Teen and Adult Classes

1. Improving your physical health
2. Gaining self confidence
3. Improving your self esteem
4. Increasing you or your child's self discipline
5. Learning proven methods to protect yourself and your family
6. Learning a martial art

More and more people are turning to martial arts training every day. Classical martial arts hones the mind, body and spirit. The Shotokan Dojo can be summed up with two words:

• Depth
• Caring

Karate For Youths

Did you know that the martial arts are helping thousands of kids around the country do better in school and improve may other areas of their lives?

If your child needs help in any of these areas then it may be time to start paying attention to a growing trend.

Focus:

With the increasingly greater numbers of children today who are diagnosed with ADD/ADHD or similar disorders, it can be no wonder that parents are looking for activities that will help their child focus on the task at hand. Martial arts bring together all of the different learning modalities such as visual, auditory, cognitive and experiential in every single practice session. Students must watch the instructor model a technique or drill, listen to the command to begin, think about how to do the technique and then actually perform the technique to the best of their ability. It is no wonder that karate develops a laser-like focus in its practitioners!

Discipline:

Unfortunately in our society today a major quality that is lacking in all segments of the population is discipline. This is most noticeable in school age children and teenagers. Karate training is very demanding and many instructors are excellent authority figures in terms of their high standards, clear expectations and strict discipline methods. If you feel that your child needs fine-tuning in this area, then karate is an ideal activity to accomplish this.

Respect:

As children get older and prepare for the future they begin to realize that it is important to show respect to others. Martial arts offers a great environment in which to not only understand the value of respect, but also to practice and truly understand the importance of respect. As the saying goes, “it takes a village to raise a child,” and in this case your local karate school could very well be the ideal complement to the life lessons that you are already trying to teach your child.

Shotokan Karate is an ideal martial art for children age 6 and up. It's a traditional method of self defense that builds confidence in the participants as they gain mental and physical control of themselves. We combine martial art training methods with modern exercise science to produce maximum results in the participants: increased flexibility, balance, muscle tone and coordination are some of the benefits. Classes are taught in a structured format with emphasis on precision and application of technique. Because we teach contact and non-contact method, students learn blocks, kicks, punches, elbow and knee strikes in a way that allows them to practice without injury to themselves or others.

There are no contracts and no "hidden" equipment costs - the only thing necessary to practice is a Karate uniform (gi) that can be purchased at the time of registration.

Belt tests are offered four times a year so the students progress from white, gold, orange, blue, green, purple, brown and black, monitored to assure they are learning the exercises correctly and performing them well.

If you would like to set up an appointment to tour the school, meet Sensei Cub, or enroll today- call us at 449.5038. You may also click on the contact link below to send us an email.