quick start confidence course
ICON Norwich – Quick Start Confidence Course (QSCC)
We know starting something new can feel big — especially for kids.
That’s why we created the Quick Start Confidence Course: a 2-week journey designed to ease your child in, build trust, and spark the very skills they need most.
It’s not just a trial.
It’s a plan.
A carefully designed experience that shows your child what they’re capable of — while giving you, as a parent, clarity on how we can best help them grow.
What’s included (only £35):
A private orientation & child development evaluation
Two weeks of age-specific SKILLZ classes (4 sessions)
A uniform for your child to start their journey in style
Feedback and support for parents — including how to help your child at home
Step 1: Orientation & Evaluation
We greet your child first (because connection starts with them).
Then we connect with you — giving a tour, gathering info, and explaining how SKILLZ supports your child’s stage of development.
We run a short age-specific evaluation across the four key areas of growth (Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Social).
We highlight your child’s strengths, talk through areas where SKILLZ can help, and build a growth plan together.
Your child is fitted with their very own uniform — so they feel part of the team right away.
🥋 Class 1: Courage
Promise Call: We call to confirm the class and share the skill of the day — Courage.
Your child is greeted by name the moment they arrive.
We start with a fun “Courage Chat.”
They’re introduced to one or two other children (because friendships matter).
At the end of class, in front of their peers, they break a board and proudly earn their White Belt.
We walk them back to you and brag about their courage.
🥋 Class 2: Respect
Promise Call: We remind them of the next skill — Respect.
Your child learns that saying “Yes Sir” and “Yes Ma’am” shows respect.
They practice it throughout class, and at the end, they’re awarded their Respect Stripe.
Again, we walk them back to you and celebrate their effort.
🥋 Class 3: Focus
Promise Call: We share the next focus skill with your child.
In class, we teach them that Courtesy = Respect in Action.
They practice first-time listening, sitting strong, bowing on and off the mats, and working with classmates.
By the end of class, they earn their Focus Stripe — and learn that discipline feels good.
🥋 Class 4: Commitment
Promise Call: We remind them this is the final class in their Quick Start Confidence journey — and the skill of the day is Commitment.
We explain that martial artists keep their promises — and finishing all 4 classes shows real commitment.
If they demonstrate Courage, Respect, and Focus through the class, they earn their Commitment Stripe.
At the end, they’re recognised in front of their peers, and we celebrate their journey with you.
We’ll then take a few minutes with you to reflect on your child’s progress, discuss goals, and see if our full programme is the right fit moving forward.
✨ By the end of these 2 weeks, your child won’t just have a White Belt and stripes.
They’ll have something far more powerful:
The belief that they can.
The courage to try.
The confidence to shine.
And you’ll know exactly how we can support their growth — in class and at home.
What is Life Skills Martial Arts?
I’m a 4th-degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt — but I’ve also trained extensively in striking arts, judo, and wrestling.
And here’s the truth: no single style has everything a child needs.
That’s why our program blends the best of each:
From Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – balance, body awareness, control, and problem-solving under pressure
From Judo & Wrestling – agility, strength, and learning how to use your body with confidence
From Striking Arts – coordination, speed, focus, and discipline
Put together, this creates what we call Life Skills Martial Arts — a system designed not for tournaments or trophies, but for children’s growth and development.
Because while grappling builds courage, and striking builds focus, and throwing builds discipline — none of those alone cover the full picture of what kids really need today.
That’s why we’ve taken the best parts of each martial art, tied them to the SKILLZ child development system, and built classes that target all four areas of growth:
💪 Physical – balance, strength, coordination
🧠 Intellectual – focus, problem-solving, memory
💛 Emotional – resilience, confidence, self-control
🤝 Social – teamwork, respect, empathy
This is martial arts with a bigger purpose.
This is martial arts that teaches more than moves.
This is Life Skills Martial Arts.
P.I.E.S
Discover HOW! combining the power of martial arts with Child Development can ignite your childs Confidence, Focus and Discipline.
where child development meets martial arts
with certified child devleopment experts
PHYSICAL
INTELLECTUAL
EMOTIONAL
SOCIAL
3- 4 year olds
5 -6 YEAR OLDS
7 - 9 YEAR OLDS
10 - 14 year olds
Certified Skillz Member = Norwich
We don't Just Teach The Same Thing To All Ages.
Our programme is unique here in Norwich, as we focus on Child Development – Not Just MartialArts.
Weekly Child Development Sessions, using Martial Arts as the vehicle to install LIFE SKILLS, like confidence, respect, Discipline, Patience, Self control and many more…
Regular grading assesment, to make sure your child’s development is in line with their current age.
High Energy, fun based learning, to keep them coming back for more, while burning all that energy.
Age specific training, so your child is taught at their level of development, nnot rushed or pushed.
A fully certified & structured, child development programme. Unique seesions for each stage of development.
Coach’s who are child development experts, aswell as martial artists.
YES! I Want The Best For My Little One!
I DID TOO
We all want the best for our kids. But sometimes, we just don’t know where to turn. I was the same.
Hey, it’s Steve Cowan here,
I love being a Dad!
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I also love that I can pass all my knowledge, not just of martial arts. But of the life skills needed for her to truly grow into a confident, no nonsense girl who believes in herself.
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I learned martial arts from when I was 6 years old. But it took me a lifetime to believe in me. To understand the concepts of Self belief, self respect, self worth and more!
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I studied child development and the real way to install all these things, so I could help her with them.
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Today! I share them in my programme at Icon Norwich. Where I teach martial arts, but with the secret ingredients of Child Development!.
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You won’t find another programme like ours anywhere. Because we don’t just say it’ll bring confidence, we explain why and how! We don’t just preach Respect, we explain how and why. Discipline, Patience, Focus, Self Control, Anger management, Listening I could go on and on.
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All these things add up to a happy child. Something I will not compensate on for my child.
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And Members at Icon Norwich feel the same.
Being a parent is one of the hardest jobs there is. Constantly worrying if you’re doing it right! Trying to balance the education and discipline between the fun and acting like a kids all over again!.
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This parent job never came with a user manual, it’s almost like someone chucked us in the drivers seat while going 70mph — WITHOUT EVER TAKING A LESSON. arggghh!
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Like every parent, I TRULY wanted the best for my little one. But I had an edge (OR AT LEAST I THOUGHT SO), I was a martial arts coach. So I had access to years of knowledge from teaching, my teachers and many more resources.
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But when I looked deeper, all the coaching was missing something, and I didn’t want to compromise when it came to my little one.
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Sure martial arts ‘could’ give confidence, respect, discipline, focus, patience and more, but once again, there was no damn manual. No step by step, no blue print to guarantee these thing through martial arts.
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That’s when I started to study Child devlopment and even found a coach that could give me the manual, so I got it right. I blended this with my years of martial arts coaching and — BOOM! My martial arts child development programme was born. You won’t find this anywhere else.
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The mix was perfect, so perfect, I am still coaching my members using the same system I put my little one through.
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A path (that works) to gain Patience and focus!
A blue print on the road to Discipline and Respect!
Step by step to Confidence and Courage!
A manual to Self control and emotional management!
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All while having fun learning martial arts.
BOOK YOUR QUICK START CONFIDENCE COURSE TODAY
Brand new sessions for age groups 3 – 14 starting NOW!
SO: Book your QSCC Session with a child development, Behaviour management and martial arts expert and see the difference this can make. Here we can see exactly where your child is at their stage of development and offer some advice on what to do next.
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