Ages:  5 Years and Up

At such an important stage of development, young students need all of the right influences surrounding them. To ensure our students take karate beyond the dojo, we stress the importance that karate plays in their everyday lives.  Not only should students strive to do their best when training, but they should strive to do their best in school, with family, and with themselves.  As a parent/guardian, you will see marked improvement in areas such as: 

Karate is not about children learning to fight others.  It’s about avoiding the fight. Like the adult program, our Children’s Program teaches basic techniques, katas, and kumite. We incorporate interactive drills and exercises to help kids build a solid foundation for their karate training.  We also teach our students to be safe by being aware of their surroundings, using verbal resolution skills, and body language (i.e. body posture, eye contact, and voice).

Genbu-Kai Riverside Karate-Do