• IDEAL FOR CHILDREN
Traditional martial arts are idea for children of
all ages. Training is specifically designed for the young mind, increasing
motor skills, concentration levels, coordination, discipline, self-esteem
and confidence, plus of course martial art skills. Our classes are both
fun and educational and develop these skills way beyond the average levels,
it is a proven fact: kids that practice martial arts grade better at school!
Harrow Martial Arts doesn’t run kids clubs or day care centers as we don’t
see our younger students as kids playing martial arts, but rather as young
martial artists.
Children do not make up 100% of the martial arts, but they do make up 100% of the future.
We welcome children to the exciting world of martial arts. Learning a
martial art at Rayners Lane Taekwon-do Academy offers many benefits
above & beyond what you would expect or find at a Taekwon-do school
or in fact most martial arts clubs. Taekwon-do is a dynamic & visually
pleasing martial art. It is based on kinetic energy (the energy of movment)
& therefore does not rely on strength or brute force, making it ideal
for men, women & children of all shapes & sizes.
Little Dragons
It was soon realised by the Academy`s instructor that young children needed
a different approach to learning a martial art. The average lesson at
the Academy ranges from two to two & a half hours, which is way to
long for young children, who get bored easily. Plus young children, especially
those under 8 require more attention than older children or adults.
Little Dragons learn exactly the same curriclum
as other students, but it is broken down in different ways to aid learning.
Little Dragons also grade the same as other students. Any students under
8 automaticaly become Little Dragons.
Older Children
Older children learn the same syllabus as well. Of course, many dangerous
moves are not taught in the childrens classes, but they are no less fun
and exciting. Older children also gain self-esteem, confidence, learn
discipline and increase their martial art skills and knowledge. They also
learn vital knowledge to help stop bullying at school and combat stress
from exams.
Benefits
The benefits of young children learning a martial art are important to
everyday life. Within the martial arts children develop bundles of self
confidence and self-esteem which overflows into all areas of their lives,
especially with regards to school work.
It is a proven fact that children who do martial arts
achieve better grades at school. Children are already fit, but training
in a martial arts helps them retain that fitness, thus keeping them healthy,
with activities on the decline in schools, maintaining your childs health
is an important issue. It gives children something to be proud of because
it is something they achieve themselves, thus increasing self-esteem.
Children learn discipline, they learn respect for themselves and their
seniors, an ever-losing facet of todays society.
Children at Harrow Martial Arts have fun in classes, but they are not
play school. Children are expected to behave and are guided towards the
mental discipline that older martial artists have naturally, so they develop
their minds as well as their bodies and martial art skills.
Family
Although we have seperate children and adult classes, we also understand that youngsters enjoy training with their parents. In fact, we have a number of parents who also train. With this in mind, Saturday classes enable both children and their parents to train together, which they all (both parents and children) find great fun.
We also have many brothers and sisters that train together as well.
When the time is right youngesters progress into the normal class with exactly the same knowledge as older students of equal grade.
Private tuition is also available for children.
