Second, we teach our students to be safe by using a common sense approach to self-defense, protection, awareness, and social skills. This means understanding self-defense techniques, self-defense strategy, and conflict
resolution techniques. Our classes teach body language concepts - things related to body
posture, eye contact, and voice. What we teach is designed to give children a confident
appe
arance that communicates, “I am a nice person, not a bully,” and more importantly, “I am nota person who can be taken advantage of.”
Third, we emphasize physical fitness and promote living a healthy lifestyle. Martial Arts training is a positive and purpose-driven way to get in great shape and stay in great shape. The various offensive and defensive skills you learn and practice are an excellent way to
condition your overall range of motion, all while improving your core balance, coordination and
overall physical conditioning. When you’re working rounds of partner drills, hitting the pads
and/or bag work, you’re also increasing your cardiovascular endurance as well as your
confidence and skill level. Also, Martial Fitness is a fun way to relieve stress! In addition, we
educate in proper nutrition, which will only aide in the progress of everything above mentioned. We also develop fundamental athletic skills, such as coordination, flexibility, speed, strength and balance - skills that are required for baseball, soccer, football, tennis, and golf but usually are not taught well; they are simply expected. If you have them, you do well; if you do not, you will be left behind. The fact is, those skills are teachable, and when we develop them in our training, it sends the students back to the fields and gyms, not only more capable, but more confident in their environment. Fourth, is the heart of it all - the way we teach the ATTITUDE SKILLS & CHARACTER/VIRTUE of the Martial Arts. This represents our passion and primary goal in utilizing the martial arts for instruction. The attitude and character skills include instruction in and development of the Nine Virtues of the Black Belt. These virtues are Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control. Academically, socially, and within the home, our students are empowered to perform at higher levels, AND THEY DO!
