Little Dragons:

The Little Dragons Program is geared toward ages 4 to 6 and specifically meets children's needs with an age-specific curriculum. Emphasis is placed on improving your child's basic motor skills and developing positive mental skills. Our kindergarten readiness program will teach skills that include focus, self-control, memory, concepts, balance and teamwork. Our group activities will teach your child the benefits of good behavior, and our character education program will help your child be the best they can be, not only in our karate school, but in the world outside as well.

Students in the Little Dragons program will be able to achieve rank up through green belt within their program, and when they demonstrate the maturity and physical ability to participate in the children's program (usually about 7 years of age), they can keep their rank and attend children's classes until they are ready for their next test.

 

Requirements: *Items with a star are for specific to this program.

 

GOLD STRIPE (minimum 3 months)

 

·         Things to know:

*Your full name

*Mom or Dad’s phone number

*Full name of everyone you live with

*Terminology (names of all techniques you test on)

 

·         Things to be able to do/demonstrate:

*Kata Salutation (my name is…)

Horse stance

Front stance

Natural fighting stance

Straight punch

Inverted punch

*Star block

Rising block

Downward block

Front kick (scoop and heel)

Roundhouse kick

First half of Taikyoku 1 (as group)

First half of Taikyoku 2 (by self)

*10 good pushups

*10 good situps

*20 jumping jacks

*Kicking combinations

 

 

ORANGE STRIPE (minimum 4 months)

All requirements for yellow stripe, plus…

·         Things to know:

*2 emergency phone numbers

*Stranger danger rules

Terminology (names of all techniques you test on)

*Be comfortable with left and right

*Show improved listening and behavior in school and at home

 

·         Things to be able to do/demonstrate

Tie your own belt

C-steps in front stance

Reverse punch and Lunge punch

Side fighting stance

Backfist

Knifehand

Vertical punch

Inside block, Reverse block

Outside block

Side kick, Back kick (not spinning)

Step in front roundhouse kick

Self defense #1, 2 and *coiling cobra

All of Taikyoku 1 (as group)

All of Taikyoku 2 (by self)

*Dragon Kata

*Back breakfall

*20 good pushups and situps

*Kicking combinations

GREEN STRIPE (minimum 6 months)

All requirements for orange stripe, plus…

 

·         Things to know:

*Safety rules (parking lot, fire, water, weapons)

*Terminology (names of all techniques you test on, also dojo, gi, 5 sources of power)

*Show improved listening and behavior in school and at home

 

·         Things to be able to do/demonstrate:

*Tie your own gi top

Cat stance

Cat stance movement #1, 2

20 way block drill

*Sais:  basic blocks and strikes (open and closed)

Offset front kick

Spinning back kick

Self defense #3, 4, 5

*SD:  Windmill guard, return viper, double blades

Taikyoku 3

Pinan 1

*Side breakfalls

40 good pushups and *situps

*Kicking combinations

once – open hand

once – with sais

Fighting movements #1, 2

Sparring

 

SOLID GREEN (children’s curriculum) (minimum 6 months)

All requirements for green stripe, plus…

 

·         Things to know:

All required terminology (see manual or website)

 

*Demonstrate maturity and control of older children through techniques and attention during classes.

 

·         Things to be able to do/demonstrate:

Back stance

Cat stance movements #3, 4

Pinan 2 and 3

Pinan 1 and 2 with sais

Kumite waza #1, 2, 3 and 2-person

11 self defense movements

Sparring against two people

100 pushups