Shane Varney's Karate School

🌟🎉 IT'S HERE... OUR BRAND NEW PARENTS & ME GYMNASTICS CLASSES ARE LAUNCHING! 🎉🌟

👣 If your little one can walk... they're ready to start their gymnastics journey!

We're incredibly excited to announce the launch of our Parents & Me Gymnastics programme, specially designed for toddlers from walking age up to 3 years old.

This isn't about perfect cartwheels or previous experience—it's about building confidence, creating special memories, and helping your child develop through fun, movement and play.

❤️ Parents join in every session, supporting and encouraging their little one every step of the way in a safe, welcoming and relaxed environment.

Why join Parents & Me Gymnastics?
✨ Build confidence from an early age
🤸 Develop balance, coordination and body awareness
🧠 Improve listening, concentration and following instructions
💪 Strengthen gross motor skills through exciting activities
👶 Encourage independence in a supportive environment
❤️ Create quality parent-child bonding time
😊 Boost social skills and interaction with other children
🎯 Learn through play with age-appropriate gymnastics equipment
🌟 Build a lifelong love of movement and physical activity
✅ Suitable for all abilities
✅ Absolutely NO previous gymnastics experience required*
✅ Safe, structured and fun sessions
👣 **Ages:** Walking to 3 years

🚨 **WAITING LIST NOW OPEN!** 🚨

Due to the nature of these classes, spaces are extremely limited to ensure every child receives the attention and support they deserve.
If you'd love to be one of the first families to experience our brand-new programme, don't wait!

📲 Comment below with the word "TOTS" to join the waiting list today!

Let's take those first little steps together... building confidence, friendships and smiles that last a lifetime. 💙🤸✨

☀️ Looking for something different this summer?

Our brand new Varneys Summer Activity & Development Camp is all about giving children an amazing week they'll remember long after the holidays are over.

It's not just about keeping them busy...

It's about helping them:
💪 Build confidence
😊 Make new friends
🤝 Develop teamwork and social skills
🏃 Stay active
🎯 Challenge themselves
🌟 Have loads of fun!

📅 Camp Dates:
• 27th–31st July
• 10th–14th August

⏰ Monday–Friday | 9:00am–3:00pm

💷 Early Bird Offer: £175 per child
💳 Payment plans available

✅ Open to members and non-members
👧👦 Limited to just 20 children per week

If you've been thinking about booking, now's a great time to secure your child's place before the Early Bird offer ends.

📩 Send us a message and we'll happily answer any questions or get your child booked in.

🧠💙 Did you know?

Many people see a martial arts drill and think it's just teaching a physical skill.

But in our classes, every activity is designed to develop much more than that.

Every drill challenges children in four important areas:

💪 Physical Development
Building coordination, balance, agility, and movement skills.

🧠 Thinking Skills
Learning to listen, process information, make decisions, and adapt to changing situations.

❤️ Emotional Development
Building confidence, resilience, self-control, and perseverance.

🤝 Social Skills
Learning teamwork, communication, leadership, and respect for others.

For example, a simple kicking drill might help a child improve balance and coordination while also challenging them to listen carefully and react quickly to different instructions.

To many children, it feels like a fun game.

But behind the scenes, every activity has a purpose.

Our goal has never been to simply teach martial arts.

Our goal is to help children grow into confident, capable young people by developing the body, the mind, the heart, and the ability to connect with others. 💙

That's what makes our classes about so much more than kicks and punches.

🧠 DID YOU KNOW?

Many people think martial arts classes are simply about kicks, punches, and physical skills.

But in our children's programmes, every drill is designed to challenge both the body AND the brain 👀

When our students are completing activities, they're often doing much more than just moving...

They're also:
🧠 Thinking
👂 Listening
⚡ Processing information
🎯 Making decisions
🔄 Adapting to changing instructions

By combining movement with age-appropriate mental challenges, we help children develop important skills such as:

✅ Focus & attention
✅ Listening skills
✅ Decision making
✅ Confidence
✅ Coordination
✅ Self-control

That's why many of our drills might look like games on the surface...

But behind the scenes, every activity is carefully designed to support your child's development and help them learn in the way children learn best — through movement, play, and engagement 💙

💙 Sometimes "bad behaviour" isn't bad behaviour at all.

Often, behaviour is communication.

When children feel overwhelmed, frustrated, anxious, disconnected, or emotionally unsafe, their behaviour can change. The challenge is that many children don't yet have the words to explain what they're feeling.

As parents, coaches, and mentors, one of the most powerful questions we can ask is:

❓ "What does this child need right now?"

Instead of:

❌ "What's wrong with this child?"

Children thrive when they feel:

💙 Safe
👀 Seen
🤝 Supported
🏡 Secure

When children feel emotionally safe, confidence grows.

When confidence grows, focus, resilience, self-control, and leadership often follow.

That's one of the reasons we believe martial arts is about far more than kicks and punches. It's about creating an environment where children can learn, grow, and become the best version of themselves.

Years from now, children may not remember every lesson they learned...

But they'll remember how the adults in their life made them feel. 💙