Santa comes and passes out gifts to the lucky Little Dragons!!!!
The Little Dragons
05/30/10
Who
are the Little Dragons:
The
American Freestyle Karate Club has developed a unique program for children
between the ages of three through six. This program is called the
Little Dragon’s Program.
It has been created to cater to the needs of children of that specific age
group and teach the basic Life Skills. As we all know, every child develops
at their own rate and at their own time. Our system allows us to cater to
every child’ individual needs in every class to maximize their potential
even at such a young age. Starting at age 3 till 6 will insure the character
skills are in place before school.
Little Dragons Classes
will:
Develop
Self Control, Discipline, & Respect
Learn Self Defense, Karate Kata's Special Classes for this Specific Age
Educationally Life Skills and Fun Develop
Confidence and the “On a Quest to be the Best"
Money Skills--Spend_Save_Give...Earn Money
How Much
could children of this age learn:
Little
Dragon’s
philosophy is not to teach them a lot of information, but to teach
them a little information a lot. Our ultimate goal of this program is
to give the young students a strong foundation of what the Martial
Arts is about as well as the basic Life Skills. Every class will be a
routine that is done daily. As the students learn and understand the
routine, they will become more sufficient at it. When the students
reach a certain skill level in the basic routine, they will then add
more to it. The result will be a strong understanding of the critical
basic techniques and life skills in our program. They learn how to
"spend","Save",Give" with money skills
How Quickly
will they Advance:
In this program, there is
definitely no rush for advancement because the goal is not to see how
much they could learn, but to develop their physical foundation along
with the character foundation (Life Skills). Typically, a little
dragon’s student will test for a high white belt at approximately six
months, and a yellow belt approximately a year. There is no set time,
it is all when they are able to be successful.
Will They
Have FUN!!!
Definitely,
if the
Little
Dragon’s Program
was not fun, it would not be as successful as it is now.
This program is based on fun. The techniques that are
practiced are all presented in a fun and exciting way.
The outcome is that the children are having the time of
their lives kicking, punching, and running while
learning about respect, confidence, and Life Skills
without even knowing that they are learning. In closing,
the
Little Dragon’s Program
at the American Freestyle Karate Club is the perfect
time in a child’s life to get involved in the Martial
Arts. The reason is that training at such young age will
allow the child to grow up with an additional character
support system other than the parents. This means that
when a child goes to school, the parents will not be
there to make decisions for them. The parents hope that
the child will make the right decision. When they are
involved in a AFSKC Little Dragon’s Program, the
children are hearing the values from the parents and
through their Karate training since they started in
school. Children who start at such a young age also tend
train in the Martial Arts longer than if they started
when they were older. The reason is two fold. One is the
fact that parents are always super supportive of
children this age in their activities. The other is that
they associate their training with starting their school
career. The student goes to School, then goes to Karate
with out a question, it is just a part of their natural
routine. Therefore, between the support of the
parents and Instructors, and it being a part of the
child’s life at such a young age, Little Dragon’s are
"On a Quest to be the Best".
Here are the 12 Proven Foundation Stones they
will learn and build into
your child's Character
Click on Photo's to see some of the little Dragons !!!
The Little Dragons
The
American Freestyle Karate Club has developed a unique program for children
between the ages of three through six. This program is called the
Little Dragon’s Program.
It has been created to cater to the needs of children of that specific age
group and teach the basic Life Skills. As we all know, every child develops
at their own rate and at their own time. Our system allows us to cater to
every child’ individual needs in every class to maximize their potential
even at such a young age. Starting at age 3 till 6 will insure the character
skills are in place before school.
