Childrens / Juniors
Ugottawanna Warrior Program

Children (like the teens and adults) who become a part of the Cunningham's Ugottawanna Martial Arts family are destined to succeed in life because we teach them about goal setting, self-esteem, discipline, attitude, respect, commitment to excellence, perseverance and other vitally important life skills.

Unlike many other “Martial Arts” schools, however, that emphasize “dance like” katas, forms, musical forms and archaic “traditional” weapons, the Juniors American Freedom Form Kenbo-Jitsu Karate System Program featured at Cunningham’s Ugottawanna Martial Arts Schools is designed to equip children with an “I will not be a victim” mindset and the tools and tactics to enable them to defend themselves from harm in its many forms (whether it be physical attack, emotional abuse, psychological manipulation, child abduction, drugs, gangs, peer pressure, etc.)

The traits children learn in our unique and award winning program:

• will help him/her to maximize their efforts and do well in school
• will help him/her to deal with peer pressure and stay clear of drugs and other harmful behaviors
• will help him/her to develop physically and mentally to maximize their unique potential
• will teach them effective personal protection self-defense skills that will help them deal with physical and emotional attack or bullying, child abduction and perhaps save their life
• will help them to succeed in all aspects of their life

Every parent wants the best for their child, but how do you prepare them for all the challenges that they face in today's world ? How do you teach them the motivation, discipline, and proper attitude for success ? It's not an easy task because this type of education is not found in our schools. And it's certainly not found on our soccer fields ! It's not even found in our community organizations. That is indeed a shame, because child psychologists have confirmed that teaching children the basic tools of success like goal setting, motivation and self-esteem at a young age can have a tremendous impact on what that child accomplishes in later life !!!

Over the years, I have seen many, many children benefit from our positive and unique approach to children's programs; "Overweight" kids who lost a few pounds and gained athleticism and a whole bunch of newfound confidence and self-esteem; "Smart" kids who, bored with school, learned to set goals and reach higher; "Wild" kids who learned how to focus and channel their energy in a more positive direction; and "Shy" children who gained confidence and “burst” out of their shell and blossomed into the very special person they were capable of being.

These children and the many others who have experienced this specially designed approach have gained a foundation in the basic tools of success that will last them a lifetime. Much as learning to ride a bike is a skill that never leaves you, once the skills of success and achievement are introduced to your children, those skills never leave them. The pay off just keeps paying off... for the rest of their lives. Lives filled with proud moments of achievement backed by good health and happiness. Where do children learn such wonderful skills?

The answer is a very special program called the Juniors Ugottawanna Warrior Program and it is found only at Cunningham's Ugottawanna Martial Arts !

The Juniors Ugottawanna Warrior Program is taught using a basic philosophy of positive reinforcement to build Self-Esteem, Confidence, a Ugottawanna Attitude, Discipline and a set of core values known as Mr. Cunningham's New Millennium Esoteric Principles.

At Cunningham's Ugottawanna Martial Arts, we understand and appreciate the need for children to learn real physical and emotional personal protection skills better than most and we strongly emphasize the ability to effectively defend oneself from harm in its many forms. However, we also want you to understand that there are many additional benefits to be gained from involving your child in our program. Our unique Juniors Ugottawanna Warrior Program is fun and designed to build our kids from the "inside out" by:

• Instilling a positive Ugottawanna Attitude
• Building Confidence and Self-Esteem
• Showing the importance of Desire and Motivation
• Teaching Self-Discipline
• Teaching the importance of Good Values and Strong Character
• Instilling Respect for Themselves and Others

By embodying these principles in our children's classes, we at Cunningham's Ugottawanna Martial Arts have made a strong commitment to today's youngsters. Our carefully designed programs for children of all ages will improve your child's performance in other sports as well as improving study habits and overall concentration. In addition to this, by building self-confidence, self-respect and self-discipline, we are helping young people to deal with the many problems they face growing up in today's world, including drugs, peer pressure, physical and emotional bullying and other harmful behaviors.

Our goal is to build our kids from the "inside out". This means that our first goal is to build self-confidence, self-discipline and self-esteem. Once our students are armed with these characteristics, they will participate and fully apply their best effort with the "Yes, I can" Ugottawanna Attitude. We also understand your desire to have a child that will use common sense before using his or her skills for self-defense. Our students maintain a healthy lifestyle while maintaining a healthy outlook on life.

One of our goals at Cunningham's Ugottawanna Martial Arts is to help our students build their total personal strength in Body, Mind and Spirit. Our unique American Freedom Form Kenbo-Jitsu (AFFKbJ) Warrior's Creed and a set of traditional core values and contemporary character attributes, presented as Mr. Cunningham's New Millennium Esoteric Principles, contribute to the very sound, modern and total "Way of the Ugottawanna Warrior".

We are proud to help parents develop children who embody this "Way of the Ugottawanna Warrior" and we truly believe that in this way we are fulfilling our stated goal of:

Making America Stronger... One Black Belt At A Time !!!

We appreciate all of the fantastic support and the very rewarding comments we receive from parents, teachers, coaches and friends. The results are our greatest reward ! Thank you very much !

And the beaming smiles from our young students who we see growing in Body, Mind and Spirit, improving their lives and achieving success every day... is our motivation !

Remember...

Ugottawanna ! ... It's An Attitude !