Pablo Picasso once said, “I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.” What an incredible posture, way of looking at that which is not yet known or second nature to us! Learning is something we never outgrow and for that I am […]
Port Coquitlam MARTIAL ARTS & FITNESS
REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL WITH Excel Martial Arts
We at Excel Martial Arts are dedicated to your success. Get started today with our EXCLUSIVE offer! Request more information today to find out how you or your child can start training.
REACH YOUR FULL POTENTIAL WITH EXCEL MARTIAL ARTS PORT COQUITLAM
We at Excel Martial Arts are dedicated to your success. Get started today with our EXCLUSIVE offer! Request more information today to find out how you or your child can start training.
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Transported After School Program
Instead of worrying, let us teach them about respect, discipline, and fitness in our martial arts after school program.
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A SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM THAT YOUR CHILD WILL LOVE!
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(Ages 18 mos – 3)
(Ages 18 mos – 3)
Our SKILLZ program is an age-specific martial arts program that focuses on helping your child reach their full potential.
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Does your child need a supportive, educational, and fun activity? Try our martial arts classes today!
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Does your child need a supportive, educational, and fun activity? Try our martial arts classes today!
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(Ages 7 – 13)
(Ages 7 – 13)
Give your kids the lifelong gifts of personal success, confidence, discipline, and self-defense!
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Instead of giving into the moodiness and attitude, take them to our martial arts school instead!
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Martial arts classes are fun, empowering, and provide a great workout for adults.
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Try something new this year with a martial arts-themed birthday party in a real martial arts school!
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Losing weight and getting in shape can be hard. Get ready to kick the extra weight to the curb with our town name fitness classes!
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Our martial arts spring and summer camps provide fun and learning for kids of all ages.
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DISCIPLINE & CONFIDENCE!
Martial arts classes benefit growing children far beyond the dojo and in many real-world scenarios. Our structured classes are meant to help develop coordination, physical fitness, mental strength, as well as gain valuable social skills. Through positive reinforcement, we can bring out the best in your children to help them succeed in life.
Alissa Willman
Phenomenal staff! So great with the kids and encouraging!
Cristina Bisognin Pereira
BEST discipline of Martial Arts EVER!
Marisa Doran Plasterer
Great instructors, lots of encouragement and it’s fun too.
Mark Efford
A great place and most talented, dedicated and positive people all around you! This is Excel Martial Arts!
Michael Davidson
I have been in PoCo Excel for just under a year – joined to do it with my wife and son as a family. We have grown together as well as in rank, not to mention the 45 lbs I have dropped ! Ok – I will mention it – great work outs with great folks give support and motivation … even for a getting slightly older parent!
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Mark Murdoch
They have an incredible instruction staff and are constantly contributing to their local community. A great place to send your kids for martial arts and after school care!
Alveena Costa
My daughter has been in Excel Martial arts since she was six years old. She is 10 now, very great instructors, fun safe environment. Highly recommend.
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To help children better regulate their emotions they need a lot of help from the adults in their lives.
The first step is to be informed of how a child develops, specifically the development of the brain.
Children are born with a well developed amygdala, the emotional powerhouse of the brain. This means their survival instincts are to the max but it also means tantrums are in abundance. Their decision making skill is typically dictated by their emotions. The prefrontal cortex where logical thought process and critical thinking takes place is not fully developed until they’re in their twenties.
This is why we say behind every bad behavior there is a good intention.
Just by knowing this little, but KEY, bit of information we as mentors can become more understanding and patient with our children.
Be proactive and not reactive.
Happy Canada day! What are you doing to celebrate today?
We will be closed for classes Friday, July 1st in honour of Canada day. We will be open for classes on Saturday the 2nd though!
Who loves Lego building? EVERYONE!
It's not too late to join us for this and more fun in our summer camps. Check out the link below to sign up!
www.martialartsportcoquitlam.com/program/summer-camp
High flying with Mr. Janzen! What is your favourite about watching demos?
This weeks fun Friday!
Throw back Thursday
Looking for some summer fun? check out our summer camp programs! We still have some spots available for our super fun action packed weekly camps!
to learn more or book a camp week call us at (604)-554-0181
To help children better regulate their emotions they need a lot of help from the adults in their lives.
The first step is to be informed of how a child develops, specifically the development of the brain.
Children are born with a well developed amygdala, the emotional powerhouse of the brain. This means their survival instincts are to the max but it also means tantrums are in abundance.
Their decisions are typically dictated by their emotions. The prefrontal cortex where logical thought process and critical thinking takes place is not fully developed until they’re in their twenties.
This is why we say behind every bad behavior there is a good intention.
Just by knowing this little, but KEY, bit of information we as mentors can become more understanding and patient with our children.
Fridays fantastic flying back kick!
.
.
.
.
#martialarts #backkıck #flyingkick #Coolkick
Throwback Thursday!
Throwback to one of our amazing parent night out events! look out for our next one coming up in July😉
Most traditional schools of martial arts would separate their classes based on rank. Here at Excel Martial Arts we take more of a child developmental approach and separate students by stages of development that includes all ranks.
