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Sayokan for kids?

              Sayokan cocuklar icinma?

   Sayokan was originally designed with adults in mind for life and death situations. It’s aggressive nature is to inflict as much damage as possible to attacker(s) in a very short amount of time so that a smaller weaker person could stand a chance in a confrontation in the street. Many of the techniques could be potentially devastating in every day school yard horse play.

    Most traditional systems while being great for promoting discipline and self confidence do not address reality. In fact a child can become overconfident and not react properly when approached by a strange adult. A 50 pound child cannot engage in combat with a full grown adult no matter what tricks they’ve learned.

     This is why Sayokan for kids was developed. Children are first taught how to avoid a confrontation with a stranger. They are taught to run, scream, bite, pinch, and twist their way out of trouble, techniques that can come natural to a child in a “panic”   situation. They are also taught how to identify potential trouble and avoid it altogether.

     After all these things are understood they are encouraged to go to the next level. All traditional style moves and things they may have seen demonstrated in the entertainment media can be taught in proper context. Your child’s safety is our first concern. If a child learns maturity and self control, “the sky’s the limit”.