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We want you to FLOOD YOUR SCHOOL WITH INSTRCUTORS!
The Martial Arts Instructor Academy system is built and designed by Amanda and Keith. We want you to implement a Leadership Program in your school that increases you student value for you and for them. We discuss various topics on building leaders and training martial arts instructors in your academies. Other martial arts news, teaching tips and business ideas are also discussed. Keith and Amanda share their decades of knowledge on the subject and provide you with insight on how to grow leaders and instructors from your own student pool.
With 100's of students, a booming business and over 30 years in business, we have the knowledge and the know how to take your school to the next level.
Whether you are a start up, established or a multi-school operation, we have training and products to give you less brain damage and to help you build your own instructor dream team!
Grand Master
Amanda Olson-Illescas
Instructor and 9th degree black belt in Taekwondo, is recognized across the country as a leader in teaching instructors how to teach. She has lead teaching seminars and communication seminars for entrepreneurs, teachers and other professionals for over 25 years, as well as written training and curriculum manuals for both. She is a founding member of the American Martial Arts Institute and runs her very successful academy, Olson’s Martial Arts Academy, INC, with her son Keith Olson and daughter Katie McKinney.
Her passion has always been to teach others how to lead themselves and others in a positive way through life. She has dedicated her life to helping others reach their full potential through leadership training, character development and instructor training. Seeing instructors and school owners learn how to confidently grow their school brings her joy. She knows the great impact martial arts has on an individual and in a community and helping to influence others in how to reach more people and make a positive contribution to their lives and communities is something she takes seriously.Instructor and 9th degree black belt in Taekwondo, is recognized across the country as a leader in teaching instructors how to teach. She has lead teaching seminars and communication seminars for entrepreneurs, teachers and other professionals for over 25 years, as well as written training and curriculum manuals for both. She is a founding member of the American Martial Arts Institute and runs her very successful academy, Olson’s Martial Arts Academy, INC, with her son Keith Olson and daughter Katie McKinney.
Her passion has always been to teach others how to lead themselves and others in a positive way through life. She has dedicated her life to helping others reach their full potential through leadership training, character development and instructor training. Seeing instructors and school owners learn how to confidently grow their school brings her joy. She knows the great impact martial arts has on an individual and in a community and helping to influence others in how to reach more people and make a positive contribution to their lives and communities is something she takes seriously.
Master Instructor
Keith Olson
Keith is a 6th degree black belt and Master Instructor in Taekwondo. He started training when he was 4 years old and has never looked back. He also began training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and MMA when he was 18 years old. He has earned the rank of brown belt and has been training since 2008. He competed in Amateur MMA for 8 years and turned professional in 2018. His amateur record is 7-1 and his professional record is 3-2. Keith has a passion for martial arts and for helping people better themselves through martial arts. He also holds a B.S. Degree in Exercise Science from ETSU. His logical and challenging teaching style will help you reach the short and long term goals you have in martial arts be it self-defense, better fitness or knowledge if a wide range of martial arts skills.
Katie McKinney
Katie earned her Bachelor’s Degree in English in 2015. She trained in Taekwondo for 14 years going through the preschool program and earning her 3rd degree black belt and certified instructor status. She now works at Olson's Martial Arts Academy as the Office Manager and Program Director. Her main goal is to make sure the students and their families have a smooth and happy journey to reach their black belt goals. She is always ready to help you with any questions you may have either for yourself, your child or another family member.
How Will The Martial Arts Instructor Academy System Help Your School?
Instructor Training-Flood Your School with Instructors
Want more instructors than you know what to do with? The you will want to use our ready to use, easy to implement instructor training program. We teach you how to start grooming instructors from age 12 and how to develop great new instructors year after year. Never again will you have to depend on that one great person. You will have qualified instructor depth to rely upon.
Go on vacation, work on your business, groom people for multiple locations. Teach the classes you desire to teach the most while knowing that all of your classes are being taught by quality instructors who have been trained.
Systematic, easy to use, why wait.
Jr. Leadership Program - Increase Value and Income
You've heard of schools implementing and running a successful jr. leadership program and charging 2 times or 3 times more for lessons than the average martial arts school. Well, that's because they are not average. A well designed, well run leadership program can give you the edge your school needs to be THE place in town to train as well as provide opportunity for increased revenue.
These awesome lessons are done for you. 52 to be exact. Use them each week, each month, for assemblies, buddy days. The possibilities are endless. And, the best part, you don't have to create anything or come up with a new idea.
Also, any one of your leaders, even a 13 year old, could run your kids class through the leadership portion. It only takes about 5-10 minutes for each lesson.
Easy enough as well for one of your junior instructors to run at a classroom talk or assembly. Feel confident your team can facilitate these done for you life lessons and add great value to already wonderful program.