Preschool Martial Arts in Plainville, CT Building Confidence, Focus, and Fun for Life
Our Lil Ninja Classes Build Benefits for Life
Every moment on the mat is an opportunity for growth. Our program uses age-appropriate drills, games, and martial arts techniques to develop strong physical, social, and emotional habits that last a lifetime.
Listening Skills
Listening is a skill that must be practiced, and at this age, it’s not always easy!
Taking Instruction
At Plainville Martial Arts, we teach kids how to be coachable, to take direction, apply feedback, and keep trying even when something feels hard.
Social Skills
Martial arts is about more than kicks and punches, it’s about connection. Lil Ninja classes encourage teamwork, communication, and respect. Kids learn to take turns, read social cues, and interact kindly with peers.
Confidence, Focus, and Determination, Skills for a Lifetime
Each class is designed to help children build confidence through achievement. As they master new skills, overcome small challenges, and earn praise for effort, they learn that persistence leads to progress.
Focus
Preschoolers are naturally curious and full of energy, and that’s exactly what we work with. Our classes train children to direct that energy productively, developing patience, concentration, and self-control. This ability to focus will benefit them in school, sports, and everyday life.
Determination
The Lil Ninja curriculum introduces obstacles that build grit and resilience. When a child faces something difficult and learns to push through, they experience the pride of accomplishment, a priceless lesson that will stay with them for life.
Confidence
Confidence is one of the greatest gifts martial arts can give.
Every class reinforces self-belief: kids learn that effort matters, that they can achieve their goals, and that it’s okay to make mistakes. Over time, even the shyest child begins to stand taller, speak louder, and smile wider.
Why Parents Love Lil Ninja at Plainville Martial Arts
Convenience
Our class schedule was designed by parents, for parents, making it easy to fit martial arts into even the busiest family routines. You’ll find class times that work with your schedule, no stress, no overcommitment.
Community
Every child is surrounded by peers with the same goals, to have fun, learn, and grow. Friendships form quickly, and students support one another like teammates. Parents often say the sense of community at PMA feels like family.
Life Skills
Our instructors model the very values parents want their children to develop: persistence, determination, empathy, and respect. We teach kids how to set goals, handle frustration, and treat others with kindness, all while keeping classes high-energy and engaging.
Physical Skills
Kids don’t just move, they learn how to move.
Our activities build strength, coordination, flexibility, balance, and spatial awareness. These physical traits support everything from better posture to improved athletic performance in the years ahead.
Kids need programs like Lil Ninja now more than ever...
20.4% of kids
Of American children are obese or are at risk for obesity
To help fight and prevent Obesity, kids need to move! The reality though is that our lives aren't setup for movement. With 7+ hour seated school days and busy parent work schedules, it's tough to keep modern kids healthy.
8 Million Kids
In the USA Lead sedentary lives
It's too easy for kids nowadays to become sedentary and carry that into adulthood. The healthy habits learned at Lil Ninja can benefit kids for life, and can fight the seemingly inevitable march of adult onset health issues.
40% of Adults
Almost half of Adults are sedentary
More and more it seems inevitable that as kids grow into adults, they slow down and become unhealthy. It doesn't have to be this way, but we have to create healthy movement habits before it's too late.
