Kenpo Kids - Little Ninjas

(ages 5 to 7 yrs)
There are eight major skills that our instructors focus on when training Little Ninjas. Those “skills” are focus Teamwork, Control, Balance, Coordination, Fitness, Discipline & Memory.
Each class, we will cover one of these skills with wide variety of activities that are fun and at the same time educational.
The following are some of the activities that we cover in our Little Ninja class.
Ninja speed test: All of the students move about (like ninjas) until we give the command “attention” They all must move to attention as fast as they can. This drill teaches them discipline to stand still when told.
The Jungle Game: We all pretend that we are running in the jungle and when the instructor calls out an object such as a branch, they all must duck; if the instructor says log, they must jump; if the instructor says bear; they must pretend to be sleeping so the bear does not see them. This drill works on their memory and reaction skills, not to mention that it is a great workout.
Ninja Clean up: We take all of out targets and kicking pads and place them all over the floor; We then split up the class into teams and have a contest to see which team can pick them up the fastest.This teaches them teamwork, and also makes cleaning their room fun.