Little Dragons (Ages 3-6)

"We believe that children are a gift and have unlimited potential to become outstanding Black Belts, Champions in Life, and Leaders in Society."

DISCLAIMER: Training and practicing in the martial arts is inherently dangerous. All training, with exception of practicing Patterns as explained by the instructors of this Academy, should be pursued only in the controlled environment and under the supervision of a trained instructor.

LEGAL INFORMATION AND NOTICES

An Investment in Your Child

As parents ourselves, we understand you want the best for your child/children and you wish to receive a value-added return on your investment of time, energy, and money.

Should you and your child be admitted as members of our Black Belt Excellence Martial Arts Academy, here are some of the benefits you will gain:

Positive Life Skills and Benefits

• Choose from our family-friendly flexible schedule and have your child train either once or twice per week (Mondays and/or Wednesdays)

• Develop a greater sense of self-confidence

• Develop self-esteem and a sense of self-worth

• Learn polite greetings and polite manners

• Learn the importance of self-care

• Act respectfully toward family members, teachers, and others

• Increase focus and concentration

• Enhance memory and listening skills

• Develop physical balance, flexibility, and coordination

• Learn to live and play safely

• Increase awareness of body and space

• Show self-control

• Understand responsibility

• Learn to share and promote teamwork

• Make friends and encourage socialization

• Develop a love of learning and motivation for their martial arts skills

• Be a good person and a contributing member of society

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A Unique, Age-Specific Curriculum

"It is easier to build strong children
than to repair broken adults."

What is the Little Dragons program? It is an exclusive program for children aged between 4-7 that integrates the learning of martial arts skills, life skills, and safety skills.

• Life Skills (The 8 Life Skills we teach are: Courtesy, Respect, Focus, Discipline, Self-Control, Responsibility, Co-Operation, Learning)
  Be Good. (parent value this)

• Safety Skills (safety at home, school, in the playground, etc.)
  Be Safe. (parent want this)

• Martial Arts Skills and our award-winning Bully Busters program. Have Fun! (children love this)

To view a sample of our unique, age-specific, 100 page, fully illustrated, "My Little Dragons Workbook", click here

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Motivated, Caring, and Trained Instructors

Our S.T.O.R.M. and S.W.A.T. team members are hand picked by us based on their passion for training and teaching children.

To view more information about our instructors and what keeps them motivated teaching the children, click here

Recognition and Positive Experiences

"What gets recognized, gets repeated."

We strongly believe that what gets recognized, gets repeated. Whether it's "good attention" or "bad attention", children seek to be recognized.  At our academy, we believe in positive recognition for positive behaviour through positive experiences (instead of punishment for bad behaviour).

As such, you can look forward to a multitude of positive experiences throughout the year to keep your child/children engaged, motivated to learn, and developing.

Belt Promotion Exams

Recognition Stripe Ceremonies

Other Forms of Rewards and Recognition

• Student Success Stories (shared at the beginning of the class during the Circle of Friends)

• Physical rewards: stickers, stamps, high fives, pats on shoulders

• Emotional rewards: well-deserved verbal praise, encouragement, motivational "Mat chats" with the Instructor) , after-class chat with parents

• #1 Club

To view photos of our Little Dragons Year-End Demonstration, click here

"While we try to teach our children all about life,
our children teach us what life is all about."
- Angela Schwindt

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Little Dragons Program Description

Testimonials from Happy Parents

Clearly the Belt Excellence Martial Arts Academy has had a significant influence on Paul's behavioral and physical development. The life skills taught and the rewards he receives at the academy have reaffirmed my decision to have him join. Highly recommended! - Steve M.

I've noticed greater flexibility, and more confidence in his physical abilities. I can also see how much stronger he has become. His physical education teacher made special mention his sense of fair play and cooperation with his classmates. I know that Taekwon-Do plays a large part in this. - Kurt and Michelle P.

I really feel you have a first class organization and you and your wife are doing an amazing job with those young kids. Any parent would be lucky to have their child in your classes. - Mike and Rozalie G.

