Kid's Program
At Berdugo Martial Arts Center, our carefully structured programs go a lot further than just punching and kicking.
Our kids program is engineered to improve not only physical fitness and flexibility, but also focus, discipline and character. In fact, large scientific studies have demonstrated that structured programs like ours improve focus, and decrease the likelihood that a child or adolescent will quit during tough challenges in the classroom and life in general. Structured martial arts programs were found to accomplish these things better than traditional physical educational classes and other non-traditional martial arts that lack the same discipline and mindfulness.1
With our program you can expect your child to:
- Have self-discipline, focus and self-control.
Our program challenges the child through
complex exercises that are always evolving. This requires your child to
grow and adapt as they
progress through our program, which in turn demands the utmost
concentration, and discipline.
- Be better in the classroom. Programs
like ours are proven to improve a child’s
performance on challenging academic tasks that require self-control and
discipline.1
- Know how to prevent and avoid violence.
We teach your child the self-control, discipline and respect necessary
to recognize confrontation
and avoid or diffuse the situation. Structured martial arts programs
like ours have been shown to
decrease aggression in a variety of adolescent and child populations
including adolescents with
behavioral problems.1
- Be stronger, more fit, coordinated and flexible.
Our students experience a combination
of exercises for both body and mind. The body is strengthened by
cardiovascular workouts
as well as isometric and dynamic tension exercises. Flexibility is
improved through a gradual
process of fun, safe and easy stretching techniques. With our developed
concentration exercises,
the mind learns to operate each limb independently of each other (Multi
Tasking), while still
working as one, without thought.
- Persevere through challenges in and outside the
classroom. Our program will challenge
your child in ways that no other program can. We achieve this through
dynamic exercises that
often require complex, ambidextrous movements. The focus and discipline
invested in these
activities will teach your child that when they set their mind to
something, anything is possible.
- Be confident and stand-up to peer pressure.
Our program gives your child confidence
in how they move their body, speak and interact in the world. This
means that they will grow into
strong individuals with the ability to make the right decisions because
they are confident in who
they are.
- Learn how to work as a team and be a leader.
We require that students work together to
help each other overcome weaknesses and grow together through our
program. This means that
your child will need to learn how to help and lead others as they
progress and grow. Our entire
program is built on teamwork and partnerships to ensure that your child
develops into team
player, leader and socially responsible young adult.
Because our program is based in the Philipino culture with strong family values, your ongoing support will be vital to us helping your child grow. As a team, we will be reshaping our community one child at a time.
For more information, give us a call at (503) 657-3408 or contact us here.
1 Diamond, A. & Lee, K. (2011). Interventions shown to aid executive function in children 4 to 12 years old. Science, 333, 959-964.
