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Understanding The Benefits That Martial Arts Can Provide for 5 and 6-year olds Children between the ages of 5 and 6 are in the dynamo stage of development. They are now at a point where basic skills become the foundation for their continued growth.... With the right mindset and curriculum, martial arts can help them build a more solid foundation for basic fundamental skills, which are essential for continued development. Below are milestones that martial arts can help accomplish: Top PHYSICAL development milestones: Demonstrating BALANCE by performing high repetitions of kicks without putting the foot down. Showing good CONTROL with the body while keeping it in motion. Demonstrating good FITNESS by applying technique in exercises beyond ten reps. Top INTELLECTUAL development milestones: Demonstrating good FOCUS to the task at hand, with little or no distractions. Demonstrating good MEMORY by retaining three or more commands at once, and beyond, while staying in order. Demonstrating COORDINATION by performing various left and right commands with a variety of different strikes and kicking combinations. Top EMOTIONAL development milestones: Maintaining DISCIPLINE by following directions after only being told once. Demonstrating DISCIPLINE by not acting silly when performing activities that require leadership. Showing CONTROL of the mind to work through during difficult tasks. Top SOCIAL development milestones: Demonstrating good TEAMWORK in competitive situations. Showing CONTROL by not interrupting, such as raising your hand when someone else is speaking. Having the FOCUS to sit still when appropriate. Please reply with a if you learned something from this article!

Rebuilding Intellectual Skills During the Summer Summer break is typically viewed as a time for relaxation, fun, and no schedules. However, considering the dramatic change in our lives over the past year and seeing communities begin opening back up in a full capacity now, this summer would be the perfect time to get children back on track. As unfortunate as it is, the reality is that most children’s development has been stifled in one, if not all, areas. Cognitive performance...Continue reading

Advanced Black Belt Club member in our sport weapons class

This weeks black belt club weapon

Rebuilding Emotional Skills During the Summer. Over the past year, children have faced many disturbances in their daily lives and interactions. These things have contributed to a lot of emotional imbalance and brought on or exacerbated feelings of sadness, fear, and anxiety. Since children are still developing abilities to regulate their strong and ever-changing emotions, they need assistance in strengthening these skills. Providing parents with resources to support their chi...Continue reading

Rebuilding Physical Skills During the Summer For the past year, children have mostly been stuck inside, in front of a computer for school, and on a device during free time. And as much as parents have tried to keep their children active, it’s been a struggle with the limitations of many activities. But now, as communities begin opening back up in a fuller capacity, we must get children moving again. The summer is a perfect time for this. The key, however, is to find activitie...Continue reading

Sorry everyone canceling class for Saturday morning! Woke up this morning with a scratchy throat and a mild fever don’t wanna risk anything

We will be cancelling classes today Dec. 17th

Starting January 4th 2021