I enrolled Supreena in the Little Dragons program to help her gain self-confidence. Today, I can see a change in her personality. The inspiration she gets from the training has immensely motivated her to accept new challenges in every aspect.  I can see her being stronger from inside than before. Thanks. - Amarpreet A.

Last month, Cedric had to make a small presentation at school.  When practicing at home, he knew his material, but was fidgeting and would be easily distracted.  We told him to take an attention stance to help him concentrate.  What a difference Focus makes! - Chantal M. and Mario D.

We are very impressed with your whole program and are very lucky to have found it. Aidan very much enjoys it and that is what matters to us the most. I love seeing the smile on her face when she is in class.

I want to personally thank you, your wife and your team for the great job that they do. I'm not sure if you get enough Thank You's and if you don't then that is a shame because it's a first class operation, run by a first class team and I want to thank you for that!! - Mike G.

My son's focus and physical coordination has improved significantly since he began training last September. We are happy to see Zachary so excited to join his 'friends' (both students and instructors) every Monday and Wednesday. - Maddalena and Christopher B.

I am thrilled with the results I have seen in my daughter since starting the program. Having Taekwon-Do as a third place where proper behaviour, etiquette and respect is expected, has made huge improvements. I just got a note from her teacher stating she has seen big improvements in the last few months. Abby is no longer competing with others, playing nicely and sharing, listening to different ideas (not just her own) and cleaning up after herself. I am so happy :) - Pam H.

The greatest benefit of the program so far has been the amount of fun Ethan is having at the classes. He continues to enjoy his Taekwon-Do training. There is no effort to get him to go to class. I think this speaks highly of the classes and the positive atmosphere created by the instructors. - Kenneth Y.

Cedric no longer complains and diligently brushes his teeth before bedtime.  One night, he even told his reluctant brother, "Obey cheerfully!" - Chantal M., Mario D.

"My husband and I would like to tell you how impressed we are with your academy. All of the instructors have great attitudes, are very helpful and are exceptional role models for the children, and Jai is very comfortable with all of them. He looks forward to coming to each class and has learned a lot of fantastic things.  We are particularly impressed with the Bully Busters program and the courtesy lessons that you teach. Thank you very much." - Shikha and Anshu P.

When hearing the words, "self-defence", I think of protecting oneself against others, (such as 'bad guys' and "bullies"). Over the past few weeks, Emily has proven that the self-defence skills she has learned at Black Belt Excellence have a much broader scope.

Last month, Emily mastered riding a two-wheeler. As is true with everyone learning to ride a bicycle, Emily fell. After one tumble, she came over to me and said, "Guess why I didn't hurt myself! I learned how to 'break-fall' at Taekwon-Do!"

On the weekend, we brought the children to the park. I was pitching a baseball to Emily's older brother and Emily was ready to retrieve it. When Tommy made a great, hard hit, I was impressed, until I saw it coming fast and hard, directly at Emily's head. Her reaction time was amazing, she dropped to the ground and the ball sailed over her. She laughed and said, "Hey, that was just like at Taekwon-Do!". (Referring to when the instructors swing the bats over the children's heads and they must duck)

So, self-defence against sports seems strange, but if it saves me a couple of trips to CHEO, I applaud it!! - Patti C.

This is Kevin's second year at Black Belt Excellence.  We still remember the days when he was reluctant to enter the class and participate in any class activities.  Over time, with the help of his instructors (whom we can't thank enough), he has gained and developed a lot more confidence.  He is no longer hesitant and totally enjoys coming to the academy. - Annie R. and Prakash K.

Maxwell has improved his self-confidence and is in better health due to the physical activities at Taekwon-Do.  Actually, there is no difficulty getting our son to bed after a Taekwon-Do night! - Margarita C.

Our son has shown an improvement in physical strength and in his self-esteem, which we feel helped him succeed in his swimming. - Stephen and Cindy L.

