Odyssey dojo -Withcott kidz karate

The Kidz Karate club has been running since March 2011 and we are going strong. The class caters for students aged 3-11 years and specialises in modifying a traditional martial arts lesson into a class more suitable for younger children.

All instructors hold a current 'Working with children check' and at least one instructor present holds a current first aid certificate. Our head instructor also holds a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) qualification along with a Certificate IV in Training & Assessment.

Our Head Instructors:

Dai Renshi Lisa McDonald -has been training for 13 years and has extensive experience in the Childcare Industry

Dai Renshi Linda Frederiksen -has been training for 14 years and is a proud mother of two boys

Class generally consists of warm up, stretching, self defence grabs, skill games, kata and tecnique work. The benefits of training include;

-self defence

-discipline and focus (also seems to assist at school)

-self confidence

-improved muscle strength

-increased fitness and skill development

-opportunity to meet similar aged children

Our Club Patch

Our club name is Odyssey dojo, which as the name suggests means "An intellectual or spiritual quest". For children this will mean the journey they go on in their martial arts career both physically, mentally and spiritually. Children at this age absorb so much information, so this is the perfect time to introduce them to new things.

The gold lines on the patch also show the journey and it leads to a Japanese Cherry Blossom which is symbolic for 'Enlightenment'.

The red Japanese Kanji around the outside of the patch represent the seven codes of the Bushido, which in ancient times were the code by which the Samuari lived.

They are as follows;