Karate Kids World
California
Arizona
Arkansas


At Karate Kids World, we are committed to teaching LIFE SKILLS - patience, focus, kindness, honesty, and respect - along with PHYSICAL FITNESS in a positive and clean environment.
  1. OUR COMPANY has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, and Good Housekeeping Magazine as "the most successful All-Children's martial arts schools in the country."
  2. OUR "Love-Based" TEACHING METHOD uses only positive dialog to inspire the children.
  3. We specialize in AGE-APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTION
  4. OUR INSTRUCTORS are highly experienced Black Belts, many holding national champion rankings.

Ages 3½ - 5 yrs. - Preschool
1 class per week
Class focuses on teaching SOCIAL skills through basic martial arts techniques. During a 50-minute class, children gain motor-skill development and a sense of confidence within our playful and positive class format.

Ages 5-7 yrs. - Kindergarten + First Grade
2 classes per week (or 2 for 1 class)
This is the prep class for the Dragons. Students continue with Life-Skills training combined with more technique work to get them ready for the Dragons program. Formal Belt Tests.

The Junior Black Belt Program
Ages 7-14 yrs. - 2nd Grade and Up
2 classes per week (or 2 for 1 class)
Students learn leadership skills and martial arts technique as tools for physical and mental discipline. Students graduate through various belt ranks, in order to earn their junior black belts. Halfway through the Dragons Program, students are invited into the Black Belt Club for advanced training. Formal Belt Tests.

By Invitation Only
2 classes per week
Halfway through the Dragons program, students are invited into the Black Belt Club. Attendance requirement is 1 regular class, and one BBC class per week. Quarterly workshops and sparring classes are included in tuition. Belt Club members earn special HERO patches by participating in charitable acts within the community.

Black Belts Only
Ages 11-17 yrs.
With unlimited classes and workshops, students continue training under the supervision of the Chief Instructor to earn a 2nd or 3rd degree black belt.

Dawn Barnes, Napma's Director of Children's Education, and third-degree black belt, is the founder of Dawn Barnes Karate Kids, and Karate Kids World - a national License program. She produces instructional DVD's and manuals, and lectures nationally for the martial arts industry. Dawn Barnes is the author of the popular children's book series called The Black Belt Club, and was recently inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as "Woman of the Year 2006."
Click here for more about The Black Belt Club book series.