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TRIAD MARTIAL ARTS'
LIL' DRAGON PROGRAM
AGES: 3 - 5 year olds

Cullman Location
DAYS & TIMES:
Friday: 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

 5:45 pm - 6:15 pm for beginners

Madison Location
DAYS &Baileyton Location
DAYS & TIMES:
Monday: TIMES:
Monday: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Tuesday: 3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
Thursday: 3:20 pm - 3:50 pm

We believe the time between the ages of 3 and 5 are the most important
years of a child's development. Our Lil’ Dragon program combines the best
practices of “Life Skills,” “Safety Skills” and “Martial Arts Skills.” These skills
will help to prepare your preschooler for the mental and physical challenges
of life.

Our Lil' Dragon program includes the following:
-An official "Lil' Dragon" uniform
-An official "Lil' Dragon" handbook
-A documented step-by-step curriculum
-Coordination & strength drills
-Martial Arts Skills
-Life Skills
-Safety Skills
-Opportunities for belt rank advancement
-Opportunities to earn achievement patches

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION:
A minimum of 16 years of age and four years of training is required to be eligible to be
a Triad Black Belt in Karate. A minimum of 18 years of age and six years of training is
required to be eligible to be a Triad Black Belt in Jiu-jitsu. We do not promote children to Black Belt. The following are reasons why:
-Children do not have the maturity required to be a Triad Black Belt
-If someone is not old enough to drive a car, they are not old enough to be a Black Belt
-A Triad Black Belt is a rank of great honor and we intend to keep it that way
-Our performance standards are very high
-Our fitness standards are very high
-Being able to perform Black Belt movements does not make one a Black Belt
-We do not believe in giving our students a false sense of security

The vast majority of martial arts schools in America do promote children to Black Belt.
This is supposedly a "smart" business decision because statistics show that easier
testing and ranking requirements increases the retention of both children and adults.
All martial arts marketing companies promote this idea. Johnny Lee Smith and
Triad Martial Arts rejects this line of thinking. We believe in high standards while
understanding that this will not appeal to everyone. We will never regret encouraging
our students to strive for and achieve martial arts excellence.

Consider the following:
-If public schools would just water down their curriculum, less students would fail and
dropout rates would decline.
-If Colleges and Universities would just water down their curriculum, more students would attend and graduate.