Children's Martial Art Classes
"Little Tigers" - ages 3 to 6

The Little Tiger class is a special class here at the Minneapolis dojang. We have always accepted younger children here at our school, and even have a specialized program that is solely dedicated to the specific needs of younger children - in fact, this class is only for 3-6 year olds our Little Tigers (or Hodori in Korean Language).

Starting martial arts at an early age is a tremendous way to build life skills for younger children. Not only will they learn coordination of their growing bodies, but training in our Little Tiger program will help build mental and social skills that are crucial in a child's total development. This is a great way to better prepare children for school, learn more about responsibility and respect, as well as build self-confidence to deal with any new task that awaits them.

As this class is limited to 3-6 year olds (with 7-12 year olds participating in our regular junior class), the structure of the class really focuses on and pays attention to the needs that younger children have in a FUN and positive atmosphere. Most other martial art schools mix younger kids with older kids which becomes distracting and unproductive for both age groups. Younger children cannot fully take in the subject matter covered at an older kid's pace, leading to boredom/frustration followed by attention problems and distracting actions - and the older children also get bored/frustrated when they cannot push themselves to higher limits and pursue advanced subjects at their own pace as they have to "hang out with the little kids."

Any parent knows the difference in development that takes place as children grow day by day let alone year by year, and our staff is very sensitive to each of our student's developmental journey, as well as the benefits that a specialized and structured program can impart on the children that participate at their specific age. In fact, we also have multiple classes for beginners and advanced students in all of our different age groups, allowing even more attention to be focused on the specific needs that each student has in each of our specific class levels. This approach leads to a tremendous amount of learning and development to take place within our class structure for all ages and levels.

Tiny Tigers have arrived!
Due to the huge demand in our Little Tiger program we have expanded to create more opportunity for the youngest Tigers. Every Tuesday and Thursday there is now a "TINY TIGER" class for the 3 & 4 year olds. This is a great way for the smallest of Tigers to jump into the martial art world, with a very fun and energetic class. While similar to the Little Tiger program, the children will learn martial art moves along with listening and social group interaction skills - but always with A LOT OF FUN!!!

Tiny Tigers (3 & 4 year olds)
3:55 - 4:25pm Tuesday and Thursday

Little Tigers (5 & 6 year olds)
Beginner Class meets 4:25 - 5:10pm Tuesday & Thursday
Advanced Class meets 4:25 - 5:10pm Monday & Wednesday
(Once the Little Tiger student develops a good understanding of the class and learning process, and is "comfortable" with the program, they can then join the Friday Acrobatics and Saturday Kids Class)

Please go through the information in our "Enrollment" section for more information about setting up a tour of our wonderful facility and other details for beginning the martial art journey.