You’re invited to the most powerful martial arts event of 2020! Join us for three-days of amazing martial arts  panel discussions and workshops that will help accelerate your martial arts training, increase your self-defense efficacy and even help grow your martial arts business.

Learn traditional, but cutting edge, indigenous tactics and techniques from Africa, the Caribbean, South America and North America. Join martial artists from around the world for unparalleled workshops and panel discussions with some of the best instructors from across the globe!

What to expect during your 3 full days at WarriorCon:

• Workshops: Amazing on-mat training sessions with martial arts legends and experienced experts!
• Panel Discussions: Learn from the industry’s best. Topics will cover how to grow your school, instructor teaching tactics, how to deal with human trafficking, women in the indigenous martial arts, and more!
• Vendors: Pick up a good book on self-defense; purchase a much-needed training weapon, or DVD; enjoy some great food, or get a cool new uniform. There will be several vendors at WarriorCon with something you are sure to want, need, or love.
• Networking: You will have a great opportunity to network with many vendors, instructor,  peers, and speakers throughout the weekend and expand your reach within the martial arts community.
• Cultural Enrichment: Learn the customs, standards, techniques, tactics and experiences of warriors from indigenous cultures around the world to which you may not have ever been exposed.

Needs

In order to give you the best conference possible, we will need $25,000.00, broken down as follows:

• $800.00 for rental of the venue—Courtyard Marriot; 2 meeting rooms.
• $3600.00 for room rental for Guests of Honor and Special Guests.
• $3000.00 for travel expenses for Guests of Honor and Special Guests.
• $1200.00 for design and printing of flyers, schedules and souvenir books.
• $1800.00 for eating expenses for Guests of Honor and Special Guests.
• $2000.00 for 2 Massage Therapists.
• $2200.00 for event caterer.
• $1500.00 for website.
• $600.00 for photographer.
• $900.00 for videographer.
• $300.00 Wi-Fi booster.
• $1000.00 audio rental.
• $500.00 insurance.
• $2500.00 marketing and advertising.
• $1830.00 rental of three 15-passenger vans.
• 1,270 for miscellaneous and incidentals.

However, if we do not make all our funds, we will still allocate the money that we do make using the same percentages as above and work hard to make up for the shortage through soliciting loans from friends and family. WarriorCon 2020 IS happening and this is your chance to be a part of helping us make history.

For twenty years, the Afrikan Martial Arts Institute has been bringing unique, exciting and informative martial arts classes, workshops and panel discussions to Atlanta, Georgia. Hundreds of men, women and children from around the world have been privileged to learn indigenous African martial arts, Filipino and Indonesian martial arts, Tai Chi, Jujitsu, Gun Safety, Parking Lot Safety, Self-Defense and much more from some of the best masters and experts that the Afrikan Martial Arts Institute has brought in from around the world.

On October 9-11, 2020, the Afrikan Martial Arts Institute continues - and expands on - this tradition by bringing you WarriorCon, three-days of martial arts training and cultural enrichment in a safe and serene environment.

And you won't miss any of the training due to a workshop or panel you want to participate in going on at the same time as the workshop or panel you have to participate in. WarriorCon is going to be done symposium-style, with all panels and workshops happening in one room, back-to-back, so you can participate in all panels, in all workshops and in all the fun!

Many of you will come to WarriorCon to find out what specific strategies or tactics you can implement for their protection or the protection of their loved ones. Many of you will come to learn the martial history and culture of Tire Machet, or Capoeira, or Laamb, or Kapu Kuialua. Whatever the reason,  you will find so much more. You will find inspiration. You will find community, and you will find a renewed sense of meaning in your martial arts, in your work and even your life.

Risks & Challenges

Like any major endeavor, there are always potential obstacles, like unforseen expenses and programming changes and cancellations.

As experienced program directors and producers, the team has seen these challenges before from running previous large events and know how to deal with each one head on. We have a team of veteran directors, managers, and volunteers with over 50 years of combined experience of running other large events. We do our best to forecast any and all problems and run "worst case scenarios."

Other Ways You Can Help

Help spread the word - WarriorCon 2020 is coming to Atlanta Friday, October 9 through Sunday, October 11 and it is going to be one of the best things to happen in the martial arts world.

Shout us out on social media. Use the hashtags #WarriorCon or #WarriorCon2020. See you there!