Getting four and five-year-olds to do anything can be difficult, but with Master Pierce's unique way of reaching kids through high-energy classes and positive reinforcement, you'll be amazed how they pick up skills, develop self-discipline, and increase focus and attentiveness. Our Little Dragons show vast improvement to coordination, listening skills, and discipline.

Getting four and five-year-olds to do anything can be difficult, but with Master Pierce's unique way of reaching kids through high-energy classes and positive reinforcement, you'll be amazed how they pick up skills, develop self-discipline, and increase focus and attentiveness. Our Little Dragons show vast improvement to coordination, listening skills, and discipline.

Little Dragons is Desoto Taekwondo's beginner program, designed to prepare children ages 4-5 for Kid Kick. Little Dragons advance to Kid Kick once they have reached or mastered goals or development in:

•Balance and Coordination
•Behavior: child shows focus and self-control during instruction
•Basic Taekwondo: child has sufficient understanding of the strikes, blocks, and kicks essential for TKD beginners
•The ability to perform actions with both the left and the right side

Children ages 6-9, or who have completed the Little Dragons beginner program, join Desoto Taekwondo's Kid Kick: a martial arts program designed to guide young students toward further advancing their goals and discovering new taekwondo skills. Reinforcing the tenets taught in Little Dragons, Kid Kick students continue to develop self-control, discipline, focus, attentiveness, and coordination. With Kid Kick classes students also begin to learn the basics of Self-Defense.

"We teach our students to work hard for their goals and never lose focus, and when they work hard, their accomplishments will be their reward. A black belt is a white belt that never quit!" --Master Pierce

Children ages 6-9, or who have completed the Little Dragons beginner program, join Desoto Taekwondo's Kid Kick: a martial arts program designed to guide young students toward further advancing their goals and discovering new taekwondo skills. Reinforcing the tenets taught in Little Dragons, Kid Kick students continue to develop self-control, discipline, focus, attentiveness, and coordination. With Kid Kick classes students also begin to learn the basics of Self-Defense.

"We teach our students to work hard for their goals and never lose focus, and when they work hard, their accomplishments will be their reward. A black belt is a white belt that never quit!" --Master Pierce

Through the Kid Kick program, children ages 6-9 develop basic taekwondo skills and begin to advance into more complex and difficult patterns and moves in preparation for belt advancement or the Tweens course. Kid Kick students demonstrate:

• Increased flexibility
• Enhanced coordination
• Improved attention span and focus
• Greater self-discipline and respect
• Improved self-confidence

Desoto Taekwondo's program for ages 10-13 focuses on developing strong balance and coordination alongside general fitness and flexibility. Emphasizing self-discipline, confidence, and respect for others, our Tweens classes teach martial arts in an encouraging environment designed to positively impact all areas of your child's life, including school, home, and social interactions. Students just joining DTKD learn the basics of taekwondo, including self-defense, while those advancing from our previous programs continue to build and advance their skills.

Desoto Taekwondo's program for ages 10-13 focuses on developing strong balance and coordination alongside general fitness and flexibility. Emphasizing self-discipline, confidence, and respect for others, our Tweens classes teach martial arts in an encouraging environment designed to positively impact all areas of your child's life, including school, home, and social interactions. Students just joining DTKD learn the basics of taekwondo, including self-defense, while those advancing from our previous programs continue to build and advance their skills.

Tweens between the ages of 10-13 participating in our taekwondo program begin showing increased:

• Flexibility
• Coordination
• Self-confidence
• Respect for themselves and others
• Teamwork and social skills
• Discipline

Teens:
Desoto Taekwondo's Teens & Adults program helps develop strong balance and coordination alongside general fitness and flexibility, while emphasizing self-discipline, confidence, and respect for others. Teens find lasting self-confidence and build new friendships in our classes while learning valuable martial arts skills and self-defense strategies.

Adults:
At Desoto Taekwondo, we believe there's no age limit on learning: our adult classes are attended by students ages 14 to 60! It's never too late to pick up that dream of learning taekwondo—with focus, determination, discipline, and 100% effort, attain your goal of becoming a black-belt while improving overall fitness, flexibility, coordination, and self-confidence!

Teens:
Desoto Taekwondo's Teens & Adults program helps develop strong balance and coordination alongside general fitness and flexibility, while emphasizing self-discipline, confidence, and respect for others. Teens find lasting self-confidence and build new friendships in our classes while learning valuable martial arts skills and self-defense strategies.

Adults:
At Desoto Taekwondo, we believe there's no age limit on learning: our adult classes are attended by students ages 14 to 60! It's never too late to pick up that dream of learning taekwondo—with focus, determination, discipline, and 100% effort, attain your goal of becoming a black-belt while improving overall fitness, flexibility, coordination, and self-confidence!

Our MMA program combines years of martial arts experience into a comprehensive class designed to improve students' defensive ability in any situation, with a focus primarily on ground-fighting. Classes are open to students age ten and up with at least an orange belt, or with permission from the instructors.

Our MMA program combines years of martial arts experience into a comprehensive class designed to improve students' defensive ability in any situation, with a focus primarily on ground-fighting. Classes are open to students age ten and up with at least an orange belt, or with permission from the instructors.

Examples of class content:

• Defense against various attacks in differing scenarios
• Ground training, including holds, escapes, and grappling
• Basic Cardio
• Flexibility training

Desoto Taekwondo offers martial arts weapons training not restricted to weapons traditional to taekwondo. Students attaining at least a blue belt, or by invitation of the instructor, are able to begin weapons, beginning with the bo staff. Once students have mastered basic strikes, catches, and patterns with the bo staff, they are allowed to select a second weapon for training, such as fans, swords or nunchucks.

Desoto Taekwondo offers martial arts weapons training not restricted to weapons traditional to taekwondo. Students attaining at least a blue belt, or by invitation of the instructor, are able to begin weapons, beginning with the bo staff. Once students have mastered basic strikes, catches, and patterns with the bo staff, they are allowed to select a second weapon for training, such as fans, swords or nunchucks.

As a martial arts form, taekwondo relies heavily on kicks and flexibility. To provide students with an opportunity to further improve their kicking ability and enhance range of motion, Desoto Taekwondo offers a class specializing in training students with basic gymnastics and enhanced kicking techniques that can be used to improve general performance or be incorporated into traditional taekwondo patterns to show off a higher skill set.

As a martial arts form, taekwondo relies heavily on kicks and flexibility. To provide students with an opportunity to further improve their kicking ability and enhance range of motion, Desoto Taekwondo offers a class specializing in training students with basic gymnastics and enhanced kicking techniques that can be used to improve general performance or be incorporated into traditional taekwondo patterns to show off a higher skill set.

Join us online or in person at the park for Friday MMA Homeschool! See Mrs. Riley for more details!

Join us online or in person at the park for Friday MMA Homeschool! See Mrs. Riley for more details!