
2-3
Yes
Serious historical research articles, non-profit MA and MA physical mechanics research articles
MA Personality articles and 'My Style is Better Than Your Style' articles

Regards,
TommyK

[monkeyboy_ssj]

Male

21-30

Wing Chun, Muay Thai & mutiple Korean styles.

Used to buy Combat and Martial Arts Illustrated but they have gone down hill since they all just have bum licking the XMA and big head nobodies.

neutral (due to them publishing nothing new)

3 (due to movie media, westernisation and frauds)

6 (good for entertainment but not for showcasing multiple styles as what it was in the beginning)

Depends how good it was, if it was good then £2 - £3

No, I like to see if anything is relivent before purchase otherwise I might end up buying a mag full of ground fighting which I don't want to read about.

Articles of interest, getting back to traditions and tracing old styles to the current seniors, also a bit of bad mouthing some of the Bad Budo out there. I mean the Fuma Ryu (very fake Ninja organisation) got in Combat magazine a little while ago with no question of who they were!! How stupid do you get?!?

The above :rolleyes:

Hope this helps mate :)

[niten ninja]

Cool, I love questionaires.

"Are you : male or female"

Male

"what age bracket to you come into? : under 15 15-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 50+"

15-20

"If you study a style : which?"

Ninpo Bugei, Judo, Iaido and jodo

"do you currently (aside from such things as organisation newsletters) buy a martial arts magazine?"

no

"if yes : which?"

n/a

"what do you feel about the choice available for martial arts mags : good, bad, neutral"

bad

"on a scale 1 to 10, what do you think about the image of martial arts in the media : 1-10"

1

"on a scale to 1 to 10, how much do you like/dislike shows such as UFC (1 very bad, 10 great) : 1-10"

8

"If a new magazine came out how much would you be willing to pay in pounds per month? : 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4+"

4+

"if you liked the magazine would you buy a subscription?"

yes

"what would make you buy a martial arts mag?"

A mix of traditional and modern perspectives on martial arts, so articles such as the ones in furyu or Koryu.com but also more MMA styled articles. And of course a Bad Budo section.

"what would put you off buying a martial arts mag?"

Bad budo as real budo. ninja... any ninja.

On second thoughts, just bring back furyu.

[Dafydd]

ah the joy of having nothing better to do.

Are you : male

what age bracket to you come into? : 15-20

If you study a style : Jissen Kobudo

do you currently (aside from such things as organisation newsletters) buy a martial arts magazine? no

if yes : n/a

what do you feel about the choice available for martial arts mags : bad l havent seen any that I can remember on the shelves.

on a scale 1 to 10, what do you think about the image of martial arts in the media : 3 -go Chris Crudelli :rolleyes:

on a scale to 1 to 10, how much do you like/dislike shows such as UFC (1 very bad, 10 great) : 5

If a new magazine came out how much would you be willing to pay in pounds per month? : 2-3

if you liked the magazine would you buy a subscription? If I liked it and was cheaper than buying on shelf

what would make you buy a martial arts mag? Unbiased approach and some good interviews or something

what would put you off buying a martial arts mag? whole "super ultimate street defence crap.

[MikeWilliams]

1. Male

2. 31-40

3. Mostly BJJ

4. Yes, occasionally

5. Fighters Only; Fighters (& Kickboxing News – or whatever it’s called these days); Grappling

6. Neutral

7. 2. Fighters Only is probably raising the game as far as mainstream availability, distribution and production values.

8. 10.

9. 2-3, although 3-4 seems to be more the going rate for monthlies.

10. If I liked it a lot, then yes.

11. Aside from in-depth coverage of the arts I most enjoy, it would have to have good, professional design and production values (no toilet paper!); excellent writing; level-headed opinions and analysis; No hype; no thinly-veiled-self-agrandissement or soke-self-promotion; no kiddy/XMA/mcdojo stuff.

12. See above. Sadly, I just don't think there's a big enough market to sustain a quality, British MA magazine. Even Fighters Only seems to be struggling after a strong launch.


Good luck with the coursework.

[Bod]

Are you : male

what age bracket to you come into? : 21-30
Until tuesda ywhen I move up an age bracket.

If you study a style ...
Boxing

Do you currently ...
Yes. Boxing Monthly

What do you feel about the choice ...
good

The image of martial arts in the media : 3

Like/dislike shows such as UFC (1 very bad, 10 great) : 6

How much would you be willing to pay in pounds per month? :
3-4 of your English pounds

if you liked the magazine would you buy a subscription? No.

What would make you buy a martial arts mag?
Articles on up and coming British Boxers

What would put you off buying a martial arts mag?
Turtles.

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You know a comparison between American and British readership interests probably wouldn't hurt your AS marks, provided you made it explicit. Especially as the British media is dominated with American music and films. Just a thought.

[fifthchamber]

Are you : male or female? MALE

what age bracket to you come into? : under 15 15-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 50+? 21-30

If you study a style : which? Jujutsu

do you currently (aside from such things as organisation newsletters) buy a martial arts magazine? Yes

if yes : which? Hiden

what do you feel about the choice available for martial arts mags : good, bad, neutral In Japan?Good.

on a scale 1 to 10, what do you think about the image of martial arts in the media : 1-10 4

on a scale to 1 to 10, how much do you like/dislike shows such as UFC (1 very bad, 10 great) : 1-10 5....

If a new magazine came out how much would you be willing to pay in pounds per month? : 0-1 1-2 2-3 3-4 4+ Anything..If it was good.

if you liked the magazine would you buy a subscription?No

what would make you buy a martial arts mag? Good articles..Relevance to what I do.

what would put you off buying a martial arts mag?Too many adverts..Articles being badly written..


Basically..If I had to subscribe to one now..It would be like the Journal of Asian Martial Arts is now..Or like Furyu when it was up and running..
Regards.