Kung Fu for Kids: Little Dragons

Open to children aged 5 - 9 years.

The Chi Wai Black Belt Academy Little Dragon classes are conducted in a safe, controlled and enjoyable environment utilising a combination of Martial Arts and games to promote an increase in life skills such as self confidence, respect, discipline and honesty in every child.

Some of the common games played in the classes that are used to teach different life skills include:

• Freeze Master/ Stuck in the Mud - which develops honesty as the child has to be honest when they have been tagged.
• Ninja Raiders - which develops discipline as the child must carry out the game quietly in order to succeed.
• Stepping Stones - which develops teamwork as it a team game in which all need to take part for them to be successful.

The Martial Arts aspect reinforces all of the above life skills, but also helps the child to improve their co-ordination and ability to deal with certain situations and challenges.

All students are schooled not to use any of the martial arts that they learn in class inappropriately (so that they don't become the bully) but to use what they learn when only absolutely necessary. In most cases the increase in self confidence and respect help the student to achieve in whatever their personal goals are, whether these are academic or social.

The students are expected to learn a student creed or code in which to live their lives by. This is the cornerstone on which the Black Belt Attitude is built upon.

The Black Belt is recognised by martial artists and non martial artists alike as the top award for training hard in martial arts. To achieve the Black Belt takes a positive attitude. With this Black Belt Attitude the student won't just become a Black Belt in Chi Wai Kung Fu, but a Black Belt in school work, helping out around the home and being a nice person.

The Chi Wai Black Belt Academy adheres to guidelines laid out by the UK Martial Arts Standards Advisory Commission and the instructors are registered with the commission.