To complement the great classes offered here at The Peaceful Dragon,
children and their families enjoy numerous special services and
benefits. A few of these are highlighted below:
| • | Two martial arts classes each week led by our professional instructors |
| • | Weekly take-home Life Skills lessons |
| • | Weekly makeup class |
| • | Free sash rank testing and promotion ceremonies |
| • | Monthly newsletter |
| • | Monthly parent and child seminar classes |
| • | Optional third class each week |
The Leadership Club is our premier program for guiding students to achieving their Black Sash. Benefits of our Leadership Club include everything in the Premium Introductory Trial Program above, plus:
| • | Monthly Leadership Seminar led by Master Eric Sbarge.
Your child will learn important secrets and skills of persuasion, leadership and success directly from Master Sbarge. These one-hour seminars will help prepare your child for optimum success in school, in careers and in life. |
| • | Fifteen minutes of Leadership Club training added on to each regularly scheduled weekly class.
Leadership students enjoy a total of two extra hours of intensive Leadership training each month. Half of this time is dedicated to advanced leadership skills and principles, and half to advanced kung fu training exclusive to Leadership Club students. |
| • | Hands-on leadership experience as an Assistant to the Instructor.
Your child will actually implement and refine the leadership skills trained in the seminars and classes by becoming an Assistant to the Instructor in our children's martial arts program. Once the purple sash is earned, your child will be assigned a martial arts class to assist with and your child will be mentored by that class’s instructor. |
| • | Special kung fu training within the regular class curriculum.
Beyond our regular curriculum, Leadership Students enjoy fun and motivating training in our Black Sash Curriculum including ground grappling, exciting kung fu weapons, and special forms that aren’t available to Introductory Program students. |
| • | Unlimited use of training equipment and facilities even outside of class time.
Maximize your child's results using our top-of-the-line facilities, equipment and outdoor training areas morning and night, seven days a week during our normal business hours. |
| • | Option of taking an additional regular group class each week.
Our curriculum is designed to guide Leadership Club students to their Black Sash in approximately 60 months when taking two classes per week with daily practice at home. Leadership Club students have the option of enhancing their skills by coming to three regular classes per week instead of two. |
| • | Special optional advanced classes open to Leadership Club students only.
Option of significantly increasing skills by joining weekly Demo and Competition Team Class (Orange Sash and above) and weekly Shuai Chiao Grappling Class (Green Sash and above) led by Master Eric Sbarge |
| • | Exciting optional class in traditional Chinese Lion Dancing.
Your child will build important team skills, fitness and agility while having great fun in the twice-a-month Lion Dance Team classes. |
| • | Special Leadership Club uniform.
To recognize those who have pledged their "Commitment to Leadership and Success" a dark purple t-shirt with the above slogan is worn with pride exclusively by Leadership Club members. |
Benefits of our Black Sash Club include everything in the Premium Introductory Trial Program above, plus:
| • | Special kung fu training within the regular class curriculum.
Beyond our regular curriculum, Black Sash Club Students enjoy fun and motivating training in our Black Sash Curriculum including ground grappling, exciting kung fu weapons, and special forms that aren’t available to Introductory Program students. |
| • | Option of taking an additional regular group class per week.
Our curriculum is designed to guide Leadership or Black Sash Club students to their Black Sash in approximately 60 months when taking two classes per week with daily practice at home. Black Sash Club students have the option of enhancing their skills by coming to three regular classes per week instead of two. |
| • | Special Black Sash Club uniform
To recognize those who have pledged their "Committed to Excellence," worn exclusively by Black Sash Club members. |
The Peaceful Dragon’s core continuing-education children’s programs, our premier Leadership Club as well as the Black Sash Club, are open to children aged 5 to 13.
