Back to school season is right around the corner – time to start thinking about getting back into routines!
Starting this week, we’ll talk about the 4 most important reasons why your kid needs to learn karate.
Everyone should learn about the power of protecting themselves from physical harm. Especially your kids. It’s a fundamental human right.
Karate can teach your kids how to defend themselves. Children need to defend themselves, especially emotionally, from bullies at school.
Karate also impart values and principles that your kid can apply and use in everyday life. Karate training can teach your kid perseverance, hard work, and dedication. In addition, your kids will also learn the importance of maintaining interpersonal relationships.
There is no denying, kids need to learn self-defense. Karate teaches self-defense. Karate empowers children through knowledge and confidence building. It also teaches them the responsibility that comes with that knowledge.
It is up to you to decide whether to enroll your kid to learn Karate, Taekwondo or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but the thing is, martial arts will teach your kids many intricate techniques and how to properly execute them.
Some people may think of martial arts training as fighting, but in reality it’s best viewed as a way to teach your kid when and where to apply the knowledge and skills that they have acquired in class.
In karate, instructors will help your kids understand how to use their body. Kids are taught that their body is not a tool to inflict pain and harm on others, but to defend themselves.
Do you think your kid needs to be empowered to be able to defend himself or herself? Why or Why not?
Let’s talk about it in the comments!
P.S. Next week, we’ll talk about the 2nd reason why your kid needs to learn martial arts. Stay tuned!