Vince only started the Tough Tigers Kung Fu School in the spring of 2008; this was because he was approached by many parents at his
own children’s primary school asking if he would start teaching their kids.
Vince scoped out the local martial arts schools to see
what ideas he could get and how they taught the children. He came away thinking that there was definitely a need for children to ‘have
fun’ while learning martial arts; as he found at some of the other martial arts schools the kids would look bored with what they were
doing and the discipline was lacking for the most part as there was only one or two teachers present.
Vince advertised the new
Tough Tigers Kung Fu School at
The following Wednesday twenty children signed up for the Kung Fu, this
was a great moment for the now ever growing CYK kung fu school as the children would train their minds and bodies to be able to then
take the next steps toward the adult syllabus.
Vince wanted to make sure all the children had fun while they learned Kung Fu
and to do this he created prizes for good discipline and he enlisted the help of some of his adult students that were more than happy
to volunteer.
The children can enter competitions and demonstration only if they feel comfortable to do so (with a little encouragement
from the teachers, they do tend to). The
The children find the training fun and energetic. The parents enjoy knowing their children are well looked after
and that they can relax in the clubs bar next door.
Prizes are given at the end of each lesson for good behaviour and also the lessons
fee will be given back to the child that showed most development within that particular lesson.
Many thanks to: Lee Graham Amanda
Graham Rowan Pritchard Dave Moss All of this would not be possible without their dedicated help. Training times: Training continues throughout the holidays.