Hills District Martial Arts: Taekwondo, Hapkido and Weaponry
ENCOURAGEMENT SYSTEMS
At HDMA we have a wide variety of systems in place to encourage our students to set goals and work on their self-improvement. These systems are implemented across our classes to provide a measurable benefit to our students, which assists in creating positive habits and developing confidence and good behaviour inside and outside the Dojang.
The Point System
During the course of regular class, an Instructor may award your child with a point. This system is about encouraging our students to continue to set and strive towards goals.
When awarding a point, the instructor will say "One Point" to the student to which they will reply "One Point Maám" or "One Point Sir"! This will continue adding until "Four Points Maám" or "Four Points Sir". The student can then see their Instructor after class for their reward if they achieve four points in the same class. This can change daily, including stickers, stamps, patches and others.
Students can earn points for various reasons, including:
- Demonstrating exceptional effort
- Showing improvement
- Executing excellent technique
- Showing respect and good behaviour
- Answering questions correctly
- Helping others
- Achieving Goals
- And more!
The STAR System
We encourage our TKD Kids and Juniors to be Stars both inside and outside of the Dojang. Our Star System helps reward our students for their outside achievements and recognises their effort while not wearing the HDMA Uniform, helping them continue to strive for excellence both in and outside the Dojang.
When a student accomplishes something of note outside of Taekwondo, we love to hear about it! If your child earns an award/certificate/medal/prize from school, sport or other academic achievement, have them bring it to class with them the next time they attend and show our Instructors!
The Instructors will reward them with a Star Patch to be placed on the collar of their uniform. Students are able to earn one star per day, and awards should be brought in within a few days of receiving them. Each star will require more and more impressive awards to earn, so keep improving!
Parents can assist by encouraging their children to achieve, set goals and work towards that next star! If your child's school does not issue awards, come and see our Instructors for advice on how to get involved!
How to place the Stars:
The Stars should be arranged on the collar in the above order! They can be sewn, ironed or both! If you need any additional information on arranging the stars, please see our team!