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Program
Traditional Program
The Shaolin-Tzu Martial Arts Academy offers a unique martial arts program for children and adults.
 • The program provides a dynamic learning environment, so students can achieve maximum results.
• Our program creates self-confidence in students, to improve relationships and build a positive attitude.
• Students will develop the discipline necessary to improve at home, school and /or work.
• We teach practical self - defense skills, to keep individual safety.
• Class size is kept small to provide more personal attention to individuals as each student learns in different ways and advances at a different rate.
• During class time students are divided into smaller groups with assistant instructors, to go over new training details or review. "One-on-one" instruction is provided where necessary.
• Level testing will be provided to the students to show progress and emphasize areas for improvement.
Adults and children/youth generally train in separate classes, although we do bring the entire academy together for special training events and seminars.
Benefits of Traditional Training
The true goal of martial arts training is to better ourselves. Students will see improvements in the areas of character and physical improvements:
 Character improvement
• increased self esteem
• increased self confidence
• increased assertiveness
• emotional control and stress relief
• ability to work co-operatively in a group
• ability to lead others
• initiative and independent learning
• understanding of other races and cultures
• increased self awareness
Physical improvement
• increased anaerobic efficiency
• increased aerobic fitness
• increased strength and flexibility
• increased stamina
• improved balance and spatial awareness
• firm and tone your body
• enhanced abilities in all other activities
• mind / body unity and harmony
• left / right brain hemisphere integration |
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Adult Beginners Program
Beginners are introduced to basic karate-do training using a traditional learning approach. The initial goal is to develop physical fitness, body co-ordination, self-confidence, discipline and self defence skills.
 Beginners are also introduced to traditional basic karate-do kata principles. A kata is a series of controlled movements of martial defense and offense against one or more imaginary opponents. The student begins to develop form, timing, basic body dynamics, body bio-mechanics and interpretation / visualization skills of the kata.
As the beginner progresses the focus becomes to enhance and fine-tune the previous skills and principles learned. The student will learn to make his/ her movement with conviction and have a more in depth understanding of the "Bunkai" (visualization of movement). A complete new traditional kata will be introduced and learned within the first 6 months.
Steps to getting started:
1. Determine if you are interested in the martial arts and perhaps set some personal goals
2. Phone for an appointment
3. Observe a class
4. Brief interview with the head instructor to discuss interest in the program. This will help establish personal goals and areas of focus
5. Participate in a free class
6. Fill out a membership application (requiring guardian signature if under 18 years of age)
7. Purchase a karate uniform. (The instructor will provide you with information regarding where to purchase a uniform for the lowest cost and proper fit)
8. Read the Student Manual. A student manual is available to each new student. The manual contains information that is essential in the martial arts learning process. The information in the student manual will be covered in part by the instructor during class time
Children’s Martial Arts Program
In Japan, the academic educational system is guided by the most experienced teachers. They are assigned to teach the youngest children. The reason for this is that children at a young age are "open-minded" and have the best potential ability to observe, listen and learn academic education and life skills. The main role of the teacher is to guide  the children so they become self- teaching, self-thinking, and with self-discipline. This method of teaching has been used for over 3000 years from traditional martial arts.
The head instructors of Shaolin-Tzu Martial Arts Academy offer over 40 years of combined experience of study and teaching of many facets of traditional martial arts.
The Shaolin-Tzu Martial Arts Academy offers a unique traditional and educational martial arts program for children of age 6 to 14 years of age. Many of the children who start in our program have grown up to be young adults who continue their training in the adult classes.
• The program provides a dynamic learning environment, so your child can achieve maximum results.
• Our program creates self-confidence in your child, to improve relationships and build an "I can" attitude.
• Your child will develop the discipline necessary to improve at home and school. We teach practical self-defence skills, to keep your child safe.
• Class size is kept small to provide more personal attention to individuals as children learn in different ways.
• During class time the children will be divided into smaller group with assistant instructors to go over new training details or review. In some cases "one on one" instructions are provided.
• A report card will be provided to the children and parents to show progress and indicates areas for improvement.
Steps to get your child started successfully in our program:
• Determine if your child is interested in the martial arts.
• Phone for an appointment
• Observe a class
• Briefing interview with the head instructor if there is interest to enrol in the program. This will help establish personal goals and areas of focus
• Participate in a free class
• Fill out a membership application (requiring guardian signature if under 18 years of age)
• Purchase a karate uniform. (The instructor will provide you with information regarding where to purchase a uniform for the lowest cost and proper fit)
• For children 6-12 years old, it is recommended that parents be present as an observer for the first class. Parents are allowed to be present for a few minutes at the beginning and end of each class. It is too often a distraction to the children’s lessons if too many parents are observing throughout an entire class. If parent wish to observe a class at a given time, please make an appointment prior to the class starting time.
• Read the Student Manual. A student manual is available to each new student. The manual contains information that is essential in the martial arts learning process. The information in the student manual will be covered in part by the instructor during class time.
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