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Our courses for kids deal with a concept we like to call
"Playground Survival". This concept allows children to live powerfully
though learning focus, discipline, and nonviolent conflict resolution
techniques.
This is especially important when kids are dealing with physical,
psychological/ verbal, or social confrontations. As in our adult
training, our Aiki-Kids program does not teach kicking, punching, or
blocking systems. To the contrary, our Aiki-Kids program teaches the
defensive tactics of not getting grabbed, not getting struck and not
getting taken down to the ground. |
Just as a good parent would not hand a child a loaded
gun to go to school, we also believe that children should not be given
tools of destruction. We empower and give children the tools of
neutralization and peaceful resolution. We also emphasize the benefits
of "deep calm" in even the most chaotic of situations, teaching kids to
be in control of themselves regardless of the situation.
In Aikido, we learn there is a strength in softness. Aikido does not use
much physical force. It is a technique of protecting oneself employing the
least possible physical force, much less still than judo. It is an art which
lends itself very well to women as well as men and to older people just as
well as the young.
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Parents may feel free to allow their Children to join our Saturday
morning Aiki-Kids program at 10:00 AM for a free introductory class (Parents
attendance required during this session). |
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