It is a statement by itself when a club joins the IAOMAS network. For your information, there are many martial arts schools that are not interested in pursuing activities that promote non-denominational cross-training, let alone look out for student benefits. This is not an indication of a lack of quality, but one of organizational mentality.  You can be assured that clubs who belong to the IAOMAS are those that are student-centric, and which understand the benefits of allowing students to explore opportunities and experiences beyond that which you initially signed up for.

We also extend our appreciation and admiration to the instructors at member clubs. Joining the IAOMAS is a credit to their confidence, their belief in quality, and their open-mindedness. The IAOMAS is about promoting a sharing mindset, but the truth is that there are many instructors who are not ready to make themselves transparent to other schools or other students. This is not so with any of the IAOMAS members, and we hope that you will extend the right appreciation and thanks to each individual member who makes this worldwide support system possible.

If you have joined a school that is affiliated with the IAOMAS, this affiliation allows members of that school to:

1. Train for free (for up to two weeks) when travelling to any one of the 300 over IAOMAS-affiliated dojos worldwide.
2. Cross train with other member schools from different martial disciplines.
3. Access to an international online network with posters who are ready to share their experiences, knowledge, and friendship with you in a non-hostile and open-minded discussion forum.
4. Discuss student oriented issues with students with the benefit of a password-protected section.
5. Have the opportunity to meet visiting instructors from the IAOMAS network.
6. Meet instructors who seek to share, discuss issues, and learn from other instructors in order to improve their offering and their schools.
7. Enjoy regional (or online) IAOMAS events with like-minded people.

IAOMAS is sold through our members. Beyond list of benefits above, just spend a short time at our forum and you'll notice that IAOMAS members are down-to-earth, friendly, thinking, and humble. Why is our forum alive with so much positive energy? How is it that we see friendships forming through an online martial arts group? How did a free service grow so quickly? These are all things that you will soon find out.

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