Martial Art Concepts Junior Programs

Children in the Martial Arts

Martial Arts Concepts is dedicated to bringing the wonderful benefits of the Martial Arts to children in a positive and fun way. We incorporate the time-honoured skills and philosophy of traditional martial arts with the latest modern coaching methods and we believe this gives our junior students the best blend of traditional and modern methodology. Our aim is to help every child become a MAC Black Belt Leadership Student who can obtain greater success in all areas of their lives: making seemingly impossible dreams become reality.
With this in mind, all of our experienced Instructors and coaches undergo extensive training in modern teaching and coaching methods, whether it is in philosophy, the way our body works and learns new skills or in the mental benefits of learning in a positively reinforced environment. We have access to the most current learning tools and methods available today and each coach will have undergone training in our Assistant Instructor Program whilst our Academy Instuctors will have passed our Certified Instructor Program in adddtion to all their years of personal martial art training! Chartered Child Psychologist, Dr Ged Lambert, having reviewed Martial Art Concepts' Family Program, has provided professional testimony to the positive benefits the Martial Art Concepts Group can offer your child and this is why our Leadership Program is also regarded as the country's best Martial Art and Life Skills Program available today.
The true Martial Artist will endeavour to recognise and avoid conflict in all circumstances too because martial art is not just about the physical skill of fighting. It is about perfecting your own physical skill, mental skill and developing your life skills too. We believe that training at Martial Art Concepts will, amongst other skills, give our students confidence, self-esteem, goal setting skills and a sense of achievement when working as a team or as an individual. We will develop and improve all the life skills our junior students need and foster a strong focus on discipline, courtesy, respect and personal endeavour.
At Martial Arts Concepts we grade the children every three months which rewards successes within the training environment and is an important part of becoming a Black Belt Leader.

Junior Program

The Art

Juniors practice a specially adapted brand of Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee's Fighting Concept, the development of this martial art is through the academies core martial arts and instructors. This is coupled with our professionally accredited life skills training and helps build confident young people.

What do I train?

White belts begin with basic punches, kicks, blocks, break falls and rolls, then work to add more kickboxing skills as they progress.
Much later in the program additional arts are included. These comprise Muay Thai (Thai boxing), Western boxing and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
The last of the arts to be added is Kali, a Filipino weapons based art. As such, a level of student maturity is required, not necessarily in age but most definitely in martial art ability.

What is taught at Martial Arts Concepts?

Junior Students will study MAC Kickboxing, comprising of western boxing, Jun Fan Gung Fu, Panatukan Muay Thai and Savate. However a large focus for the Academy is on promoting positive life skills. Junior students learn why respect for each other is so important very early in their training schedule. They will begin to appreciate humility and empathy as martial arts is not about how to hit other people, but how not too, and to think how others may feel. Students are also taught basic self protection skills centred on AWARENESS, AVOIDANCE AND ACTION.

Who should train?

Our Junior Curriculum is designed to help build healthy, confident and mature young people, capable of upholding the high standards of conduct the Academy and their parents expect. This focus on personal achievement will pass through into all aspects of our student's lives so importantly will also have an impact on progress and performance at school and their future careers. If you want your children to learn valuable life skills, make new friends, learn how to protect themselves and more importantly have lots of fun doing it, then you can benefit from our Family Program.

Junior Development Program

Junior Student Creed

I will develop myself in a positive manner and avoid anything that will reduce my mental growth or physical health.
I will develop self discipline in order to bring out the best in myself and others.
I will use common sense before self defence and never be abusive or offensive. This is a black belt school, we are dedicated, we are motivated, we are on a quest to be the best!