Taekwon-Do is very important to my son's self-confidence and skill development.  He understands what is expected and feels comfortable that he can try his best and be recognized for it.  This positive reinforcement is critical for his personal and academic success.  The instructors have provided an extremely positive environment where lots of learning about life skills as well as martial arts can occur.  Additionally, there is a true sense of "family" at the academy, which is administered in a strict and fair fashion under the effective leadership of Mr. and Mrs. Nguyen. - Rubina H.

Our son has grown more mature in terms of Co-Operation.  Noticeable things like turning off the TV, getting ready for class, and working on homework go smoothly with very or to no struggle. - Chau V. and Mona N.

Taekwon-Do has provided a positive experience for Nico in terms of fitness (especially during the winter months) and friendships. - Manuel and Karen C.

Since Baylen started in Little Dragons 7 months ago, he's progressed tremendously in his physical skills.   When he started, he was unable to kick with both legs, never trying to kick with his left leg at all, and only slight kicks with his right leg.  We see recently that he's kicking very high with both feet, as well as trying other physical activities (like riding his bicycle) that he wasn't confident enough to try before.  We're very impressed with the speed with which he is progressing physically. - Michelle and Kurt P.

I believe that Taekwon-Do is in perfect harmony with our hopes and desires for our son's formation. He is enjoying the Little Dragons program and already its lessons are spilling over into his everyday life. I am confident that the Little Dragon program will continue to have a positive influence in his life. - Ester D. & R. Gariepy

Our goal with Taekwon-Do for our son is two-fold:

• to add to the stream of role modeling, positive values, positive feedback and corrective feedback that come from family and school

• for physical benefits of health and co-ordination, and the benefit of experiencing a different environment and different set of people.

These goals are being met at Black Belt Excellence on an ongoing basis, and hence we are delighted to be part of the Black Belt Excellence community. - D. Goodwill

Emily has been taking Taekwon-Do for six months.  This month I have noticed a tremendous change in her character.  She has always found it difficult to control her temper.  She would get easily frustrated and abandon activities in which she did not achieve immediate success.  Lately, there has been a sense of peacefulness about her that I never saw before.  She is much more in control of her emotions.  She rarely has temper tantrums anymore and has learned techniques to calm herself down.  Thank you!  - Patti and Jamie C.

Josh is growing into a very fit, energetic and confident young boy.  He is a caring, sharing and loving child that makes his family very proud of him at every opportunity.  As his parents, we have witnessed a remarkable improvement and development since he started his training and we are very thankful for your efforts. - Allan and Wendy H.

Our daughter has undergone quite a positive change since she started to attend your academy  From a child who would not sit down and do any activities with concentration, Jusrina is now a much more focused child.  She always did have good imagination.  Now imagination with improved concentration frequently results in some very creatively done crafts. I credit the comprehensive instruction style of your school for this remarkable change in my daughter. For this, I sincerely thank you. - Satvinder Singh B.

Since last month, we have noticed tremendous changes in our son Kevin's behaviour; he is always answering our requests properly and for any help we provide to him, he always shows his appreciation. Considering he just started training last November, we are really impressed and thank you all for your efforts. - Li G. and Yuan X.

Christopher continues to improve on all areas relating to life skills.  He is now understands the principles of courtesy, respect, responsibility and self-control and will use his skills appropriately.  He is very cooperative and his social skills are improving at home and at school.  The school reports excellent cooperation with his peers. Chris continues to enjoy your class and is definitely benefiting from the positive environment.  - Josee L.

When starting the Little Dragons program, Karl set himself an objective to work hard to graduate to Junior Achievers so that he could train with his dad.  Even with friends joining the program, Karl kept focus on his goal.  Taekwon-Do has showed him that hard work will be rewarded and that goals are achievable when you set your mind to it." - Chantal M.

Annuj perceives Mr. Nguyen as a positive influence in his life.  He thoroughly enjoys going to the classes.  We make reference to the 8 Life Skills to influence good behaviour.  Sometimes we ask Annuj, "Would Mr. Nguyen like this unacceptable behaviour? (based on a particular life skill).  And we have seen him changing to positive behaviour immediately. - Ramani K. and Kamal K.

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