Ages: 5–8 | 9–12 | 13–18

8 Week Home School Program

Utah Fits All Program Alignment with Martial Arts

Omega’s Home School Program aligns with the Utah Core domains of Physical Education, Health Education, Social-Emotional Learning.

We are an approved Utah Fits All (UFA) Service Provider with Odyssey. Click here for the UFA list

Families are responsible to confirm eligibility and submit reimbursement according to Utah Fits All guidelines.

 

UPCOMING CLASSES

MARCH 3 – APRIL 30

2:30 – 3:30 PM    TUESDAY & THURSDAY

8 Weeks (16 Classes)

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Utah Core: Physical Education (PE)

This program aligns with all major Utah PE strands through repeated weekly instruction:

Motor Skill Competency

Students learn and demonstrate foundational movement patterns including stances, strikes, kicks, blocks, footwork, balance, and coordination

Movement Concepts & Strategy

Students apply distance management, timing, angles, pathways, and spatial awareness in controlled drills and scenarios

Fitness Participation

Each class includes warm-ups, conditioning, endurance drills, and sustained moderate-to-vigorous activity

Responsible Personal & Social Behavior

Students practice safe partner work, respect rules, accept feedback, and demonstrate self-control

Value of Physical Activity

Students reflect on confidence, stress management, self-discipline, and lifelong fitness habits

Utah Core: Health Education

This program supports Utah Health Education goals through age-appropriate instruction in:

  • Personal safety and situational awareness
  • Assertive communication and help-seeking behaviors
  • Boundary setting and consent (upper age groups)
  • Emotional regulation and stress management
  • Responsible decision-making in high-pressure situations

USBE Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Outcomes

The program explicitly teaches and applies the following SEL competencies through Taekwondo tenets:

Self Control

SEL Outcome: Manage emotions & behavior

Perseverance

SEL Outcome: Set and achieve goals

Courtesy, Humility

SEL Outcome: Show empathy & respect

Courtesy, Integrity

SEL Outcome: Build positive relationships

Integrity, Humility

SEL Outcome: Make responsible decisions

Indomitable Spirit

SEL Outcome: Self-advocacy & confidence

Character Framework (Tenets)

Students are instructed in and evaluated on six core tenets of Taekwondo:

  1. Courtesy — showing respect to others
  2. Integrity — doing the right thing
  3. Perseverance — not giving up when things are hard
  4. Self-Control — managing emotions and actions
  5. Indomitable Spirit — courage and confidence
  6. Humility — strength without ego

These tenets are taught explicitly, practiced physically, and reflected on verbally.

How Martial Arts Supports Learning

Educational Benefits Beyond Physical Fitness

Traditional martial arts training supports learning not just through exercise, but through structured movement, focus, and self-control. The skills practiced in class naturally reinforce abilities children use in school and daily life.

#1 Focus, Attention, and Self-Control

Martial arts requires students to:

  • wait before acting
  • follow multi-step instructions
  • correct mistakes immediately
  • remain calm under mild pressure

These habits support attention, classroom behavior, and emotional control. Unlike fast-paced or chaotic activities, martial arts emphasizes precision, awareness, and restraint. The body becomes an anchor for attention.

#2 Executive Function Skills (Skills That Support Learning)

Executive function skills help students succeed in learning environments. Martial arts trains these skills directly through movement:

  • Inhibition: learning not to strike unless appropriate
  • Working memory: remembering techniques, sequences, and forms
  • Cognitive flexibility: adapting to changing drills or partners

These same skills are essential for — following directions, managing impulses, staying focused on tasks. Importantly, these skills are learned through action, not worksheets.

#3 Coordinated, Whole-Body Movement

Traditional martial arts uses coordinated movement involving:

  • posture
  • balance
  • footwork
  • timing
  • controlled striking and blocking

Developmental and motor-learning research recognizes that bilateral coordination and crossing the body’s midline are important for efficient movement and overall coordination. Martial arts naturally develops these skills in an age-appropriate way. The goal is not academic shortcuts — it is better body control and coordination, which supports learning readiness.

#4 Emotional Regulation and Stress Tolerance

Students practice:

  • controlled breathing
  • staying composed after mistakes
  • recovering quickly from failure

Over time, this helps students:

  • handle frustration more calmly
  • recover faster after errors
  • build confidence under pressure

These skills support resilience in both learning and life situations.

#5 Social and Behavioral Skills

Martial arts uniquely teaches:

  • respect for personal boundaries
  • reading body language and intent
  • turn-taking under pressure
  • cooperation with partners

These skills translate to:

  • improved classroom behavior
  • healthier peer interactions
  • better conflict resolution

Bottom Line

Martial arts is educational because it trains the brain through the body, builds focus and self-control in real time, develops coordination, discipline, and emotional regulation, and teaches responsibility alongside physical skill.

It is not just exercise.
It is structured learning delivered through movement.