SIGN-UP ~ Camps
 


 Welcome to Sung Ming Shu Dojo's
Camps Sign Up Page!

  

Our camps increase coordination, discipline and mental focus, while exposing students to exciting aspects of the martial arts outside of their standard curriculum.
 

Check Back Often
for Details & Online Registration
of New, Upcoming Camps!
 

We will be Offering:
 Animal Camps  -  Padded Weapons Camps  -  Ranking Camps
as well as New Expanded programs for Kids,
and some New Adult Camps as well!
(that's right, camp isn't just for kids anymore!)

  








 

 

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All camps will be held at the Sung Ming Shu Dojo (map),unless noted otherwise.
Snacks and drinks will be provided to children throughout the day.
Children should bring a bag lunch daily except Friday when we'll go out to lunch (included in camp fee).
All camps include a limited run summer camp t-shirt. Additional t-shirts may be purchased for $10 each, while supplies last.

Selected Camp Descriptions: 		   
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Ranking Camps
(Rising 2nd graders and up)
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Ranking CampRanking Camp is a week focused on all aspects of the kids curriculum followed by an official test.  Kids will have a chance to develop their skills at break board pace by spending a concentrated week drilling, studying, and paying games designed to take them to the next level.  Session 1 will be focused on making use of the work the kids have done over the course of the year to make a big leap forward.  Session 2 will be just before school resumes and will be focused on giving the kids a big kick-start if they've lost any momentum over the summer.  This camp will be in full gi the entire time and require more focus and discipline than the other camps since it is essentially a series of five day-long classes followed by an official test.

 

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Padded Weapons Camps
(Rising 2nd graders and up)
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In Padded Weapons Camp we talk about the broad categories of ancient weapons, learn about why they were made the way they were and how to use them, then construct foam versions of the student's designs and practice sparring with them individually and on teams.  Each day we move to a new category and construct a new weapon or modify the ones we've already made.  We seldom see kids have as much fun as we always have in this camp.  In addition to getting fun exercise and exposure to new aspects of the martial arts, the kids learn how to conduct themselves safely and respectfully with all the padded weapons, develop their hand-eye coordination, and build strategic thinking skills.

 

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Animal Styles Camp
(Rising 2nd graders and up)
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Animal Styles CampIn Animal Camp we will spend one day on each of the animals studied in Cuong Nhu (Monkey, Tiger, Snake, Crane, and Dragon).  The kids will learn sections from the katas for each of these animals and the strategy and behavior of each group.  We'll see some video, do some reading, and construct props to enhance each animal style.  The kids are exposed to one of the most expressive and interesting facets of the martial arts in this camp, since eastern martial arts have long emulated animal strategies to capitalize on one's natural strengths and to enhance weaker areas.  We learn that there are all kinds of people with a wide variety of attributes, and there is a viable animal strategy for each one.