Parents are you looking
for a safe, fun, rewarding activity for your entire family? If so,
then give martial arts a try! You’ll just love the quality time you
get to spend with your children, as all of you practice together as
a family. And parents, imagine how fast your child will excel
when you become involved too. Fitness, focus, confidence, and
self-defense—the skills Amerikick teaches will benefit your family
forever. Plus, our school offers families:
Age-appropriate
curriculums
Special family
classes
Family oriented
activities
Affordable family
rates
Every month is
family month at our school. Contact Us today to find out more about
our Special Discount Programs for families.
1.
Develop social skills. One
of the main functions of the karate class will be to promote social
skills with other children and adults. Students will learn to show
respect for others with a bow, saying encouraging comments to
others, working and talking with adult teachers and helpers, to
learn to introduce themselves to others, and learning to be partners
with others. Social skills will also be evident in playing group
games, learning to line up and following instructions.
2.Develop motor skills.
Every activity you will see during a class session has a definite
purpose. While the students are having fun with games and relays,
they are unknowingly developing motor skills appropriate for their
age. This will include coordination skills, right and left side
development, flexibility, muscle strength, timing, speed drills,
mobility skills, etc. Even though some activities may not directly
be 'karate,' all will contribute to the karate techniques being
developed. In addition, karate training is one of the best sports
for overall development that will have benefits that will transfer
to other sports.
3. Promote
self discipline.
While we try to make classes fun and exciting, there will
times when karate requirements are just plain work to learn. This is
where self discipline will gradually develop through practice,
repetition and memorization. At this age, practice at home should be
light and fun, never make to be drudgery or critical. Also, self
discipline will involve the control of emotions and behavior in
class and at the dojo.
4. Develop learning
skills. The learning process
is multifaceted. Learning involves the combination of mental,
physical and emotional including listening skills, following
directions, becoming aware of one's body and how it moves in space,
receiving supportive and encouraging instruction. Age specific
learning skills and styles will be important.
5. Teach child safety.
This will include dialing 911, rules to follow when around
strangers, the correct way to talk on the phone or answer the door,
our basic self defense techniques, and much more. Our goal is to
teach these concepts in a non-threatening environment through games,
discussion and practice, with the comfort of parental involvement
and trustful teachers.
6. Develop
self confidence. You
might consider the development of self confidence and self esteem as
the culmination of all of the above points. Every karate student
comes with specific goals and desires. By attaining these goals the
student builds confidence and establishes higher goals, not just in
karate training but for all aspects of life.
In addition to the "building
blocks" of the Tiny Tiger & Lil' Dragon program, you and your child
are introduced to our Character Development Program
(exclusive to Amerikick). This program
teaches self-defense skills as well as common sense.
By teaching multiple skills
simultaneously, we work with you to provide a happy, healthy and fun
environment for your child who will become a future confident
leader. Please review our areas of focus:
1.
The Mind of a child is an
amazing tool. At Amerikick Karate Studios we will sharpen and
develop your child's mind and prepare them to succeed in school,
sports, work, and any future challenge they may face in life.
2. The
Body of a
child is the vehicle driven by the mind. With a strong mind
comes a strong body. Improved coordination, flexibility,
strength, and speed are the benefits of the world-class karate
program at Amerikick.
3. The
Spirit of a
child will be tested repeatedly through life. Our program
prepares your child for life by promoting positive learned behaviors
such as:
Confidence, Courtesy & Self-Discipline
while reducing (or
eliminating) negative learned behaviors such as:
Weakness, Arrogance, Laziness & Quitting
At Amerikick Karate
Studios, we create an environment where teamwork and respect are
clear priorities!
Please consult your
doctor before beginning any physical workout program
Many
of the benefits that come from putting children into a traditional
martial arts program also apply to adults. The adult world has many
problems and dangers that can be controlled through good training in
Kenpo or other martial arts.
Balance, agility, and coordination
Strength
Aerobic conditioning
Confidence
Social Interaction
Meditation
Self Defense
Fun
Balance, agility, and coordination
Training in martial arts is filled with
balance drills, stretching exercises, and many of the activities
serve to develop better coordination. If you want to spend your
adulthood comfortable in your body, martial arts training is one of
the best ways to get there.
Strength training
A typical Kenpo workout
includes deep stances, push-ups, sit-ups, slow-kicks, and many other
exercises that work major muscle groups as well as the micro-muscles
that machine exercises often miss. Because the workout emphasizes
many different types of movement, the well-developed martial artist
can apply his or her strength through full range and in many
directions. The type of strength built in this practice lasts
throughout a long life.
Aerobic conditioning
Cardio-vascular
conditioning has always been part of martial arts. Few things are
more aerobic than sparring. Put on sparring gear and face an
opponent, your body will respond. The competition will keep you
moving faster and harder than almost any other motivating factor.
Confidence
The mind is part of the
body, the body is part of the mind. This is not some abstract
new-age philosophy, it's a simple, physiological fact. The mind is
an organ, if the body slows down, so does the mind. If the mind
loses focus, so does the body. People who don't exercise are more
prone to depression. So it shouldn't be surprising that developing
physical confidence through a discipline such as martial arts will
also produce mental confidence.
Kenpo karate techniques are only
mastered if the mind is truly focused.
A mind that can accomplish a
complex form knows it can accomplish many things.
Social
Interaction
Friendships can start in
many ways, but mutual respect is probably one of the best. In a
martial arts school, you will be growing and accomplishing in the
company of others on the same path. They will appreciate your
achievements, and you will appreciate theirs. Not everyone in the
school will become your close friend, but even those who don't will
still understand and respect you because they have gone through the
same struggles.
Meditation
The Martial Arts are
sometimes a victim of our urge to mystify things from foreign lands.
Some teachers claim that the study is a path to enlightenment.
Perhaps, but there are many unenlightened people who have achieved a
lot in the martial arts world. Kenpo is certainly not a religion.
However, the moving forms are a place where many have found the
benefits of meditation. The body moves along certain paths, the mind
lets go and follows. An evening practicing forms will leave almost
anyone feeling more peaceful, more content, more open to the world.
This is not a mystical claim, just simple experience.
Self
Defense
Some people think self defense is an aggressive response to
any situation. They imagine Steven Segal or Jackie Chan beating off
multiple attackers with no thought of fear. In real life,
the best trained martial artist may never get mugged. His or her
self-confidence makes an unlikely target.
Awareness keeps her out of
most situations. Even if she is mugged, she may choose to do the
safest thing, giving away her wallet. Her skills greatly increase
her odds if she does try to disarm an attacker. But even a small
chance of death is too much to risk over $50 dollars. But those
abilities are still there, helping her stay calm, helping her
cooperate, not threaten, but all the while allowing her to evaluate
whether the situation will take a bad turn. It's often the people
who don't really know what to do who try and do the wrong thing at
the wrong time. So training in martial arts may never show itself on
the surface, but that doesn't mean it hasn't kept someone safe.
Fun
We already knew this,
didn't we? It's hard work, sometimes painful. It calls on us for
discipline, stamina, and control. Even so, or perhaps because of all
this, karate is fun. There is the pleasure of seeing your body do
things you didn't think it could, the pleasure of intense physical
exercise, the friendly competition of sparring. And there is the
pleasure that comes from learning something new. Just because you're
an adult doesn't mean fun should be left out of the equation.
A mind that can accomplish a
complex form knows it can accomplish many things. 
Self
Defense 