The "HEROES" from 8 to 12 YEARS
RAISING CHILDREN PRESENTS COUNTLESS CHALLENGES,
CAN MARTIAL ARTS
BE THE SOLUTION?
Yes. A good martial arts program can be an effective way to take charge and positively impact all aspects of your child's life.
Challenges that parents face:
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Children are great, but they just don't listen. You have to repeat a hundred times before they move a finger
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Children are bright but they struggle to pay attention in class and at home
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Children are becoming addicted to screens, becoming lazy and apathetic.
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“Mine climb on the walls”... They have way too much energy
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They are very shy, they lack the confidence to reach their full potential
AN EFFECTIVE OUTLET
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Whether your child is always on the move or a bit lazy, physical training will help.
It’s a positive outlet to not only burn off excessive energy, it can also renew a lack of energy.
Physical exertion in a positive context has the effect of helping children deal with stress and anxiety in a constructive way.
Our goal is to build and strengthen in your children the tools necessary for them to thrive.
Whether it be at school, socially or in a family environment.
We want them to push themselves athletically because their health is one of our priorities.
We also want them to foster healthy relationships with their parents so that their transition from childhood to adolescence goes smoothly.
FOCUS
Learning our techniques improves coordination and quickly makes them discover that every movement must be intentional and controlled.
This helps to understand the importance of:
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concentration
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paying attention
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self-control
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respect
LEARINING TO DEFEND YOURSELF
KEEPING THE BULLIES & PREDATORS AWAY
Although we hope that your children will never have to use what they learn outside of their classes, we will equip them with ways to protect themselves should the need arise.
In addition to self-defense techniques, your children will learn to identify, manage and avoid potentially dangerous situations. Aggressors like to pick easy targets. The confidence and calm that your children will acquire through our training does not make them ideal victims.
NEVER GIVE UP
Our society is often “everything, right away”, easy gratification, instantaneous, super high speed, delivered in 24 hours. In today’s world, we are driven by instant gratification. It’s no surprise that our children will often become frustrated or give up completely when they don’t get the immediate results that they are used to. We encourage our students to set realistic short, medium and long-term goals. They can often achieve them through our belt testing system, where each belt is earned not just by technique alone, but also by completing challenges related to our values.
This teaches children the importance of:
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Attendance
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Discipline
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Patience
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Perseverance
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Consistency
SPORTSMANSHIP
Winning is exhilarating and losing is frustrating. We teach children how to deal with both positive and negative outcomes. Your behavior after a defeat, like victory, testifies to your character. You have to accept it with grace, learn from it and move on. This requires, among other things:
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Humility
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Gratitude
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Empathy
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Objectivity
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Introspection
We also teach our students the most important lesson of all.
THEIR #1 TEAM IS THEIR FAMILY
Even though martial arts ia an individual sport, like in life, our success depends on the people around us, from our training buddies to our coach and our parents. We therefore cultivate an environment conducive to:
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Cooperation
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Helping each other
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Teamwork
A POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE
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Using all of these methods, we want to create a strong feeling of:
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Pride
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Self-confidence
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Accomplishment
This is why children who learn martial arts tend to do better in school, cultivate and maintain better family relationships, become more resilient and have a better understanding of self.
LEARN WHILE HAVING FUN
The last thing kids have in mind when going about
their activites is education.
There is no guarantee that school teachers make learning an enjoyable experience, or that they have a good relationship with all students.
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We guarantee that your child will have fun in our lessons and that they will enjoy training with their coaches.
AUDAX IS MORE THAN A CLUB
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It’s quite challenging to incorporate mental and physical components into our classes that will keep your children engaged, however we teach a jam-packed program that will inspire your children to train hard both physically and mentally.
Our courses are full of activities and games that will ensure that your children will never be bored.
Joining Audax means joining a fantastic community to make new friends (even for parents) and to let go of your insecurities and have fun
Melanie
​You have changed my boy's life. Edouard is a hyperactive boy who has an immense need to move. During all these years when his school career was sometimes more difficult, you represented a home base for him. He was able to excel in something that was not academic. He has gained so much self-confidence. He is currently in a multisport program in grade 7. Kickboxing became an important part of his childhood and he holds many good memories of his time with you. For my part, I became friends with some amazing people with whom I still keep in touch.
Sophia
Felix is ​​a boy who is socially awkward. He wants to make friends, however he has a hard time engaging with them. He had a hard time allowing people near him. After he started kickboxing classes, he loosened up and became more outgoing. He has become more approachable and has gained a lot of self-confidence. In regards to achieving and goals - what can I say except he has surpassed them!
Cynthia
​In your classes, you taught not only the physical aspect of the sport, you also taught amazing core values to the children. Étienne has flourished and he has developed self-confidence. Watching him explain to his peers about perseverance, not to get discouraged and to offer his help reinforces the values that you taught him at your club. We moved a shortly before you closed and Étienne has never wanted to try anything in the martial arts here in our new region, and yet I have caught him practicing alone in his room. When we moved, it saddened me to have Etienne stop his classes with the amazing group of friends that he made
