Kings Spa in Chicago Ridge
I went to Kings Spa today. It's located at 95th and Roberts Road in Chicago Ridge. I had an excellent experience there. The girl was really good looking with a very nice body. The massage lasted about an hour, with oil and she rubbed in all the right places. After awhile there was a little action but it was my first time there so not too much. I would go back and recommend it to anyone. No downsides really at all which is sort of a suprise. No table shower but I didn't miss it. Have fun!
Massage Licenses / Certificates / Massage Schools
I'm in the process of looking for an existing, or building a start-up, massage spa. Strictly legit, as a stake-hold for my friend. I've posted other related questions about running a legit spa.
So one of the important requirements, (as we've read recently) is bona-fide massage certificates for the owner / manager (at a minimum) and preferably for all employees. In some cites, all MTs must be licensed. In others, a non-licensed person can be there if there is a licensed manager on duty. I think this is correct.
I have also researched massage schools and found the price range to be about $7,300 (College of Lake County) $8,700 (Harper) to north of $11,000 at most private places. Not only is there the cost of tuition, but also the work-time lost while in class. I think about 600 clinical hours, plus passing the national exam. Also, these classes include a fair amount of anatomy, and are taught in English. I've heard there are schools in California (one quoted $3,100, as I spoke to him, and he teaches in Chinese, three month course). I can't be sure which of these programs is good, and which are bad. Or downright frauds.
I've heard the idea that a license is a waste of time. But lately with all the closures of spas for unlicensed spas, I'm finding owners of legit places getting very reluctant to hire unlicensed workers. And basically impossible to be the owner / manager without a license.
Finally the question: Does anybody know of decent schools that offer massage training? Hopefully taught in Chinese? I've heard of license "rentals" which I'm not sure about (since the name on the certificate would not match the "ID" of the person, not to mention it is fraudulent). I'm interested in any suggestions. While this is a matter of self interest, I would imagine there are a lot of people trying to get proper licenses these days. Thanks in advance. Bob.
Kinda have to agree on the Masseur thing.
[QUOTE=Garbonzo;2967060]One quick note -- talking with MTs (whom I see pretty often), it turns out that male MTs have a hard time in the industry. From what I've heard, the only reliable ways for a masseur to make a living wage are to work in Boystown and offer extras, or outside of gay neighborhoods, satisfy clients looking for discreet down-low pay-for-play M4 M action. (I'm not saying that all masseurs do this, or even that this is universally true; it's hearsay, but from multiple sources.).
Complicating it is that for legitimate massage seekers, (1) most guys won't want a masseur, only a masseuse, and (2) many women are more comfortable with a masseuse than a masseur, to the point where only a relatively low percentage of women will see a masseur.
I'm by no means a homophobe. "I have many gay friends, really", but I would rather not have a masseur. I've had a few and it's always been fine. It's not like I've spent the session wondering if I'm going to get felt up or anything. As a bonus, I've never had a problem getting a masseur to really dig into the muscle like I sometimes have masseuses afraid to do; however, on some gut level it's my least preferred option. (Plus I'm probably subconsciously afraid of a George Costanza "it moved"-type scenario.).
So if your friend can hire a masseur, that'd probably be generally good for sending the no extras message; but in addition to difficulty getting one, it might attract a separate group of unwanted clientele.[/QUOTE]It does seem the Legit places and especially Foot places have lots of Masseurs. I even have been to one or two Foot places that ONLY had male MT's in there. Not my cup of tea either. Usually when I walk in and see that, I'll still go ahead with it anyway because it seems rude (to me) to make a big deal and leave.
I have gotten some good Masseurs massages though, often they are stronger than the women. Even though that's true I still TRY to get one of the females if possible. I just seem to get "something" out of a legit massage by a female that you don't get when it's a male. I'm hesitant to put a name on it. But it feels very different even though it's strictly non-sexual. Not sure if I'm getting a buzz from being in close proximity to female pheromones or what, but there's SOMETHING there to it.
There was one Masseur at Foot Place who I never want to get stuck with again- His hands were like 400 grit sandpaper. Was an awful sensation no matter where he touched you, it was just a terrible disturbing feeling. Luckily that guy isn't the norm.
And no, thank god, it never Moved.