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 Seattle Taekwondo Academy - Tiny Tigers The Tiny Tiger program consists of children 4 to 6 years old. If the child is entering first grade, at the discretion of the instructor, the student maybe placed in the Junior Beginner program. The Tiny Tiger class meets each week on Wednesday from 4:15 - 4:50p.m. Our school trains twelve months out of the year and when the children graduate from the Tiny Tiger program they move into the Junior Beginner program. During class the Tiny Tiger students are introduced to a structured routine of running, tumbling, stretching and fitness. The beginning level of Tae Kwon Do punches, blocks, kicks and stances are also practiced. The students are taught how to listen and follow the directions of the instructors Ms. McCall and Mr. Craig. This will give them an invaluable advantage when they attend school and start to take instructions from their teachers.
The Junior Beginner program has students ages 6 to 12. This class starts by meeting two times per week on Monday and Wednesday from 5:00 - 5:50 p.m. In this program the students begin learning the basic agility drills, running, tumbling, fitness and stretching. The student also learns the beginning level of Tae Kwon Do which consists of the basic punches, strikes, blocks, stances, footwork and kicks. Forms help a student to sharpen their focus and concentration. The entire program has a structured routine that teaches the students how to listen and follow the directions of the instructors Mr. Craig and Ms. McCall. All these different skills give the students an advantage in their school studies and activities.
In the Junior Intermediate program the students are now colored belts and have graduated from the Junior Beginner program. The classes meet up to four times per week. These students can now start learning the first level of sparring drills with their pads and make contact with each other. Tae Kwon Do is an Olympic event in sparring and there are rules governing the actions of the students in the matches. They learn not only how to deliver kicks to each other but also how to breathe and prepare themselves to receive kicks. As they progress through the color belt ranks their mental focus sharpens while their fitness, forms and sparring requirements increase in difficulty. This prepares them for the advanced class.
Advanced Program / Teenagers - Adults (Beginners -Advanced Levels) and Junior Advanced Students. This class combines teenagers and adults from the beginning to the advanced level. It is combined with our Junior Advanced program. This class can meet up to four times in a week. The mixture of beginning to intermediate students gives the advanced students a chance to practice their teaching skills by helping as an assistant. The new students see how much energy and skills the advanced students bring to class. This encourages them to try their best and to excel in their endeavors.
The Black Belt program consists of Black Belt only classes that practice many different styles of martial arts. This gives the Black Belt a diverse background. They learn Western Boxing, Grappling, Hapkido, Kali, Karate, Judo, Aikido, Jeet Kune Do, to name a few. The skills they learn from these classes are requirements for advanced levels of Black Belt. |
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