Past AWMAI Conferences-List of Sessions- As you see by the long list below, classes offered have covered both internal and external martial arts (all styles, all levels), self-defense, healing, running a dojo/school, assistant teaching, anti-bullying, how to teach classes to youth (various age groups), working with elders, people with different abilities, social media and web development, expansion/understanding differences, cultural openness, how to promote your business, how to increase enrollment, discussions and networking with other dojo owners, classes for new as well as seasoned teachers and more AWMAI Sessions offered in these formats: WO/Workout: Advanced work outs-master Level in an open room. (90 minutes) MC/Moving Classroom: Combining Lecture and Movements-Application of Theory. (90) LD/Lecture/Discussion: Presentations, Panels, Discussions, Networking, and Lectures in a classroom setting. (90) EMW/Early Morning Workout: The Before Breakfast classes to start the day (60 minutes) 10 to 100 to 200 and Beyond-Increasing Enrollment in your School Adding Grappling Skills to your Curriculum Adding Sparring to your Classes Advanced Arnis Advanced Self Defense Agility Training Aging and Injuries Along the Path Aikido in Ethiopia Anti-Bullying Techniques Applying Principles of Motor Learning to Teaching Assertiveness Training Awakening your Inner Healer Awesome Kicking for All Ages Bagua Circle Walking Bagua for health & well being Balance & Team Building Basic Stage Combat for Teens/Kids demos Beach Busting Workout Blindfold Workout BLISS (Balance, Lengthen, Stretch and Strengthen) Bloom s Taxonomy for Cognitive Learning Boxing Drills that will help sparring skills Bringing your Art to the Community Business Plan Boot Camp Butterfly Stretching Cardio Kickboxing Cardio Workout Challenging the Active Student Children s Games Chinese sword Coach your students to be winning tournament kickers Cognito Website Development Communication Techniques Create an Awesome Children s Program Creating a Resource Manual 1
Creating a Teacher Training Program in your School Creating a Way to Measure Student s Progress that is rational, empowering & fair Creating a Website for your School (using WIX.com) Creating an Awesome Children s Program Creating Opportunities for Black Belt students continued growth in your school Creating Opportunities for Differently-Abled Populations Daoist Chi Gung Dealing with Fear in Training Dealing with Problem Students Determining your Financial Requirements Developing Compassion, Building Strength and Spirituality Developmental Games for All Ages Different Ways to Run a Martial Arts Program Different Ways to Run a Martial Arts School Digital Photography in Martial Arts Educations Games for Children and Adults Effectively using Music in your Training Eight Styles of Learning Eight Styles of Learning in Community Elements of Push Hands Empathy in the Martial Arts Empty hand drills with Counter Combinations Enhancing Team Effectiveness Ethics in the Martial arts Expanding you Art External Martial Arts First Ten Steps to Opening a Martial Arts School Five Element Mind Boxing (application and theory) Folding Elbow Forming New Relationships to Take Our Art to the World From the Door to the Dotted Line Fundraising for your Martial Arts School Girl Talk Panel Growing your school Technical & Financial issues Guided Healing Meditation Haiku & hidden moves Healing Massage Healing Movements Healing the Teacher Helping Students get through Testing History of Women in the Martial Arts Movement How Quick Books Can Help Your Martial Arts School How to Apply to Teach at Camps How to Be a Great Assistant Teacher How to Be a Great coach How to Create an Anti-Bullying Program for Public Schools How to Create Musical Forms How to Improve your Martial Arts How to Incorporate Boxing Drills into your Curriculum How to Organize a Benefit Event How to Teach Creating Form/Performance How to Teach Basic Sparring How to Teach Rolling and Falling 2
How to Teach Self Defense in One Hour How to Teach the Open Class How to Use Simple Props for Skill building Importing Elements of Internal Martial Arts Internal Martial Arts Inclusive Training-Men and boys into Women s Schools Integrating Bo (Staff) into your Curriculum Internal & External Martial Arts-how they help each other Intro to Developing your Ki/Chi (theory) Intro to Developing your Ki/Chi (practice) Inventive Warm-Ups Joint Locks: Pain & Precision Kata Collaboration and Exchange Keeping Advanced Students Motivated Keeping the Teacher Teaching Key Elements in a Successful Children s Program Keynote Speaker on The History of Women in the Martial Arts Keynote Speaker on Shihan Keiko Fukuda s Life Keynote Speaker on Perseverance Keynote Speaker on I Live My Life for Causes Ki/Chi/Energy Development Learn a Musical Form Legacy-Keeping your Dojo going after you Retire Legal Issues in the Martial Arts Liangong (Internal Development) Longevity in Training Many Paths Class Making Money and Keeping Values Marketing Yourself & Your Dojo (DVD) Production Martial arts Advertising Martial Arts as Healing Arts Martial arts pedagogy Master Level Advanced Forms Coaching Meditation Meditation, bonding with your students Motivating and Keeping Advanced Students Move the Middle Nan Quan Chinese form Natural Knife Form Non-violence Compliance Training Old School vs New Age Online Marketing Open Sparring with Skill Sharing Focus Opening Your Own Dojo Our Lineage, History, Stories Owning a School as a Couple Performance for One or Two Keeping it Spicy Pilates Posture & Alignment in the Martial Arts Practical Qigong Principle of Physiology & Biomechanics Principles of Exercise & Biomechanics Reeling silk- the soul of Chen Taiji 3
Reiki Retirement-How to do it with Grace Return to the Source: Martial Arts Movement & Writing Ring the Alarm Shiatsu/Tuina Tune Up Self Defense and the Justice System Self Defense for the Visually Impaired Self Defense for Women and Girls Self Defense in the Community Self Defense Programming Setting School Policies, Shared Leadership Shoulders Strong & Healthy; Training Considerations for the Upper Core Skill Buildingg for Assistant Instructors Sparring Made Easy Special Demo Performance Class Spiral sparring Spirituality Sun Style Taiji Short Form Take-downs and Submissions Teaching One, Teaching ALL Teacher Training Teachers of Tradition / Agents of Change Teaching at a College Teaching Kids Teaching Knife Defense Teaching on the Road Pros & Cons Teaching Peace In & Beyond our Dojos Teaching Students with Disabilities Teaching Tactics Teaching Techniques & Principles (theory &application) Teaching the Details Teaching through your lifetime Ten Top Retention tactics The What, When & How of 501(c)(3) The All Sports Dojo The Arts of Neutralization The Business of Children s Martial Arts Classes The Business Side of Martial Arts The Dojo Team The Eight Styles of Learning The Hokey Pokey of Self Defense The Magic of Hakko Densho Ryu The On-Line Pro-Shop: making virtual reality able to generate real revenue The Science of Teaching The Six Stages to a Successful Weapons Program The Ways We Learn, the Ways We Teach Trapping Hands Twelve Principles & Special Warm Ups Twenty-Five Low cost marketing ideas Understanding the Roots of Aggression Using Social Media to promote your dojo/school What makes a Great Teacher and a Great Class 4
Women s health Women s Issues in Teaching and Training Yoga Yoga and Stretching Your Dojo/School and the Internet Website Creation Write from the Source First Impressions From the Front door to the Dotted line Line of Departure Making a World of Difference Posture, Pain, Performance and Patience Shaping the Space Teaching One, Teaching All Using the Balance Scorecard Wake & Shake War, Peace, Training & Teaching Where should I spend my marketing dollars? 5