Extra Membership & Groups

Black Belt Club Membership

What is the Black Belt Club?

The Black Belt Club (BB Club) is a program open to Purple belts and higher designed to maximize their martial arts experience and help them to achieve black belt sooner. Students who are firmly committed to achieving their black belts and are willing to train consistently throughout the year are good candidates for this program.

Benefits of joining Black Belt Club

·      This program is designed to help improve your student(s) proficiency with their skills and techniques.

·      The program will assist them on their journey to Black Belt.

·      Joining will help them to learn and remember their material better as well as improve their proficiency.

·      It will also provide your student(s) with access to other groups such as S.T.O.R.M. Team & Demo Team,

along a 50% discount for weapon classes & graduation fees.

·      All participants in BB Club will also receive a new special uniform.

·      Students will be eligible to attend 1 extra group class and 1 personal lesson per week.

To join BB Club a student must show the drive and determination  to earn their Black Belt.

There is an initial buy-in Fee as well as an additional monthly fee added to the students tuition.

S.T.O.R.M.

Super Team of Role Models

S.T.O.R.M. Team is a qualified, small population of students who are a part of our dojo’s leadership curriculum and are in search of increased understanding and application of karate. They possess &/or desire the type of leadership traits needed to become leaders in everything they do. They have aspirations to become Assistant Instructors, Instructors, camp counselors, student leaders, and more!

To Become a STORM Team Member students must do the following:

·      Show a willingness to learn.

·      Be a good example of the 3 Rules: Self Control, Self Discipline & Respect.

·      Hold a rank of Blue w/ Stripe or higher.

·      Participate in at least 6 STORM Team Meetings a year (50% of total meetings held).

·      Read and Sign the STORM Agreement.

·      If a student isn’t a part of Black Belt Club, they will have to purchase a BB Club uniform.

 Perks of joining:

·      Learning leadership skills that can be used anywhere.

·      Will assist with the instruction of junior classes.

·      Can ask for reference letters for other jobs or college resumes.

·      Once students are proficient enough and shows the ability to teach on their own, and once they are at least 16 yrs. old, they can be paid for their time assisting .

·      Teaching helps to remember & understand your own material better.

This comprehensive set of experiences will aid STORM members in equipping them

for personal and academic success….and beyond!

What is the Purpose of the STORM Team: The STORM Team is intended to develop, motivate, and reward students from age 8 thru adult who have excellent attitudes in and out of the Dojo. This program will develop STORM Team students / Black Belts towards higher levels of leadership and Martial Arts excellence as they prepare to become instructors at The Family Dojo.

The Leadership Curriculum is what we do during our STORM Team meeting. At these monthly meetings we practice the different skills and techniques need for teaching martial arts.

There is no cost to join STORM Team!

Demo Team

Demo Team is a group of students that work hard to coriograph and perform demonstrations

at different events and fairs.

Being a part of Demo Team is a fun experience where the students get to work together and be creative.

To be on the Demo Team the students have to show their knowledge of the techniques or skills that they

want to show to the crowd. As well as be able to work with others in a perdunctive manner.