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For our kids programs (ages 5-12), there are no other hidden costs or fees throughout their journey. We do not believe in nickel and diming families for things like belts, extra help or classes, or even their first uniform; all of which we take care for you.  As students spend more time with us, they are invited to higher level training programs where tuition is similar, but some pieces of equipment may be needed. Unlike many other studios, we do not encourage parents to buy expensive or unnecessary tools, just the essentials to protect the students.  Our goal is to run [...]

Just like the adult students, children also grow through the different classes and belt ranks by incremental learning checkpoints which we call “Progress Check” or “Stripe Testing”.  At the end of the different training periods, students are challenged to show their growth over the past weeks and months leading up to this evaluation.  As the students show a high level of effort and commitment to their training, they earn stripes on their belts to represent the next level of accomplishment.  Once students earn enough stripes, they graduate to the next belt.  Adults are unique in that they still undergo a separate [...]