4 - 7 years Junior program

• Provide a fun introduction to Karate
• Teach appropriate behavior and self control.
• Teach danger awareness and self protection and strategies for dealing with bullies.
• Encourage co-operation and self discipline
• Through ongoing achievement develop self confidence.

Classes are divided up according to experience / age  of students. This enables us to focus on their differing needs. The classes will vary, but will contain elements of the following:

• Warm up and stretching
• Basic techniques e.g. kicks, blocks, punches
• Self defense combinations.
• Doing techniques against pads or punching bags.
• Kata - Combinations of techniques, depending on experience of students.
• Games (most games have a martial arts orientation).
• Discussion of values martial artists should have e.g. honesty, respect, honor, courage
• Learning names of techniques.

The grading system for Junior students in Shiryodo Karate has additional levels which provide them attainable goals they can work toward.