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Taekwon-Do for children

We take children from the age of 2 to 15. They are grouped as Li'l Dragons for ages 2-5, juniors for ages 6-11 and cadets for ages 12-15. At the age of 16 they are merged into the adult class.

What price do you put on a child's development?

We believe the wish of every parent is for their children to grow up healthy, happy, respectful and confident enough to stand on their own two feet; coping with whatever life throws their way. TAE KWON-DO is arguably one of the best ways of achieving this.

Confidence

As your child's technical ability improves so will their confidence. They will learn the secret of perseverance. They will learn that things they first thought difficult or impossible are within their grasp. As this realisation slowly but surely takes place and as their ability to defend themselves increases, so too will their confidence. This in turn has a knock on effect in their everyday life.

Our philosophy on teaching is simple - if a child comes to train with us with limited confidence, placing them under pressure in the early stages will not improve their confidence, but may well destroy what little confidence they already have!

An example of the benfits of Taekwondo is in one of our childrens End of Year Local Nursery Report: "Since joining nursery Ryan has blossomed into a lovely, sociable, caring, confident little boy. He plays well both independantly and with others. He has a strong circle of friends. I am sure that the growth in Ryan's confidence is largely due to him attending taekwondo. Where as before he would be anxious if there was a change in routine / a new person came into nursery. This no longer is the case and he now usually is the first in line to introduce himself, which is lovely to see! he now has a positive approach to new experiences and a high level of involvement in activities." July 2010

Respect and Courtesy

Nobody likes disrespectful or rude children (or adults for that matter!) We all want our children to fit in with society and lead a happy, successful life. If they are rude or disrespectful to people they will be disliked. If they are disliked it makes it difficult to fit in anywhere. The end result is these individuals could end up unsuccessful and very unhappy, without even realising why.

Here at Carlisle Taekwon-Do School we reinforce the importance of respect and courtesy. We believe that children should view respect and courtesy as strength, not as weakness; and have the strength, technique and confidence to back this up. This will not happen overnight, it is introduced gradually, step-by-step, just like the Taekwon-Do movements. In fact, they hardly know it is happening because they are too busy enjoying themselves!

Class times

Li'l Dragons age 2-5 years
Saturday	11:15pm - 12.00pm (45mins)

Family Class
Saturday	2.45pm - 3.45pm