National Association of Professional Martial Artist to expand its international network

Oct. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- NAPMA CEO and Founder of Mile High Karate Stephen Oliver announced at the recent Extreme Success Academy held in San Diego that the professional organization plans to expand its international membership and school support network. Oliver noted, “We’re eager to share not only proven marketing and school operations strategies, but exposure to industry leaders who can help you reach the next level of growth as a martial artist and school owner.”

Toby Milroy, NAPMA COO noted, “We already have members in more than 20 countries. This new initiative will strengthen and address one of our missions, which is to increase dramatically the number of people participating in quality martial arts programs worldwide.”

At the San Diego Extreme Success Academy, Stephen Oliver and global business and cross-cultural expert Don Southerton met with a group of NAPMA’s international participants. The session shared future plans and looked for input from the international participants. Members were also invited to attend an upcoming Mile High Karate retreat in Keystone, Colorado in November.

In August, it was announced that Mile High Karate's International Franchise Division has partnered with Don Southerton and Bridging Culture Worldwide (BCW), a global consulting firm. Southerton shared that along with working with NAPMA to build its membership, BCW is actively engaged with Mile High Karate to seek out qualified franchise developers in the following regions: Europe, Middle East, Central and South America, and Asia-Pacific. Those interested in additional information can contact   info@bridgingculture.com   or visit http://www.milehighregion.com/ for more details.

About NAPMA   http://napma.com
NAPMA, the National Association of Professional Martial Artists, is a martial arts marketing, continuing education, networking and support association for martial arts schools and clubs worldwide. NAPMA’s purpose is to lead the industry into a future of greater recognition by the public of the martial arts’ role in developing children into leaders and positive adult role models; to help members improve staff training and develop school ownership and career opportunities; and promote local schools as community support and self-defense learning centers.

About Mile High Karate   http://www.milehighkarate.com/
Since its founding in 1983, Mile High Karate builds a strong foundation for kids and families to grow upon, by emphasizing character education and life skills through fundamentals of Martial Arts training. Mile High Karate strives to set new and demanding standards for innovative programming, compassionate and inspiring teaching, community outreach, and student development.

About Bridging Culture Worldwide  
Since our founding, Bridging Culture Worldwide has focused on global and Korea-related business services. Based on over 30 years of experience, we share cross-cultural insights to global teams and management so they can be more effective. Our core services: Consulting, Training, and Research; Publications, Corporate Blogs, and Vodcasts; and Franchise Development, Product Launch, IP, and Trademark.