In our early stages, a lot of our learning comes indirectly from an observational learning process. This is a type of social learning done using what is called the mirror neurons that allows children to see and gauge the consequences of an action before they begin to imitate it.
This is part of the reason why even though students’ ranks may differ, we will group them into similar stages of development. Students of lower ranks will observe their peers of a higher rank and mimic positively reinforced actions.
This effectively rewards the child for mimicking the positive actions of there higher up peers and also reinforces the higher peers in acting as a rodomel for others.
Determination means to push forward despite any obstacles.
Some things we can do as parents and mentors to help foster determination is by empowering our children to work through problems, teaching them about goal setting, and discussing/praising their effort.
Instead of spoon feeding our children, we ask them guiding questions that will help them identify the problem and think of ways to solve that problem. This is even if you can do it ten times faster. It shows them that you have confidence in them.
Teach them how to set big goals but also break them down into smaller goals so that it is easier to manage and they will feel good every time they hit a milestone. An example is doing 50 kicks without putting your foot down while having great technique. One the first few times you may start with 5, then 10, then 15, then 20. Overtime we develop the muscle strength and the coordination to go further.
You will often hear Mr.Clayton, Ms. Rebecca, Ms. Georgia, or Ms. Abby say, “I like that you guys showed great perseverance/determination and did not give up even though I know the exercise was really hard. You kept your head up and your kicks stayed high! Everyone put your hands up, pat your back, and say “I’m awesome!” 🙌
Children ages 3 & 4 are so much fun to teach! They are the embodiment of learning through play. Due to their limited vocabulary, you can't lecture or explain things to a 3 & 4-year-old child the same you would to a 5 to 6 or 7 to 9-year-old. So, why do some schools still teach that way? At Excel Martial Arts Port Coquitlam we choose to engage these children through play. They’re in the exploring stage and love to learn new things, so just by playing with them, we are teaching them how to interact with the world around them.
Getting your child started in one of our Excel Martial Arts age specific classes is as easy as setting an appointment for a free 1-on-1 session with one of our instructors.
Your child will learn some cool ninja moves while breaking the ice, you will see how we work with the kids, and we will be able to assess your child's strengths and challenges so we know how to best help them become the best versions of themselves physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially!
We all know that children have filter issues. Ever had a child call you out on things? “No that’s not how you do it!”
Children 7 through 9 are, socially, rule followers (sometimes only when convenient for them 😉 ) and so if their friends are cheating they’ll address it. This also makes them very competitive but it can also make them sensitive when losing or when things aren’t fair.
Our goal at Excel Martial Arts is to teach these ninjas how to win with humility and to lose with grace.
Port Coquitlam Parents! would you like 3 hours to yourselves tomorrow night?
we are hosting a Parents Night Out fundraiser night for Hope Lutheran Elementary school!
drop your kids off and let them enjoy a night of movies, martial arts and pizza!
Call Us for more details at (604)-554-0181
It's sparring day! Yellow belt and above, please remember to bring your sparring gear for each class for the rest of the week. We will be sparring during our review classes on Friday and Saturday!
This Thursday, May 19th, is our age 7 and above belt testing! We will be closed for all regular classes that day. Remember to bring your testing weapon, a water bottle, full uniform, and your best attitude!
The following testing times are for your CURRENT belt level:
Blue belt and above: 4:00-4:50
White and white black: 5:00-5:50
Yellow to green black: 6:00-6:50
Teen/ adult and family class: 7:00-7:50
We're proud to share a grand total of $590 to the Tri-Cities Moms Group! Our parents night out was a huge success. We're super excited for our next movie night on May 7th for James Park Elementary school
To help children better regulate their emotions they need a lot of help from the adults in their lives.
The first step is to be informed of how a child develops, specifically the development of the brain.
Children are born with a well developed amygdala, the emotional powerhouse of the brain. This means their survival instincts are to the max but it also means tantrums are in abundance. Their decision making skill is typically dictated by their emotions. The prefrontal cortex where logical thought process and critical thinking takes place is not fully developed until they’re in their twenties.
This is why we say behind every bad behavior there is a good intention.
Just by knowing this little, but KEY, bit of information we as mentors can become more understanding and patient with our children.
Be proactive and not reactive.
Happy Canada day! What are you doing to celebrate today?
We will be closed for classes Friday, July 1st in honour of Canada day. We will be open for classes on Saturday the 2nd though!
Who loves Lego building? EVERYONE!
It's not too late to join us for this and more fun in our summer camps. Check out the link below to sign up!
www.martialartsportcoquitlam.com/program/summer-camp
High flying with Mr. Janzen! What is your favourite about watching demos?
This weeks fun Friday!
Throw back Thursday
Looking for some summer fun? check out our summer camp programs! We still have some spots available for our super fun action packed weekly camps!
to learn more or book a camp week call us at (604)-554-0181
To help children better regulate their emotions they need a lot of help from the adults in their lives.
The first step is to be informed of how a child develops, specifically the development of the brain.
Children are born with a well developed amygdala, the emotional powerhouse of the brain. This means their survival instincts are to the max but it also means tantrums are in abundance.
