LITTLE SAMURAI - TOTAL AWARENESS PROGRAM
Hiscoe Jiu-Jitsu now offers a total awareness and self-protection program for children aged 5-8 years old. The goal of the program is to teach our children how to protect themselves from adult predators. (evil people) Predators are out there waiting to harm our children. The program is based on teaching kids about awareness while at the same time arming them with simple yet effective techniques they can use to escape and evade predators.
The Little Samurai Program is a total awareness program specifically designed for young children. This program is designed to teach your child to identify and respond to potentially dangerous situations.
We also recognize that learning about safety is an everyday occurrence not a once a week class, consequently this program is also for parents and/or guardians. Parents and guardians can also learn a lot of valuable information from this program. We encourage parents to support and assist the instructors in teaching their children.
What will my child learn?
When it comes to martial arts programs parents have many choices for their children. There is no program like the Little Samurai-Total Awareness Program. The Little Samurai-Total Awareness Program is based on the concept of total awareness and utilizes the principles of the Can-Ryu Jiu-Jitsu System.
Classes are enthusiastic, fun and innovative. Through the use of role play your child will learn physical skills to escape and evade a predators in addition to awareness tips on how to deal with adults who want to hurt them.
The result is a total awareness program which provides the benefits of fitness, self-confidence and respect.
How do we teach for success?
Let’s first define success. Your child has succeeded when they are able to identify a potentially dangerous situation and act accordingly. This will demonstrate that they have been able to link the dojo skills and home skills together thereby achieving a survival mindset. Success is survival.
To provide the best learning environment, instructors use learning strategies children respond best to. The self-protection techniques are based on the principles of simplicity, gross motor skills, and the reduction of techniques.
During each class kids will learn effective and practical strategies to use in various situations should a predator ever grab them. Instructors use specific games and scenarios to teach your child. Conducting scenarios and role-play are effective and innovative learning tools which children enjoy. Scenarios allow instructors to assess your child’s response to any given situation. Games are used to link techniques together thus providing context to the lesson.