Little Tigers Karate (ages 5 & above)

Traditionally the Martial Artist was expected to be a well rounded person. A person of honor, respect, self discipline and focus. An artist, calligrapher or poet. Our goal is to honor this tradition and to help develop effective life skills and young people who are on a quest to be their best, in every way.    

The Student Creed emphasizes these life skills.

· Developing ourselves in a positive manner and avoiding things that are bad for us both mentally AND physically.

· Developing self discipline; doing the right things for the right reasons, not because someone made us.

· The fact that this IS a martial art; we don’t go out and beat people up just because we can.

· Respect-for Mom, Dad, & Grandparents etc.

“Wax on, wax off, “paint the fence, paint the house”; or “take the jacket off, put the jacket on” are lines from the popular Karate Kid movies and moves that are the basis of our martial art.

What this means is that our martial art doesn’t depend on brute force or physical strength for a person to effectively defend themselves. Circular blocks allow anyone to successfully redirect an attack.

Rank testing for belts/stripes is held every month. Our Little Tigers develop self confidence and self esteem because when a student receives a stripe on their belt or a new belt they feel a great sense of accomplishment.

Monthly Testing also helps parents make sure their children are behaving properly not just at karate, but at home and at school. Before students can test each month, Mom and/or Dad has to sign the Intent To Promote form saying that their child has been behaving at home & doing their chores. Their teacher at school also has to sign the form stating the same types of things. If there are no behavioral issues; everyone signs the form & the student gets to test.

However, if your child is behaving in ways that are not appropriate, we suggest not punishing a bad behavior but offering them the opportunity to change the behavior. Students always want to test for the next rank, so you will see this magical change in behavior, you will get to sign the form and we then reward them for making that change & behaving properly.

Classes are held 6 days a week. There is no limit the number of classes that students can attend, so if a student is really enjoying themselves and wants to be here 3,4,5 or even 6 days per week, we are happy to have them. You are free to take full advantage of the schedule in any way that works  for you and your family.

Ready to get started? The Introductory Program gives you 2 private classes and a FREE uniform for $29.95. (For Thai Kickboxing/Yoga/Tai Chi we offer a free introductory class.) The Introductory Program allows you try us out with no commitment, lets us evaluate the student to see how they will do in our program and also serves as an orientation, so that when you get into regular classes, they can follow along more easily.

 If you have further questions or would like to book an Introductory class please call 616/532-1193.

We appreciate your interest and look forward to hearing from you.