First Junior Summer School Success!

Last month we held our very first junior summer school, where we took a range of children of all ages and experiences from our various karate clubs to spend a week covering a whole variety of topics including technique-based lessons, fitness sessions, pad-work & sparring, weapons, fight scene choreography, karate history and much more!

We also incorporated elements on self-defence, anti-bullying, leadership and teamwork, inspiring both confidence and self-esteem for holistic life-skill development.

The week concluded on Friday evening with a special demonstration for parents and family, where children showcased some of the key skills and lessons they learned throughout the week.

We were incredibly amazed at how hard the children worked, the challenges they all undertook and some of the personal barriers broken down in only a matter of hours. To say that we're proud of them is bit of an understatement!

As well as all the excellent comments we received from the kids, we also had parents send us some nice messages too...

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You can't put a price on your child's safety. At the summer school, Chris & Jenny combined discipline and respect along with anti-bullying, anti-abduction, weapons training and self-defence. During the week, my daughter grew in both confidence and character. At E.S.K.K Martial Arts & Fitness, Children are being taught valuable skills whilst having fun at the same time. That in itself is priceless!
​- Gillian Harvey (Frizington)

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My son enrolled for karate summer school this year nervously. He soon realised that he shouldn't have worried as he found the week interesting, exciting and empowering. Every day was different, and he learnt a range of skills including specific karate routines and movements, and also self awareness and self defence techniques. The week ended with an opportunity for families to watch the children demonstrating their skills. It was lovely to see how much they had all enjoyed themselves and how much they had learnt together.
- Sarah Stevenson (Workington)

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I asked my son what he thought about the summer school and he said if it was stars it would be ten hundred thousand million billion trillion! He loved the weapons training, fight choreography and anti abduction tactics. He learned lots of new skills, which have strengthened his confidence and self-belief. He couldn't wait to come to class each day and even though he didn't know anyone he was made to feel very welcome and part of the team. We feel it was a fantastic opportunity for him, we're proud of what he learned and looking forward to next year already!
- Carolyn Wareing (Workington) 

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Zack really enjoyed the summer school. It has helped him improve his karate. He was shattered every night from training hard but the sessions were just the right length. We were very proud to see what he had learnt in the excellent demonstration at the end of the week.
- Jonny & Rhea Evans (Whitehaven) 

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We were very impressed with the summer school program that our daughter Maddison attend with you.  I have already told a few friends and encouraged them to join the club with their families.  I know Maddison loved making up a kata which brought a sense of imagination and independence to Karate. She also enjoyed learning the weapons.  As a parent the anti-bully and abduction training was brilliant and this is so important for both kids and parents alike. Thank you for all the time and effort that you put in to making this event a success.  It really showed! 
- Steve & Danette Bostock (Cockermouth) 

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The boys thoroughly enjoyed karate camp and they were keen to share with us what they had been learning after day one. They particularly enjoyed weapons training, spin kicks and putting together their demo piece for all spectators to see. As parents we were pleased with the topics covered such as anti bullying and self defence/child abduction techniques. A great action packed week, thanks E.S.K.K - The boys will be back next summer for more.
- Robert & Nisha Merrett (Egremont) 

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Check out the short video below that shows some clips from the final day demonstration that was presented to parents and family members...

A massive thank you to all participants for their hard work and enthusiasm, parents and family for supporting the event, Moresby School for kindly allowing us to use their venue and not forgetting E.S.K.K member David Woodburn for his invaluable assistance during the week.

​Watch this space in 2018 :-)