Ninja Champs

Train · Play · Grow · Win

45–60 minutes · Week 12: Belt Testing & Parent Day

Belt Testing & Parent Day

The big moment: perform, celebrate, and earn the next belt.

Growing Ninjas · 3–6 years. Same 30 minutes, told as an animal story. Partners, 2–3 step directions, and a stripe they can name.

  1. 10

    Segment

    Parent-Ninja Partner Game (10 min)

    • Parents copy their child, then switch.
    • Call skills for pairs to perform together.
  2. 20

    Segment

    9-Skill Ninja Showcase (20 min)

    • Balance 10-second one-leg stance.
    • Agility side-to-side hops.
    • Focus freeze 15 seconds.
    • Mimicry copy, teamwork partner drill, coordination sequence.
    • Fitness: 5 push-ups, 5 jumps, 5 bear crawls.
    • Courage jump or roll. Silent stealth walk.
  3. 10

    Segment

    Parent vs. Ninja Obstacle Race (10 min)

    • Balance, hurdles, crawl, stealth walk.
    • Ninjas go, parents try to match time, then race together.
  4. 15

    Segment

    Belt Ceremony (15 min)

    • Call each student. Parents may tie the new belt.
    • Praise one specific growth for every child.
    • Recite the pledge: I am strong, I am focused, I am kind, and I never give up. I am a ninja.
    • Optional awards: Most Improved, Best Attitude, Quietest Stealth, Bravest.
    • Final bow and group photo.

3–6 years

How to teach this age

  • Use the character: “Move like Bella,” not a lecture.
  • Partner work and cooperative challenges, not races that shame.
  • Name effort and persistence, not only a perfect rep.
  • Add simple martial arts words a little at a time.
Why this helps development