My sons have attended Richard Lee's East West Kung Fu in Alamo Plaza (by Round Table Pizza) for 10+ years. My oldest started at 5 and my youngest at 4 (actually 4 years, 4 months). My youngest was always, always active and so I thought that maybe the kung fu would help him focus. It did. The thing about the program at East West is that they don't focus on kids sparring at an early age, they have classes specific to little ones, and they stress respect and control/discipline (not the punching, kicking, etc. at some schools). They have great teachers and a wonderful class schedule--virtually every day (the price isn't bad either). The just started a pre-kindergarten program (I think classes start around 12:30 p.m. for the really young ones. Check out the website at bokfudo.com. I think attending the school has made my sons better students and better people. The material they learn trains their bodies and their minds. I believe almost all the students excel in school, and many of the teens have graduated off to Harvard, Stanford, Cornell, and UC schools. The school is like a big family, and the kids/teens all get along really well. Check out the school on any afternoon around 3:00 to see the little kid classes, or on Saturdays around noon for the weekly demonstration (great examples of the youth/teens).