1997 AWSDA Training Seminar Schedule


August 6th-9th, 1997

Chicago, Illinois


Wednesday, August 6, 1997

Welcome to Chicago for the AWSDA Seminar!

7:00 am to 8:00 am Registration for Rape Prevention Course Participants
8:30 am to 5:30 pm Rape Prevention Instructor's Certification Course
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm Registration for all other Seminar Attendees
8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Reception sponsored by Modern Warrior(®) and AWSDA
9:00 pm to 9:30 pm Instructor's Meeting
9:30 pm to 11:00 pm Basic Firearms Training Video - All beginners encouraged to attend!

Thursday, August 7, 1997

A B C LIVE FIRE
7:00 - 8:00 Late/Daily Registration and Continental Breakfast in the Vendor Area
8:00 - 10:00 Important Information! Welcoming Session! All participants asked to attend.
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:45 - 1:15 Strategies and Tactics for Dealing with Armed Assailants

Dyan Finguerra
Seth DuCharme

Introduction to Handgun Safety

Mary Polkowski

Introduction to Use of Firearms

George Harris

All persons wishing to attend Basic Live Fire Training on Friday MUST attend this class.

Tips and Techniques from a Modern Day Gun Fighter

Jim Cirillo

11:00 - 1:00 (Leave hotel lobby at 10:30am, return to hotel 1:30pm.)

1:30 - 3:30 Use of Edged Weapons for Women's Self Defense

Joe Truncale

Mental Conditioning for Combat

Ron Kazoroski

Crime Prevention for "In-the-Field" Personnel

Pamila Florea



3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 6:00 Martial Arts vs. Martial Science

Phil Messina

Basic Use of Impact Weapons

John Moore

Introduction for Handgun Safety

Mary Polkowski

Tips and Techniques from a Modern Day Gun Fighter

Jim Cirillo

4:00 - 6:00 (Leave hotel lobby at 3:30pm, return to hotel at 6:30pm.)

6:15 to 7:30 Great Membership Meeting! Plus Great Raffles!! All Members Requested to participate! Don't miss great raffles!
8:00 to ??? Networking dinner - Delicious Pasta Buffet!!

Friday, August 8, 1997

A B C LIVE FIRE
6:00 - 6:45 Female Conditioning for Combat - Paula McCallum
7:00 - 8:00 Late/Daily Registration
8:00 - 10:00 Strategies and Tactics for Dealing with Armed Assailants

Dyan Finguerra
Seth DuCharme

Mental Conditioning

Ron Kazoroski

Verbal Confrontation

Darla Bolon

Basic Live Fire Training

George Harris

9:00am to 11:00am, Leave lobby 8:30, return 11:45.

10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 12:30 Martial Arts vs. Martial Science

Phil Messina

Unorthodox Weapons

Paula McCallum

Crime Prevention for "In-The-Field" Personnel

Pamila Florea

12:30 - 1:30 Buffet Luncheon for Seminar Participants! (Plus great raffles!)
1:30 - 3:30 Basic Self Defense

Mitch Kutzko

Instinct Development for Self Defense

Elizabeth A. Kennedy

Legal Aspects of Self Defense Training

Felicia Raphael Greenberg

Basic Live Fire Training

George Harris

2:15pm to 4:15pm, leave lobby 1:45, return 4:45

3:30 to 4:00 Tactical Ground Fighting

Ann Marie Ferrante

The Use of Edged Weapons for Women's Self Defense

Joe Truncale

Crime and the Senior Citizen

Janice Seifert

4:00 to 6:00 Free Time To Explore Chicago

Saturday, August 10, 1996

A B C
6:00 - 6:45 Female Conditioning for Combat - Paula McCallum
7:00 - 8:00 Late/Daily Registration
8:00 - 10:00 Unorthodox Weapons

Paula McCallum

Basic Self Defense

Mitch Kutzko

Crime and the Senior Citizen

Janice Seifert

10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:30 Tactical Ground Fighting

Ann Marie Ferrante

Verbal Confrontation Training

Darla Bolon

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch Break
1:30 - 3:30 Instinct Development for Self Defense

Elizabeth A. Kennedy

Basic Use of Impact Weapons

John Moore

Panel of Experts

Ask Your Questions

3:30 - 4:00 Break
4:00 - 6:00 American Crime Line Radio Show
LIVE from the Holiday Inn Rolling Meadows!

With Host Ed Nowicki

State/Regional Directors Meeting
8:00 - ??? Banquet and Awards Ceremony


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