KenpoTex
Senior Master
In the kid's classes at our studio we teach them a lot of the same material but it's presented in a slightly different way. We do teach some of the adult tecniques but they come from various lists and techniques off the same adult list might be taught at different levels for the kids. We focus a lot on basic combos like front-kick;jab;cross;elbow because, realistically, that probably the type of thing that most of us are going to do on the street as well as the fact that these types of drills help develop their motor-skills and coordination. One of the biggest things we stress is environmental awareness and avoiding the situation rather than having to engage. We use a lot of "games" and activities to teach these types of lessons, this way the training is fun and it's harder for their attention to wander. We also incorporate some basic BJJ grappling into the curriculum, for example, we teach a couple of mount escapes in case they end up on the ground.