Friday, February 21, 2014

Children And Martial Arts

By Richardo Manning


Although the West's general understanding of Asia is limited, it has adopted a few of Asia's traditions whole-heartedly. Among the most prominent imports are martial arts. They are just too cool to overlook. Beginning with Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, and the "Karate Kid" movies, the West has embraced martial arts as both a sport and a self-defense mechanism.

Mixed Martial Arts Over the years, people have taken bits of one martial art and combined it with parts of others, resulting in a functional mess of several different fighting styles. Naturally, by taking the different strengths of several different types of martial arts, MMA will leave you with a range of skills fit for almost any real-world street fight situation. So if you are being mugged, attacked from the front or back, knocked to the ground, or whatever, most likely you'll have something in your natural arsenal that you can use.

Brazilian Jiu-jitsu One of the most popular forms of MMA is Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. This form was developed to benefit those who are physically at a disadvantage - young, old, women, small-framed, etc. The moves can be developed and mastered by anyone, making it an ideal form to learn for self-defense.

Self-Discipline - Along with the physical side of martial arts, there is a major mental component. They focus on self-discipline and mastery. They have to work hard for what they receive. Results are predicated on preparation and discipline, which can help children in many other aspects, including school, home life and relationships with friends.

Green: As the student develops, he/she can be compared to the green plant that is growing and developing into a recognizable organism. Blue: (Sometimes precedes green.) The middle stage is blue. It is often compared to the blue sky that the growing plant is reaching towards, just as a student progresses to higher ranks. Purple: As the student progresses towards advanced levels he/she becomes a purple belt. This can represent the changing color of the sky at dawn which indicates a new development of day.

Muay Thai This is another popular form of martial arts that really takes advantage of the whole body. It encompasses a wide range of strikes with feet, knees, fists, elbows, shins, etc., that can target even more areas of the body that are vulnerable (and many that you may not think are vulnerable). This form of martial arts will give you a wide range of options to handle nearly any attack situation.

Black: Black represents the darkness beyond the sun or the universe. As a master fighter, the master seeks further, mystical knowledge of the art and begins teaching students of their own. There are ten rankings within the black belt category that masters can work to achieve.

Self-defense can be learned by anyone almost anywhere. Learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or Taekwondo in Provo or send your kids to Children's Martial Arts Summer Camps today!




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