SEAFORTH MARTIAL ARTS' LIL' DRAGON PROGRAM teaches more than martial arts. It teaches our children to be great citizens and to prepare them for life. Our Lil' Dragon Program is an age-specific curriculum that uses fun and dynamic Martial Art movements to improve your child's motor skills. With its' unequalled "Love Based Teaching" our LIL' DRAGON PROGRAM teaches Leadership Excellence. Leadership Excellence is further broken down into two major groups: Safety Skills and Life Skills.
Safety Skills: Our Lil'Dragons learn about Fire Safety; First Aid; Personal Hygiene; Holiday Safety; Home Safety; Stranger Awareness; Traffic Safety; and Weather Safety.
Life Skills: Our Lil'Dragons learn about Balance; Cooperation; Coordination; Discipline; Exercise; Listening; Memory; Nutrition; and Respect.
The Lil' Dragons will also learn these crucial skills:
1. Concentration - our Lil' Dragons learn how to focus all of their attention to the task at hand while committing themselves to learning and growing.
2. Perseverance - our Lil' Dragons learn how to face challenges presented to them; knowing that the challenges will be difficult to complete.
3. Courage - our Lil' Dragons learn how to overcome fear and nervousness through training that initially seems intimidating.
4. Intensity - our Lil' Dragons learn how to perform their martial arts skills with strong effort and positive attitudes.
5. Speed - our Lil' Dragons learn the components of speed and how to control their balance, body posture, and technique in the process.
6. Agility - our Lil' Dragons learn the mechanics that govern movement and how it plays a role when they are jumping, dodging, and moving about quickly.
7. Technique - our Lil' Dragons learn the fundamental components of good technique, which will make them great athletes.
8. Flexibility - our Lil' Dragons learn to gain and maintain flexibility through fun and educational drills.
The Lil' Dragons will:
- Learn to share
- Develop self-esteem
- Develop a sense of independence
- Develop speech and language
- Promote physical strength
- Promote coordination and stamina
- Build fundamental motor skills
- Follow directions
- Act respectfully
We, at SEAFORTH MARTIAL ARTS CENTRE, know that as parents/guardians you truly adore your children and we appreciate the opportunity to be part of this special time in their lives.
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“Joshua has always been overly enthusiastic and anxious to participate in events around him. So much so he wouldn’t sit still and listen. After starting the Lil’ Dragons program there was an immediate transference with his other teachers…”