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Clark's Taekwondo USA is a member of the American Taekwondo Association, a worldwide traditional martial arts organization. The certified and trainee instructors of Clark's Taekwondo are trained in Songham style Taekwondo. This ATA Club is operated through the Cudahy Recreation Department since its beginning in 2004. Depending on the availability of the locations, classes are held at any of the schools within the Cudahy School District. Please reference the Recreation Booklet for specific details about the class locations and times.

**//Tiny Tigers//** Tiny Tigers are martial arts students under the age of seven. The belt system for Tigers follows the Songham curriculum and ranks; however, they are broken into half steps for memory retention. The ranks are as follows: White Belts White Belts with Blue Stars Orange Belts Orange Belts with Tiger Patches Yellow Belts Yellow Belts with Cheetah Patches Camouflage Belts Camo Belts with Lion Patches Green Belts Green Belts with Eagle Patches Purple Belts Purple Belts with Panther Patches Blue Belts Blue Belts with Phoenix Patches Brown Belts Red Belts

This program offers children a strong foundation in essential character qualities such as courtesy, respect, and discipline. Self-control and self-esteem are emphasized to help the students to develop a healthy view of themselves. In addition, the program is designed to improve children’s motor skills and enhance their ability to pay attention and follow directions. All classes are taught using the most safe, fun, and exciting instruction methods available for this age group. The testing process is slightly different from the youth and adult programs, as these students move at “half-steps”. There is a $25 fee collected by the instructor upon promotion in belt ranking. The classes are shorter to allow for more information retention, but are just as much fun and exciting as the youth and adult programs.

Kids Club Students will learn discipline and respect, team building, Korean terminology, vital self-defense techniques and Songham style taekwondo, to be used only if necessary, with the understanding that the best way to avoid confrontation is not to be there. Students will be promoted in rank upon testing successfully in front of the instructor at the end of the session. There is a $50 fee collected by the instructor upon promotion in belt ranking. There are nine colored belts indicating the level of achievement: (lowest to highest) white, orange, yellow, camouflage, green, purple, blue, brown, red, black.

A typical class will contain all or some of the following: warm ups and stretching, teaching of Songham style taekwondo, drills, demonstrations, forms, cardio workouts, sparring, one-steps, and self-defense techniques.