The site has been reorganized and expanded to serve both of its primary audiences better. First, the site promotes the NAPMA mission and the value of a NAPMA membership. Any instructor or school owner can quickly review all of the many benefits of a NAPMA membership by taking the NAPMA Membership Benefit Tour. Prospective (and current) members can also view the most recent as well as archived issues of Martial Arts Professional Magazine, NAPMA Professional Packages, NAPMA Squared Packages and NAPMA E-news.

Second, the site supports current members, with mem-bers-only access to downloads of recent reports, articles and other support materials.

“Although many members of the NAPMA staff contributed to new site's development, Bob Sillick, creative director, and Marek Gahura, graphic designer and Web specialist, are primarily responsible for its organization, look and contents,” said Colasanti. “NAPMA also wants to thank members of the Century staff, especially the tech guys, for their assistance and guidance throughout the project.”

The Home Page is divided into a series of presentation boxes, each highlighting the most current Web site content and immediate access to the information members and prospective members will want most.

There are direct links to the most current NAPMA News stories; presentations of the latest NAPMA packages; the product of the month and other featured items in the Pro Shop; and announcements of major events and promotions.

The Pro Shop has been completely revamped. It now features all popular and new NAPMA products, organized in the same categories as the NAPMA Instructor Catalog. Each product is displayed on a separate page with a cleaner graphic and text presentation, and expanded descriptions.

“We also invite guests of the new NAPMA Web site to share their comments about the first phase of the site and suggestions for future phases,” said Colasanti. “We already have many ideas in the planning and development stage that we expect to exceed everyone’s expectations. We also want your suggestions because member and industry participation in the evolution of NAPMA is what has always made it strong and responsive. We want you to help us make it one of NAPMA and the industry’s primary resources for what every instructor needs to know to build the martial arts school of his dreams.”