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Cadets Basic (Age 7 - 13 years)
- This 45 min class is designed to give your child an entry level session into the exciting world of martial arts.
- As with our other childrens programmes, Freestyle Karate is the art form being instructed. However, unlike the younger age groups, there is more comprehensive syllabus to follow, which will allow each individual student to gain confidence in every aspect of this complete martial arts system.
- Our Cadets Basic is one of our most favourite programs.
- This age range truly are like sponges and this makes teaching them a real pleasure. They have a natural tendancy to learn facts or new skills much easier then all other ages and because of their inherent energy and enthusiasm progress at times with amazing speed.
- They will enjoy themselves so much that they will not realise all the important lessons that will be learning everytime they step onto the mat.
- They will wear a white Gi with a traditional belt and will have to sit special grading exams to acheive each their next level (and with that their next belt).
- They will have a syllabus which they can take home with them and study. This will show them what is required at each grading to achieve their next belt.
- As the gradings are held seperate to the normal classes, we ensure each student is ready to take them by operating a tabbing system.
- In the first week of every month we assess each students attendance (they need at least eight classes since their last tab or grading) and their participation in the class (ie whether they are working hard, learning the lessons being taught).
- If the instructor is satisfied with both, the student will recieve a tab around the end of their belt signifying their progression towards their next belt.
- Each level of belt requires a different amount of tabs before the grading may be taken.
- The Cadets Basic program should be seen as an essential addition to your childs learning, alongside other important skills such as swimming and riding a bike safely. Learning how to defend yourself is a potentially life saving skill that hopefully no one will have to ever put into practise, but as with skills such as first aid, it is better to be educated and prepared then leaving it blindly to chance.
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