Junior Taekwondo

Physical Development

Age-appropriate martial arts drills to promote speed, power, range, balance, and reaction.

Fundamental Leadership Skills

Classroom lessons that promote character development like how to grow, achieve, and overcome challenges.

Team-Based Social Interaction

Training that helps students learn about interacting with classmates, sharing, and safety.

Serves as an Escape

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that a huge fraction of kids’ days are spent glued to a cell phone, tablet, computer, or television screen. They reveal, “On average, children ages 8-12 in the United States spend 4-6 hours a day watching or using screens, and teens spend up to 9 hours.”

Don’t let your child waste their childhood – move them away from the TV and into the dojo. In a world where kids are constantly connected and easily influenced by the content they see online, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Gulfport aims to serve as an escape from the noise. We believe that Taekwondo helps students regain their focus, find relief from academic and social pressures, set goals for themselves, and experience a level of accomplishment and fulfillment that can’t be found virtually.

Discipline and Respect

We know what you’re probably thinking – “If my goal is to reduce my child’s screen time, why not just enroll them in any other sport?”

Great question! Unlike all other athletic activities, the martial arts focus on teaching life lessons just as much as they focus on teaching physical skills. Though its exact origins are not completely determined, Taekwondo is believed to have been around for thousands of years. Historically, this discipline didn’t just focus on the physical. It focused on the mental and emotional as well. Taekwondo requires students to demonstrate discipline and respect both in and out of the dojo. This means paying attention in class, referring to your instructors with the correct terminology, practicing at home, and respecting your parents and elders. At Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Gulfport, we aren’t just creating amazing martial artists, we’re creating amazing people.

Instills Confidence

With the overwhelming presence of social and mass media, it’s harder than ever for young people to achieve confidence. That’s why Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Gulfport is so passionate about cultivating the self-esteem of each one of our students. The martial arts provide children with impressive new skills, an outlet for self-expression, increased physical fitness, and self-defense training. Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Gulfport has used our martial arts instruction to change the lives of thousands of students, and we want your child to be next.

Provides a Community of Athletes

Does your child struggle to make friends at school? Well, Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Gulfport will be a different story. At our school, we believe that community is one of the most important elements behind building talented martial artists. Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Gulfport is home to a group of kind, uplifting, and welcoming martial arts students who love the sport just as much as we do.

At Tiger Rock Martial Arts of Gulfport, we do not allow bullying, exclusivity, or intimidation of any sort. We hold our students to high standards and will do everything we can to ensure that your child has an amazing experience at our school.