Pa-Kua is offered to students from age 4 and up. Children greatly benefit from the program that is structured to fit their needs.The martial arts games, the kicks and punches, as well as the interaction with other children experienced through Pa-Kua Martial Arts, serve to increase the child's confidence, self-esteem, and social skills. At the same time Pa-Kua Martial Arts teaches the child to respect peers and elders, works on the student's concentration and coordination, and provides the pupil with the tools needed for the full life that lays ahead. This always occurs in a positive environment.
The many benefits of Pa-Kua Martial Arts for children are clearly visible and reflected in the child's school work, behavior at home, and interaction with siblings or friends. The classes for children are conducted in a totally safe and professional environment, by Instructors and Masters who make sure the children develop their skills in total safety.
Overall Benefits of Pa-Kua-
Self-Discipline
Self-Confidence
Learning about Nutrition and why to eat better
Improved sense of Self-Awareness
Improved Social Skills
Weight loss
Improved flexibility, strength and coordination
Respect
Chinese Yoga-
Practice- The Children will work on many different exercises such as stretching and controlling their breathing, and holding positions that will require balance, strength, or flexibility, sometimes requiring all three as the student progresses. This is always done in a fun and enthusiastic environment with music.
Benefits- When we are born we have amazing flexibility. Then, gradually as we get older, we lose that natural flexibility and must work at it. By having your child attend these children’s yoga classes they are able to stretch and maintain that flexibility throughout their life. Yoga has also been proven by case studies to help them regulate their emotions, manage stress, and calm themselves. Studies now show that they may also choose better foods to eat and engage in more physical activity than children who do not study yoga.
Most Pa-Kua schools offer an introductory class in which the student can try out a class before enrolling. The parents can even stay and observe their child participate in the class.
