SuperKids Karate FAQ’s

We allow your child to move at their own pace with flexible programming! With family schedules being so busy, your child can join our classes once a week or up to four classes a week. You choose! You can even switch classes any given week to accommodate other activities.

A trial program is done with each new student before joining the regular classes. This trial consists of two private 25–30 minute sessions. The new student will learn basic martial arts rules, techniques, and drills. The Sensei’s use this time to prepare them to integrate into the regular group classes, while evaluating which group they may better fit into.

Martial arts training will not encourage violence or aggression in your child — this is rarely ever the case. Children who train develop the inner strength and courage to walk away from explosive situations, and build a higher tolerance to frustration. We will enable your child to move beyond the need to prove themselves through physical aggression, and build their inner strength and confidence instead.

We’re one of the cleanest and safest martial arts facilities around. All training is done in a brightly lit gym on a custom-designed 2-inch high-density foam safety floor, and is cleaned every night. This gives us top-notch workout conditions.

Students train in a non-competitive environment and move at their own pace, setting their own personal goals. There is no pressure to compete or advance at a particular rate. For students who enjoy a little friendly competition, we run 2 tournaments a year with affiliated schools. These tournaments are fun, friendly, and teach the kids valuable lessons about competing, winning, and losing.

Absolutely. A main function of our karate classes is to promote social skills and interaction with other children and adults alike. Increased interaction with other students gives them the confidence to break out of their shyness. During classes your child will learn the value of respect for one another, the importance of encouraging others, and how to work with different partners. Simple life skills are honed by learning to introduce themselves, play group games, line up for drills, and follow instructions — all while having a ton of fun!

No, we do not only train strictly karate here. We start the young students with karate because of its straight-line blocks and strikes that make it easy for the youngest students (5 years old) to understand. As the students get older and more experienced, we slowly start introducing other forms of martial arts such as kung fu, taekwondo, kick boxing, boxing, aikido, and weapons (bo staff and kali sticks). By the time they are at their black belt, they will have experience with a variety of different martial arts.

Students are introduced to weapons training gradually as they develop the focus, coordination, and responsibility needed to use them safely. For our younger students, the first weapon they learn is the foam nun-chuck, which is both safe and fun while helping improve coordination and confidence.

As students gain experience and continue to progress in their training, they will be selected by the Sensei’s to begin learning more advanced traditional weapons. Students start with the Bo Staff and later move on to Kali Sticks. Advancement into weapons training is based on each student’s skill level, maturity, and readiness rather than age alone.