Good for the body, Great for the Mind: Martial Arts by Martial Hartamas
Learning martial arts is more than just an activity or act of self-defense. At Martial Hartamas Malaysia, they strive to teach child and adults alike to boost not only a physical confidence but also mental and emotion confidence.
The Martial Hartamas follows the teaching of The Choi Kwang Do Martial Arts International that focuses on power from techniques, rather than aggression. The expat family, the Raffertys opened the dojo center at Desa Sri Hartamas in 2013, in collaboration with the Mont Kiara Community and the community police.
In 2015, the son, Master Harrison moved to Malaysia from Scotland after finishing his studies in the university and since March 2016, he is running the center himself. Today, they have more than 200 students and 6 new locations.
Anyone who is interested can join their classes from young children at the age of 3 to working adults are welcomed at the center. Their main program is the Confidence-Boosting Martial Arts with students ages 3-6, 6-12 and teen/adults and the parents & children martial arts.
Since 2014, they also have a special program, the Extra Support Martial Arts class for teenagers with different conditions like cerebral palsy and autism. The class focuses on providing them with a platform to learn martial arts and they get to be graded as a martial artist as well. It has been proven to be a great experience for the students and some of them are looking forward to challenging the black bell (one of the highest level) this year.
Due to the good response, this year they are offering 2 new programmes for younger children with the special attribute, ages from 3 to 11. The self-control martial art class will focus on students with low self-regulation, lack of control impulses and sensory processing disorder and also ADD or ADHD. The second class is Learning support group class where students with global delay, general learning difficulties, muscular dystrophy, dyspraxia, and autism. These classes will make the students learn martial arts in order to gain physical, mental and emotional confidence and getting important social time. The classes are all limited to 4 pax each to cater to better support and attention to the students.
SELF CONTROL Martial Arts on Mondays
10:00-10:40 am (3-4 years old)
11:00-11:40 am (5-8 years old)
12:00-12:40 am (8-11 years old)
LEARNING SUPPORT Martial Arts on Wednesdays
10:00-10:40 am (3-4 years old)
11:00-11:40 am (5-8 years old)
12:00-12:40 am (8-11 years old)
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