Their decisions are typically dictated by their emotions. The prefrontal cortex where logical thought process and critical thinking takes place is not fully developed until they’re in their twenties.
This is why we say behind every bad behavior there is a good intention.
Just by knowing this little, but KEY, bit of information we as mentors can become more understanding and patient with our children.
Fridays fantastic flying back kick!
.
.
.
.
#martialarts #backkıck #flyingkick #Coolkick
Throwback Thursday!
Throwback to one of our amazing parent night out events! look out for our next one coming up in July😉
Most traditional schools of martial arts would separate their classes based on rank. Here at Excel Martial Arts we take more of a child developmental approach and separate students by stages of development that includes all ranks.
In our early stages, a lot of our learning comes indirectly from an observational learning process. This is a type of social learning done using what is called the mirror neurons that allows children to see and gauge the consequences of an action before they begin to imitate it.
This is part of the reason why even though students’ ranks may differ, we will group them into similar stages of development. Students of lower ranks will observe their peers of a higher rank and mimic positively reinforced actions.
This effectively rewards the child for mimicking the positive actions of there higher up peers and also reinforces the higher peers in acting as a rodomel for others.
Determination means to push forward despite any obstacles.
Some things we can do as parents and mentors to help foster determination is by empowering our children to work through problems, teaching them about goal setting, and discussing/praising their effort.
Instead of spoon feeding our children, we ask them guiding questions that will help them identify the problem and think of ways to solve that problem. This is even if you can do it ten times faster. It shows them that you have confidence in them.
Teach them how to set big goals but also break them down into smaller goals so that it is easier to manage and they will feel good every time they hit a milestone. An example is doing 50 kicks without putting your foot down while having great technique. One the first few times you may start with 5, then 10, then 15, then 20. Overtime we develop the muscle strength and the coordination to go further.
You will often hear Mr.Clayton, Ms. Rebecca, Ms. Georgia, or Ms. Abby say, “I like that you guys showed great perseverance/determination and did not give up even though I know the exercise was really hard. You kept your head up and your kicks stayed high! Everyone put your hands up, pat your back, and say “I’m awesome!” 🙌
Children ages 3 & 4 are so much fun to teach! They are the embodiment of learning through play. Due to their limited vocabulary, you can't lecture or explain things to a 3 & 4-year-old child the same you would to a 5 to 6 or 7 to 9-year-old. So, why do some schools still teach that way? At Excel Martial Arts Port Coquitlam we choose to engage these children through play. They’re in the exploring stage and love to learn new things, so just by playing with them, we are teaching them how to interact with the world around them.
Getting your child started in one of our Excel Martial Arts age specific classes is as easy as setting an appointment for a free 1-on-1 session with one of our instructors.
Your child will learn some cool ninja moves while breaking the ice, you will see how we work with the kids, and we will be able to assess your child's strengths and challenges so we know how to best help them become the best versions of themselves physically, intellectually, emotionally, and socially!
We all know that children have filter issues. Ever had a child call you out on things? “No that’s not how you do it!”
Children 7 through 9 are, socially, rule followers (sometimes only when convenient for them 😉 ) and so if their friends are cheating they’ll address it. This also makes them very competitive but it can also make them sensitive when losing or when things aren’t fair.
Our goal at Excel Martial Arts is to teach these ninjas how to win with humility and to lose with grace.
Port Coquitlam Parents! would you like 3 hours to yourselves tomorrow night?
we are hosting a Parents Night Out fundraiser night for Hope Lutheran Elementary school!
drop your kids off and let them enjoy a night of movies, martial arts and pizza!
Call Us for more details at (604)-554-0181
It's sparring day! Yellow belt and above, please remember to bring your sparring gear for each class for the rest of the week. We will be sparring during our review classes on Friday and Saturday!
This Thursday, May 19th, is our age 7 and above belt testing! We will be closed for all regular classes that day. Remember to bring your testing weapon, a water bottle, full uniform, and your best attitude!
The following testing times are for your CURRENT belt level:
Blue belt and above: 4:00-4:50
White and white black: 5:00-5:50
Yellow to green black: 6:00-6:50
Teen/ adult and family class: 7:00-7:50
We're proud to share a grand total of $590 to the Tri-Cities Moms Group! Our parents night out was a huge success. We're super excited for our next movie night on May 7th for James Park Elementary school
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BENEFITS OF Excel Martial Arts
Goals
Your goals are our priority. We tailor our programs to help you or your child achieve those. Whether it’s confidence & focus or fitness & weight loss, we’re here to help.
Community
Our unique community is what makes your time with us so special. Join a community of positive, fun, and caring individuals all working towards a similar goal.
INSTRUCTION
Our professional instructors are at your finger tips! Making sure that all classes are unique, fun, and safe is our instructors priority.
What a great school!
My son has been attending classes here since he was 3 1/2 years old. He has now been with the school for about almost a year and has done quite well in listening, working well in groups, and competitions. The instructors are very patient and great with working with students of all ages.
We totally recommend the school!
~ Jenny Do
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