The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Regarding kids and martial arts, a fair bit of time is spent differentiating between the good and bad guys. It seems pretty easy since we’re dealing with schoolyard bullies, various stranger scenarios, and practicing self-defence moves. It all seems pretty cut and dried until you…
How I Teach Filipino Martial Arts to Children
A couple of caveats: This is not about WHAT I teach, or WHY I teach children. This covers HOW I teach Filipino Martial Arts to children, and this post mainly focuses on the 5 to 8-year-old age range. Moreover, I will focus on the technical aspects of teaching children based on…
Too Young to Learn Filipino Martial Arts?
I posted “It’s Real and Spectacular” a week ago on a martial arts discussion board. I discussed the topic of teaching Filipino Martial Arts to young children. Some martial artists raised concerns about my students’ young age and liability issues. One writer indicated his belief…
Goals of the Bamboo Shoots Program
Earlier in the year, I had a post briefly describing the Bamboo Shoots program. I’d like to expand on that post by expounding on the goals of this program. First, we teach basic physical exercises such as the correct form for pushups, situps, and jumping…
Bamboo Shoots
The Bamboo Shoots program is designed for children ages 4 through 7. It is part of Bamboo Spirit Martial Arts. We focus on instilling respect, confidence, courtesy, and discipline in children. We teach stranger awareness, personal safety skills, escape techniques, conflict management, and goal setting…