Tiny Recruits (3 to 4 Years)
Our Tiny Recruit programme is designed to meet the developmental needs of 3 to 4 year olds and is tailored to be a readiness programme for our Little Recruits classes.
Although 3 and 4 year olds are not ready for a full-blown martial arts curriculum, there is a lot that they can learn. We build on the foundation of basic martial arts skills, gross motor skills, and knowledge of how to act in a martial arts class. If Tiny Recruits are taught to believe that they can do something, they will be able to do it!
Children who attend the Tiny Recruits programme before joining the Little Recruits programme are much more successful if they have developed good coordination, muscle control and balance before entering that programme.
Above all else, the main goal of the Tiny Recruits program is that the students have FUN!
You must balance their natural inquisitiveness and high energy with trying to teach them the basic skills they need for school and life in general.
Discipline, sharing, and self-control are all things they need to learn to be successful.
The ideal setting is one that’s has some structure but works with children at their current developmental level. If they have fun whilst they are learning, they will be more likely to retain those lessons and learn the skills they need.
PARENTING YOUNG CHILDREN IS A REAL CHALLENGE.
You must balance their natural inquisitiveness and high energy with trying to teach them the basic skills they need for school and life in general.
Discipline, sharing, and self-control are all things they need to learn to be successful.
The ideal setting is one that has some structure but works with children at their current developmental level. If they have fun whilst they are learning, they will be more likely to retain those lessons and learn the skills they need.
STUDYING MARTIAL ARTS BUILDS PHYSICAL COORDINATION AND CONTROL
Young children who learn Martial Arts find out quickly that each movement must be intentional. They learn to control their movements to the best of their ability.
Students also practise hand-eye coordination and learn about their bodies. That means they’ll be less likely to be unintentionally destructive.
YOUNG MARTIAL ARTS STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO FOCUS
Getting young children to pay attention can feel like an impossible task. The structure of our martial arts classes shows children the importance of focus and teaches them by having them apply it to easily-achievable tasks.
The focus they learn in the dojo is something they’ll take home (and into the classroom). That’s why children who study martial arts tend to be good students, too.
MARTIAL ARTS HELPS CHILDREN LEARN TO DEAL WITH FRUSTRATION
Martial Arts instruction requires students to pursue goals to earn new belts. Young children can easily become frustrated when they don’t get what they want, but studying martial arts helps them learn the power of persistence and develop resilience.
The physical activity in our classes also helps kids manage stress and anxiety by allowing them to burn it off in a safe and constructive way.
CHILDREN WHO STUDY MARTIAL ARTS LEARN GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP
Losing is not anybody’s idea of fun, but we all need to learn how to accept a defeat gracefully and move on. We teach students that losing is part of life – and it’s what you do after you lose that tells people who you are.
Even though martial arts is an individual sport, we cultivate an environment of supportive teamwork where students root for one another.
