Little Ninjas
It is never too early to start training in the martial arts! For children 3 years of age, we offer Little Ninjas. This is a thirty minute class designed with the short attention span, high energy needs of the three year old child. In Little Ninjas, children will be introduced to basic martial arts tumbling, basic stranger training, and basic fire safety. The class is focused on learning through fun drills and exercises. This class is a feeder program for Leapin' Lizards. Generally, children graduate this class upon turning four; however the maturity of the child will always be taken by individual needs.
Leapin' Lizards
Children, ages 4 and 5, who are interested in training in the martial arts, will enjoy this thirty minute class as a beginner's introduction to martial arts. This class is high energy, full of drills and games that are both fun and educational, and developed specifically for the needs of the young child. With basic self-defense techniques, introductory martial movements, stranger safety, fire safety and basic anger management, this class has everything a child needs to begin the journey of training in the amazing world of martial arts. This class is designed as a feeder program for the LiL' Dragons class. The ages for this class are used as a guideline and may be adjusted as necessary based on the individual needs of the student.
LiL' Dragons
Children between the ages of 6 and 8 are also welcome to train in the martial arts. Our LiL' Dragons class is designed to promote discipline, self-control and build confidence for children in a fun learning environment. The class is built around the children and developed specifically for their youthful outlook in life. The LiL' Dragons class is approximately forty-five minutes in length. The ages for this class are a guideline and can be adjusted as the individual needs. This class is a feeder program for Tang Soo Do.
Tang Soo Do
For those students who are at least 8 years of age, we offer Tang Soo Do. Originally a Korean martial art, our Tang Soo Do program has drawn also from a wide variety of other martial art styles, such as Modern Arnis, Small Circle Jujitsu, Aikido, Three Treasures Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Tai Kwon Do and Ryukyu Kempo. Along with techniques for dealing with bullies, anger management, this class has drills and exercises to help each student meet his or her full potential. The class is also designed to promote discipline, self-control and a sense of community. It is our belief that the future leaders of the world will come from martial artists and we are very proud of our future leaders! The object of our Tang Soo Do program is to help our students fulfill their potential and their specific needs for training in the amazing world of martial arts. From this class, students are welcome to graduate into the Arnis and/or the Ryukyu Kempo classes.
Arnis
Arnis, as taught at the Karate Quest school, is a martial art that can stand
on its own, or, as your skill levels improve, can easily be blended or incorporated
into the other martial arts styles that are taught at Karate Quest. Its origins
are difficult to trace, because there is primarily a diffrent style of stick
fighting for every island in the Philippines. The Philippine fighting arts
also have many names: escrima, kali, arnis and more. Modern Arnis was brought
to the USA by its founder Prof. Remy Amador Presas. John Quest, Warren Young,
Jeremy Alderman, and Charlotte Marcum were fortunate to have trained in seminars
or camps with Grand Master Presas. After the death of Professor Presas, they
continued their training under the supervision of Bruce Chiu, founder of Arnis
International and other Filipino martial arts instructors.