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After-School Program Ideas for All Ages and Abilities

  It’s common for parents not to have a perfect overlap between their work hours and their children’s school hours. That’s where before and after-school programs come in. We supervise your children in a safe and enriching environment during the hours when you need it. Our  after-school program in Milton  makes use of all sorts of fun activities, not just Taekwondo, to keep your child occupied and engaged. What if you want to try some of those activities at home? Here are some program ideas that you can try. Paper Bag Puppets This classic craft activity has been popular for a long time because kids love it, and they can hold a puppet show afterward. Just get paper bags and an assortment of craft supplies such as googly eyes, straws, ribbons, buttons, and pencil crayons. Write Fairy Tales Creative children who are old enough to write will love to write their own fairy tales. We suggest that you create writing prompts and place them in a jar. Let each child pick out their own and write a

What You Need to Know About Teaching Karate to Kids

  As a parent, you might be curious about what goes into teaching kids about any type of martial art, including karate. There is more to running a kids karate class than just knowing the martial art and having been in a few competitions. At Dragon Taekwondo, we put a lot of effort into our classes and make sure that they enrich children. We offer Little Dragons classes for children under five, and these kids gain not only physical health but disciple and self-esteem from Taekwondo. Here’s what you need to know. We Have Well-Trained Staff Our staff know more than just Taekwondo. We offer comprehensive training for our instructors that prepares them to coach children and act as their mentors, not their babysitters. Our staff can take complex Taekwondo concepts and make them simple for young children. They adjust challenge levels for different levels of skill and support each child’s unique perspective. Our staff have huge accomplishments in the Taekwondo world but also have accomplishmen

Unique Birthday Party Ideas for Adults and Kids

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  At Dragon Taekwondo, we host Milton birthday parties for both adults and children. It’s a fun experience where adults can challenge themselves physically and enjoy an unusual obstacle course, or children can learn to be ninjas and fuel their imagination. If you’re coming here for your birthday party, particularly if it is a kid’s party, we take care of everything from handing out the food to guests to cleaning up after your party. Contact us today to learn more or read on to discover more great ideas that children and adults can enjoy. Set Up a Photo Station Do you want photos of the birthday boy or girl and all their guests? Encourage them to get creative with a themed photo booth. Ninjas are always a good theme when you’re having a  taekwondo birthday party , but you can do whatever it is that you want. Just include props and a fun background that will encourage your party guests to take lots of pictures and do silly poses. Create Your Own Taco Buffet We have yet to find a single p

Summer Camp Activities

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  We run a taekwondo summer camp, but we offer dozens more activities than just taekwondo. After all, it would get boring for kids to just do martial arts all day at summer camp. Instead, we’ve developed a curriculum for our camps which offers a huge range of opportunities for your child to have fun and try something new. In fact, we even offer trips as part of our Milton Academy summer camp. Here’s what your child can look forward to if you enroll them with us. Different Types of Physical Activities: While taekwondo is great, kids have much more energy than can be put into just one physical activity. We have so many other fun options that your child will love to do, and that’ll help them focus on their most essential physical skills (never mind growing a love for physical activity that will last them their whole life). Some of those activities include: Our ninja obstacle course Rock climbing wall Warp wall Rope climbing Weapons training Nerf wars in an inflatable maze And many more… W

A Ninja Birthday Party: The Ultimate Birthday Bash

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Have you considered having a ninja warrior birthday party near you? Word is spreading about the amazing ninja-themed parties you can have at Dragon Taekwondo. We have a ninja warrior course that the kids can complete as part of the party. They’ll be challenged to act like a ninja and have a lot of fun doing it. But, that isn’t the only reason to enjoy one of our parties. Here are a few reasons you should plan your kid’s next party with us. All-Inclusive Parties So many parents spend all of their time at their kid’s birthdays organizing other children, events, handing out food, and generally worrying about how it is going. Wouldn’t you rather enjoy your kid’s party? You can do that at Dragon Taekwondo. We provide all-inclusive ninja birthday parties where our highly-trained staff handle every aspect of the party, from when the kids arrive to when they leave. That means that we handle: · Party set-up · Food distribution · Supervision · Planning gift opening · Clean up · Managing the chi

Tips for an Effective Afterschool Program

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  Afterschool programs are an important part of a child’s life. With even 3 hours per day in the program, children who attend every weekday end up spending 60 hours, or 2.5 full days in their afterschool program. It’s easy to see how the program makes a large impact – but how do you make sure that impact is truly valuable for your child? Look for an effective martial arts after school program. We’ll describe exactly what that looks like below. Quality Programming : It’s common for afterschool programming to have a theme based on the organization hosting it. Our taekwondo dojo offers a martial arts afterschool program. However, we offer more than just martial arts. All afterschool programming should seek to enrich the whole child, with thoughtful programming that does more than just help them burn their energy off. Our programming does more than teach your child taekwondo. We also: Provide homework help Provide educational programming Provide other physical activities Provide creative o

A Martial Art of Evolution: Combined Jiu Jitsu Arts

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 In a way, all martial arts are growing and changing over time. Jiu jitsu and Brazilian jiu jitsu have potentially changed the most of all. The evolution of typical jiu jitsu into the jiu jitsu we practice in Milton is an interesting story and one that informs how we compete in this sport. What is BJJ? BJJ stands for Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. It is a modern martial art which is used in MMA and is practiced throughout the world (despite that fact that it has “Brazilian” in the name.) There‘s a wide use of submission holds, joint-locks, chokeholds and ground fighting techniques in jiu jitsu. It’s a strong martial art to use to round out your physical skills, particularly if the main martial art that you practice doesn‘t focus much on ground fighting. The Evolution of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu There is a traditional Japanese martial art called jujitsu. This art seeks to give smaller, weak opponents an advantage they wouldn’t usually have over larger, stronger opponents. It focuses on leverage and gr