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Martial Arts in the public school system.


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Football is an afterschool program. So are all school sanctioned sports. Martial arts would be no different. As many schools in Kansas have found out in the past 2-3 years, sports are not a right, they are a privilege. Many parents have to pay extra in this state for their children to play. Education is not about extra curricular activities. The martial arts in public school comes in when the school gives use of the building, and makes it a sport that males and females can both participate in and their is only one instructor. Equipment costs would be cheaper as students would pay for their own "uniform"and equipment. It would also be a year round sport, there is no season. Having one unified team would get you Title IX funds very quickly to help pay for it. It would be cheaper than most sports that are funded by public schools already.

Ken Chenault

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Those should be the people that are, unfortunately, screened out, or taken in and shown the disciplined and orderly side of the martial arts. All students would be taught the full depth of the Arts, not just fighting techniques. That is what would make it work and worth doing in the long run.
I agree.

I can see it being an after-school activity, but I really think formal training in a dojo needs to stay in a dojo. Liability is a issue, but I don't think there's any more than wrestling or football.
Low budgeted private schools teach Martial Arts in the curriculum and have no problems whatsoever. I think the point would be to change the perception of Martial Arts. Football costs a lot of money, and the liability is enormous. I am a firm believer that fights are going to break out no matter what, expecially when you have teen males running around. But why not provide an avenue of self confidence for those who are lacking it, outcasts, kids with family problems, kids with a need for discipline, kids who want to better themselves or get in shape in a different way. Sure it would all depend on the instructor as does anything in school.

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Schools in Japan include the martial arts as part of the P.E. curriculum in High school, such as Judo, Kendo, Shotokan, Kyokushin, and Naginata which is polular with women. These programs are quite succesfull. However I do understand all of the well thought out points brought up in this forum.

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Speaking from a high schooler's point of view....

 

it would be a BAD idea. Not only would liability be a problem(my school wouldn't even let us start up a kendo club), but I wouldn't trust the average high school jock. Our school has a big wrestling team, and although I have never seen any violence against other students by team members(the coach can be very harsh against rule breakers), Many try to be "tough guys", and it is very grating on the nerves. I would hate to see martial arts in their hands. I say, join a gym and go to school for the education, not the sports. Too many high schoolers would abuse martial art training.

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...but let's say there is a martial arts program in a school.

 

who would start more fights?

 

the guys in the program

 

or

 

the guys who aren't?

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