SHIZENRYU Local School Clubs: KARATE Monday Mudeford Junior School 3:30 - 4.30 Mudeford La, Christchurch BH23 3HP

Tuesday Poulner Infants School North Poulner Rd, Ringwood, BH24 3LA 6.30 – 7.30 Parents also invited to train at this club.

Tuesday Saint Thomas Garnet’s School 3:30 – 4:30pm White Belt skill 28 Parkwood Rd, Boscombe , BH5 2BH to Black Belt Confidence Tuesday Bournemouth Collegiate School 5:00 – 6:00pm  Self confidence is the ultimate self St Osmonds Rd, Parkstone, , BH14 9JY defence for children of all ages.  We help children achieve and Wednesday Park School - Little Tigers maintain physical fitness and 3.45 – 4:30pm mental resilience.  Our students sleep well, eat Park School - Dragons 4:30 – 5:30pm healthily and have more friends! 45-49 Queen's Park South Drive,  Their concentration improves and Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 9BJ they are more respectful and Thursday disciplined! Poulner Infants & Juniors School

6:30 – 7:30pm If you want Black Belt confidence in your North Poulner Rd, Ringwood, BH24 3LA Discover the benefits of child contact us today for more details on Parents also invited to train at this club. Martial Arts taught the right your School club. way for Children 07807 271711 Friday Winton Primary School [email protected] 4:30 – 530pm Oswald Road,, Bournemouth, www.shizenryu.com BH9 2TG. 07807 271711 Introduction We encourage children to help one another and Belt Grade Awards always act in a polite and courteous manner. Over Shizenryu means ‘Natural Way’. Karate means We organise regular grade tests held towards the the last 36 years, Shizenryu has gained a deep ‘Empty-Hand’. We are very proud of our end of each term. Children progress through respect from both state and private schools. This achievements in teaching children Karate as a coloured belts and tags. Each belt is followed by a respect has been fostered because we care a great complete concept, as opposed to a watered down white tag before the next belt. This system is used deal about the children and their progress. sport or self-defence. by most martial arts clubs for young children. It Shizenryu does not encourage aggression as this enables us to break down the syllabus in more can lead to fear, which is always a poor substitute manageable steps. There are nine kyu belt grades: for respect. We believe in developing inquisitive red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, and 3 minds which are able to solve problems. We do browns, leading to 1st Dan Black Belt. They then not give them all the answers; instead we nurture work through the more specialised adult syllabus. a mental attitude that is able to solve problems by Consistency and commitment is the key to success. thinking it through for themselves. Students wishing to progress beyond Green belt level need to train twice a week. There are evening Children learn how to resolve confrontation and classes as well as the school clubs. Details of avoid making enemies. They learn self-defence, classes can be found on the website. but more importantly they learn self-confidence, Because of our non aggressive approach Shizenryu self-respect and a path to self-discovery. In a world was the first Martial Arts organisation to be increasingly filled with stress and conflict these accepted within local Dorset & Hampshire Schools. lessons are survival tools for children of all ages. Almost 700 black belts have graduated through local schools since 1988.

Teachers

All our teachers are full time professionals Our team of full time teachers are headed by Ian dedicated to giving the best tuition to your child. Shizenryu is ideal for growing children as it Smith who has been involved in Martial Arts since We have many years’ experience of teaching at all develops concentration, awareness, co-ordination, 1968. Ian has a long and varied background in levels. martial arts, that started with ABA boxing and physical and mental discipline, good health, Our children’s classes are specifically tailored to vitality, team work and motivation. Judo. Ian studied Wado-Ryu Karate under the give children a broad base in the empty hand arts famous late Tatsuo Suzuki gaining 5th Dan, one of As children mature, both physically and mentally, with the emphasis on safety and a moral the highest UK grades at that time. During this they gradually adopt the more subtle skills of the understanding of the implications of their actions. time Ian taught members of the very successful adult practise. Team; self defence to the police force and Shizenryu has a unique approach in helping Parents should note: these benefits can only be Karate to the Marines. He later became part of a children to be in harmony with both themselves realised by giving Shizenryu the same amount of research group studying the roots of Martial Arts, and others. A child’s best defence will always be value as any other subject of study. Although resulting in him being awarded Menkyo Kaiden at the invisible halo of confidence that helps them children are taught a specially tailored system, Oxford University. This lead to him teaching avoid situations that lead to conflict. It has been discipline and correct etiquette should be unique applications all over the world. Today Ian is proven that a child who has good Martial Arts skills observed right from the beginning in order to dedicated to developing teachers. Ian is assisted is less likely to get into conflict as they tend to ensure safety and respect for their fellow training by his son Adam who is proving to be a popular exude confidence and feel they have nothing to partners. teacher. prove.