COVINGTON KARATE’S KIDS PROGRAM DELIVERS RESULTS. OUR KIDS KARATE CLASSES ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO BECOME THEIR VERY BEST AND TO BUILD LONG LASTING AND POSITIVE CHARACTER TRAITS THAT WILL SERVE THEM FOR A LIFETIME.
SELF DISCIPLINE
SELF DISCIPLINE IS A CORE VALUE TAUGHT AT COVINGTON KARATE. WE CONSTANTLY REMIND AND ENCOURAGE OUR STUDENTS TO CONSISTENTLY DO THINGS WITHOUT BEING TOLD. WE SPECIFY THINGS LIKE..PICKING UP THEIR ROOM, PUTTING ALL THEIR TOYS AWAY, BRUSHING THEIR TEETH, TAKING A BATH OR SHOWER, DOING THEIR HOMEWORK AND PRACTICING THEIR KARATE TO NAME A FEW. OUR GOAL IS TO TEACH THEM TO BE INDEPENDENT AND SELF SUFFICIENT SO THEY WON’T NEED TO RELY ON OTHERS WHEN THEY ARE OLDER.
RESPECT
THIS IS TALKED ABOUT DAILY. WE TEACH OUR STUDENTS TO HAVE RESPECT FOR AUTHORITY, ADULTS, FRIENDS AND THEMSELVES. WE LOVE THAT OUR STUDENTS PRACTICE THIS AT HOME, SCHOOL AND IN PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES. RESPECT IS AT THE CORE OF KARATE.
SELF CONTROL
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT LESSON WE TEACH OUR KIDS. AS PEOPLE, WE CONTROL OURSELVES BY THINKING BEFORE WE SPEAK OR ACT. OUR KARATE CURRICULUM TEACHES CHILDREN TO NOT OFFEND OTHERS OR DO THINGS THAT COULD GET THEM IN TROUBLE OR CAUSE HARM. IN ADDITION, SELF CONTROL OF OUR BODY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF FOCUS AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS IS A HUGE BENEFIT GAINED IN OUR MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING.
BULLY SELF DEFENSE
ABOUT 3/4 OF CHILDREN ARE BULLIED. WE TEACH OUR STUDENTS DE-ESCALATION TECHNIQUES TO AVOID PHYSICAL CONTACT AND LEAVE THE SITUATION TO GO AND GET HELP. OUR MAIN GOAL IS FOR OUR STUDENTS TO AVOID PHYSICAL CONTACT AT ALL COSTS. OUR STUDENTS KNOW TO WALK AWAY WHILE STILL FEELING CONFIDENT AND TO NOT WORRY ABOUT WHAT OTHERS WOULD SAY. IT IS BEST TO NOT HURT OR GET HURT! THE PHYSICAL ASPECT OF MARTIAL ARTS IS A LAST RESORT. WE ALWAYS THINK BEFORE USING OUR MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING.
CONFIDENCE
THROUGH MARTIAL ARTS TRAINING AT COVINGTON KARATE, WE SHOW OUR CHILDREN HOW TO GAIN CONFIDENCE THROUGH TRAINING AND A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF SELF-DEFENSE TECHNIQUES. WE PRACTICE EXERCISES THAT ALLOW CHILDREN TO GET OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE WHILE BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND CONTROL.
EXERCISE
DAILY EXERCISES ARE A PART OF EACH KARATE CLASS. FAR TOO MANY KIDS NOWADAYS ARE ON THE COUCH PLAYING WITH THEIR TABLETS OR VIDEO GAMES. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM, AND KIDS HEALTH SHOULD BE A TOP PRIORITY. WE DO STRENGTH AND CARDIOVASCULAR EXERCISES EACH DAY TO ASSURE THEY GET INTO BETTER SHAPE THAN WHEN THEY STARTED.
FRIENDSHIP
CHAMPION FRIENDS – WE BECOME JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE WE HANG AROUND WITH MOST! OUR STUDENTS LEARN TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS AT OUR FACILITY. ALL OF OUR STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT TO BE THE BEST POSSIBLE VERSION OF THEMSELVES. BEING RESPECTFUL, KIND, COMPASSIONATE, MAKING GOOD CHOICES AND ALWAYS TRYING THEIR BESTS ARE QUALITIES THAT MAKE COVINGTON KARATE KIDS GOOD FRIENDS .
Kids from all over the Northshore attend Covington Karate. Whether you are from Mandeville, Folsom, Abita Springs, Goodbee or Madisonville our program is worth the drive.