Youth n Motion

Students and enthusiasts of karate do have many reasons for their interest in martial arts.   Some are drawn to the physical fitness and weight-loss aspectS of training. Others seek to add discipline and self-control to their lives/ while still others are concerned about safety and self-defense.

Whether you are interested in our programs for mental or physical well-being, Youth N’ Motion offers a number of programs that will fit your developmental needs.

Program Overview and Approach:

Youth N’ Motion Academy, Inc. (YNMA) has designed its after school martial arts and tutoring program on the bases that “it takes a village to raise a child” and “it takes a child to inspire a village.” Our program is a mechanism to facilitate our community in supporting its youth and, in turn, a reason and vehicle for our youth to respect their community.

The martial arts component of our program is an innovative approach to catch youths’ attention and direct their energies towards positive activities (martial arts and athletic competition) to decrease their time for idleness and their chances of getting into trouble. YNMA utilizes martial arts to teach children discipline, coordination, fitness, body strength, self-defense, respect, leadership, self-confidence, self-control, self-esteem, and overall positive character. Our goal is to build upon these virtues and benefits and create bridges to enable them to flow into other aspects of the youths’ lives.

We promote non-violent resolutions to conflict. Our methods help children explore and understand conflict through role-play and other exercises. Students will learn confidence/ self-discipline and self-control as they learn how to act and react to the world around them.  We have empowering programs for all ages and levels of skill. We emphasize the positive attributes of our students while making allowances for each individual’s personal limitations. Our main emphasis is to improve our student’s physical health and mental strength.

Family Programs:

Our martial arts program has been designed to strengthen the parent-child relationship to develop our community’s interest in its youth. Our martial arts program is free for the age group seventeen and below; however we have structured our classes such that the whole family can participate.  The parents of youths who attend our program are invited to enroll along with the children for a ”below” market enrollment fee for adult martial arts. This affords the opportunity for family members who may experience strained daily lives and relationships to ‘join’ on a safe, even field of play and learning that has proven to be an acceptable activity across generations.

The martial arts component of our program consists of:

- After school sessions are offered to youth and their family members.

- Martial arts students progress through the martial arts program traditionally achieving white,yellow, purple, green, brown and black belts.

- Martial arts demonstrations in public forums are conducted in the community as our students develop routines and proficiencies in their skills.

- Martial arts competitions are utilized to entertain the community members and educate them on our programs and their achievements of their neighbors, both youth and adult.

- Special martial arts training sessions free to elementary and high school educators and faculty to promote healthier relationships between educators and students outside of the classroom.

We can send our instructor to your locations at Company, Groups,  Schools.

Contact Us: youthnmotion<at>sbcglobal<dot>net