The science and psychology behind SKILLZ (Age Specific Martial Arts for Children) By Master Melody Shuman When I started martial arts in 1987 as an 11-year old, things were very different. Kids and adults trained side-by-side, and everyone tested on the same material for their belt regardless of age. Needless to say, kids usually... Read more »
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What Children with ADD / ADHD really need: mini clip
Hey there, if you are a parent or and educator you've likely struggled with an ADD or ADHD child. Check out this mini-clip from our friend and colleague Master Melody Shuman. Master Shuman has over 30 years of martial arts experience and specializes in teaching kids AND martial arts instructors on how to teach... Read more »
How Martial Arts Can Help Improve Your Child's Behavior At Home and Performance at School
Download as a PDF HERE First, let me give you some background on how we run the kids karate classes at DG. Dragon Gym Children’s martial arts programs are age specific. That means the programs are specifically designed to be appropriate for a child’s physical, intellectual, social and emotional stage of development. The EARLY group is for... Read more »
Age-Specific Martial Arts for Children - The Science & Psychology Behind SKILLZ(TM)
Check out the blog post below from my good friend and colleague Master Melody Shuman. Here experience as young student in martial arts in very similar to my own. We both started in traditional Korean martial arts systems coincidently in 1987! When I first started at Dragon Gym almost 30 years ago, both kids... Read more »
Dragon Gym Children's Martial Arts in Berwyn Pa!
Parents, Grandparents, Teachers and Community Leaders: Would you like to know how a great Martial Arts Community can serve you in improving your child’s grades, manners and trouble shooting skills? Can you imagine seeing children who are now confident, self assured, and capable, growing into the appropriate leaders for our future communities? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if your... Read more »
