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Therapeutic Martial Arts International

Therapeutic Martial Arts International (TMAI) is an international trade organizational with the purpose of Inspiring, Educating and Empowering our Global Martial Arts Community in the area of Therapeutic (Special Needs, Adaptive, Para, Disability) Martial Arts.

Therapeutic Martial Arts International was created out of necessity for the professional development of Martial Arts (Taekwondo, Karate, Kickboxing, Hapkido, BJJ, Kung-Fu, etc) Instructors, Coaches and School Operators who lacked education, certification and knowledge about Therapeutic Taekwondo.

WE OFFER THE WORLD’S FIRST AND ONLY MOST COMPREHENISIVE THERAPEUTIC MARTIAL ARTS ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PLATFORM.

YOU WILL LEARN ALL ASPECTS OF RUNNING A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL THERAPEUTIC MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM

If you are not offering Special Needs Martial Arts Classes, you are missing out on 12.5% of the World’s Population!!

Here are some stats!

  • The American Community Survey (ACS) estimates the overall rate of people with disabilities in the US population in 2015 was 12.6%
  • 6% is children under age 17 (almost 25 million children!)
  • 40% of people with a disability are clinically obese
  • 1 in 59 Children in Canada and United States will be diagnosed with Autism
  • The cost of caring for Americans with autism had reached $268 billion in 2015 and would rise to $461 billion by 2025
  • The average ABA center (Autism) grosses about $821,000/year
  • It is estimated that some 500,000 children and adults in the United States manifest one or more of the symptoms of cerebral palsy
  • More then 1 in 20 children and youth have anxiety
  • 5-6% of todays children are affected by Developmental Coordination Disorder

You are now competing against other martial arts schools, sports and activities for the very busy child. Don’t Compete… Dominate a new untapped Market of students with special needs!

Start a Special Needs Program at your Martial Arts School… Register Today to learn how