West Chicago Park District Tang Soo Do

subdue their opponents. It involves techniques of throwing, grappling, submission holds. It all starts from a standing position and then moves to the ground for submission techniques or to pin your opponent. Promotions are based on competitions from green, brown and black belt ranks. Uniforms are mandatory as are four competitions per year. JIU-JITSU: Japanese class of self-defense with emphasis on empty hand and leg applications. We stress values such as respect, honor and integrity. Jiu-jitsu is called the gentle hand way. It allows the defender to accept the force from the attacker and turn it back on themselves. This class covers beginner to advanced empty hand self-defense applications, such as joint locks, throws, striking techniques, escapes, wrist controls, and falling both basic and advanced. Throwing is a basic part of jiu-jitsu and ground work. Most MMA sport techniques are based on combat applications taught by jiu-jitsu. Uniforms are mandatory after first class. Please see instructor. TAI-CHI: Tai Chi has been around for over 500 years but it is exploding in the American market! Tai Chi provides a beneficial impact on health through moving meditation. The exercises are easy to do, have low aerobic impact and are done slowly with natural body alignment, movement and breathing. Tai Chi is the practice of kinetics, musculature, skeletal and ligament alignment, moving posture and breathing. Join us if you need a low impact aerobic routine. Please wear loose fitting clothing. DRAGON TOTS: Structured on semi-traditional format, emphasizes self-discipline, accountability, goal setting and respect. Participants learn basic techniques utilizing coordination, balance, timing and repetition. BEGINNER KARATE: A structured and semi-traditional class format that emphasizes self-discipline, accountability, goal setting and respect. Participants will learn basic techniques with an emphasis on coordination, balance, timing and repetition. INTERMEDIATE KARATE: Conducted in a structured and traditional format, this class emphasizes self-discipline, accountability, goal setting and respect. Participants will learn basic techniques with an emphasis on flow, power, technique, and transition. Participants will begin learning falls, basic throws, wrist controls, joint locks, and advanced forms (Kata). ADVANCED KARATE: This class emphasizes power, flow, timing, balance, focus, intent, transition, breathing, combination techniques, and weapons training. The class stresses self-discipline, goal setting, self defense, and accountability. Participants will learn counter techniques, self defense applications, and intermediate techniques, with an emphasis on coordination, balance, timing, and repetition.