| We know that your child’s scholastic success is | | | | The knowledge that they can defend themselves |
| very important to you. It’s important to us, too. | | | | from physical harm can boost their confidence levels, |
| Many parents have credited the Martial Arts with | | | | which can dramatically improve their academic results. |
| helping their children succeed in school important to | | | | A child with self-con?dence is more than half way to |
| us, too. Many parents have credited the Martial Arts | | | | achieving success in school and in anything they |
| with helping their children succeed in school. | | | | attempt! |
| There are countless stories reporting significant | | | | Self-Leadership |
| improvements in grades, comprehension, | | | | Negative peer pressures can steer children o[1] a |
| attentiveness, athletics, general behavior and social | | | | path of success. We must teach our children how to |
| skills. While there haven’t been any scientific | | | | become their own leader so that they will feel, and |
| studies to prove that Martial Arts training improves a | | | | will be, in control of their own destiny. The same |
| child’s academic achievements, we hypothesize | | | | power that makes a child think “I can!” can |
| that the Martial Arts does help children develop | | | | also provide the ability to say “no!”. Drugs, |
| specific skills and behaviors that increase the | | | | alcohol, cigarettes, skipping school, and cheat- ing on |
| probability of success. We believe that all children | | | | exams are all temptations that children will face. Peer |
| have the potential to succeed scholastically providing | | | | pressure will in- terfere with our children’s |
| they are prepared for the many challenges they will | | | | academic goals unless they have the ability to make |
| encounter. Here are some of the ways Martial Arts is | | | | their own decisions. Martial Arts training instills a sense |
| helping to shape your child for success. | | | | of individuality and leadership, giving children the |
| Self-Confidence | | | | strength to follow their own path and create their |
| We must realize that it is not enough for us to | | | | own destiny. |
| believe children can be successful. Each child must | | | | Self-Control |
| embrace that belief. Self-confidence isn’t | | | | Patience, positive attitude, appropriate behavior, |
| something you can touch or see, but rather | | | | concentration, and attentiveness are all-important |
| something you feel. Children need that inner feeling of | | | | aspects of self-control that will give children an edge |
| confidence so they believe they can be successful. A | | | | in school and in life. |
| high level of confidence isn’t something with | | | | At our school, children learn self-control through our |
| which children are born; con?dence is developed | | | | structured classroom environment, and through |
| through positive and negative experiences. | | | | exercise and breathing techniques. The same |
| The Martial Arts teaches children to think “I | | | | breathing techniques that are used to develop |
| can!” instead of “I can’t.” Martial | | | | powerful kicks and punches can also be a powerful |
| Arts teaches this by focusing on the education of | | | | resource to help children focus, relax and concentrate |
| self-defense through constant positive reinforcement. | | | | on exams, reading, and homework. |