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November Curriculum Highlights


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Find out what’s going on this month in the our studio by reading below! 


Also, we have classes next week (but not Thanksgiving Day)


Also, winter break is coming, Dec 22 - Jan 4th.


And please join our WhatsApp group.


Details below!




Technical Skills

Mat Chat & Mindfulness

Mini Ninjas (4-6yrs)

Q: How do you escape the Cowboy Mount?


A: Trap & Roll! This is comprised of the component skills: Trap the Arm, Plant Feet,  Build a Bridge,  and Snake Roll


We’re also doing a thorough review of how to use the guard, how to pass the guard, and how to maintain a dominant position, thru call & response alongside live demos and our popular skills game, Ship-to-Shore. Our new movement song is teaching how to skillfully handle pain. Our abbreviated warm-ups are keeping the kids more engaged and giving more time for live training


Meditation: Focus & Mindfulness Meditations, followed by a visualization exercise, thinking of and “seeing in the mind” something for which the kids feel love and gratitude. And then searching for the feelings of gratitude in the body as physical sensations.


Gratitude was the focus for mediations this month in honor of Thanksgiving, a time for giving thanks.




Mat Chat & Story: Our highlighted story this month, “Everything is energy,” teaches that we can cultivate good energy with our thoughts and share it with others through our actions. 

Samurai Squad (6-12yrs)

"Jiu-Jitsu, literally the 'Gentle Art', is a quintessential example of how technique trumps brute force. It teaches practitioners to flow into new approaches when faced with resistance, a powerful lesson for both on and off the mat.


This month, we teach an alternative flow for opening an opponent’s Closed Guard, using the Mad Cat guard break. And then, from this very advantageous position, The Freshly Opened Guard, we show how the Cut Across Guard Pass works beautifully to establish top control.


Meditation: Same as for Mini Ninjas




Mat Chat & Story: Our highlighted story this month is about how Jake, the Warrior Kid in training, faces and overcomes a Plateau in his training. This leads into a talk about how, when engaged with deep and meaningful personal growth, we will experience both great highs and great lows, and that a Plateau can feel like a low, until we commit to smash through it!

Mindful Warriors (9-17yrs)

Our curriculum this month is largely the same as for Samurai Squad, above.


The primary difference with this age group is that our warm ups and drills are much more physically intense and demanding, and the level of detail and emphasis on subtle aspects of the technique, like distribution of weight, are discussed. 

Meditation: Same as for Mini Ninjas & Samurai Squad


Mat Chat: Discussion about how advanced visualization meditations build on the foundational Focus and Mindfulness meditations. 


We also describe the power of choosing where we place our attention and choosing to focus on what is Good. How we shape our world by what we focus on.

New WhatsApp Community! 

Finally, a social media solution for our MiMA Ohana! Join our WhatsApp Community to share photos and videos with other members, to talk about classes, lost and found, ride shares, passing down Gi’s that have been grown out of, and all the other things a community needs to be able to chat about. THIS IS WHERE WE’LL BE SHARING PHOTOS WE TAKE AS WELL.

Click here to join our WhatsApp Community, and start seeing photos, videos and more!


Extended Make-Ups Policy

We have extended the window that your keiki can make up a missed class, to 1 month (4-Weeks). We understand that families are managing a lot, and scheduling a make up right away can add more stress in some situations. We still encourage families to make up missed classes as soon as possible via https://www.mindfulmartialarts.org/book-a-makeup-class Or just text us! 


Scheduling Information

YES WE HAVE CLASS NEXT WEEK November 25-27th. NO class on Thursday 28th, Thanksgiving day (Students enrolled in the Thursday classes are welcome to schedule a make-up throughout the following month to suit your schedules). 


Make a note on your calendars:

Winter break is a full two weeks, From the December 22nd to the January 4th.


Going on a trip? Check out our Absences page (https://www.mindfulmartialarts.org/absences) for more info. 


Private Lessons

Private Lessons continue to be available via our website with Coach Gabe (https://www.mindfulmartialarts.org/elevate) and via direct message with Professor Rob (480-254-3629)

Why you want them:

  1. You want your child to increase their confidence

  2. You want your child to increase their self-defense skills

  3. You want a more active role in supporting your child’s martial arts journey

You’re already doing a lot for your child just by having them enrolled in Mindful Martial Arts. But if you want to support a next-level of growth in this arena, Professor Rob and Coach Gabe are here and very happy to help.


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We hope you are all well and continuing to love being part of the program. As always, please reach out with any questions, concerns, or positive feedback. We love it all.


Aloha,

Coach Gabe, Admin Rebekah, Admin Kellie, Professor Rob, Coach Morgan

Mindful Martial Arts

808-400-4185


 
 
 

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