Kids and martial arts

[Goju_boi]

How come mainly kids are the ones enrolled at martial art schools?,there are a pretty good ampount of adults but not as much as i would like to see.

Is this like a new trend or something,instead of soccer moms will there be karate moms or Martial Mommy's?

[isshinryu5toforever]

parents always want their kids to be active in some sort of physical thing. The kids watch martial arts movies and cartoons, what are they going to want to do? So, mom and dad let them do martial arts. Kids are like the bread and butter of most martial arts schools, that's where they make all their money.

[monkeygirl]

Well, hopefully those kids will stick with it, and then you'll see lots of adult martial artists

But yes, martial arts schools usually have many children, depending on the style and school. Studies have been coming out for a while now discussing how martial arts can benefit children's focus, discipline, and even grades. It was "cool" in sitcoms/prime time tv to show a mom taking her daughter to karate class. Although I wouldn't say it has elevated to the soccer mom status yet, I think it's getting there. Martial arts have become more accessible to the general public over the past few decades. The image of a hidden dojo above the noodle shop in Chinatown has kind of dropped away. Nearly every dojo offers a kid-friendly program, and the benefits really are great when the instruction is true and on target.

Also I think another factor is that kids just have more time on their hands. Parents with stressed time schedules will choose to enroll their children before they enroll themselves, because they want their child to have every advantage, etc. When that happens, there isn't time for the adult themself to attend the adult class.

[Ben Martin]

i think its great that kids do MA even if they dont stick at it while they are doing it its great for their body mind and soul. as soon as i have kids im gona get them training before they can even walk.

[Hokori]

Its good if they start young while they are still flexible making it a hell lot easier later on in life.

[Hogosha]

you should have seen these kids at TKD on friday, they were so flexible in the warm up.

[Hokori]

you should have seen these kids at TKD on friday, they were so flexible in the warm up.

agreed

[Ben Martin]

when i was at a tourney last nov i remember watching the kids fight and they were going at it full contact even though it was ment to be semmi it was crazy. they were getting hit so hard they started crying. but thats when you know u have a good student he crys from getting hit so hard but he doesnt quit.

[kenttiensankari]

In karateclub (Kusanku) where I train there something like 120 kids training karate. There are something like 160 members in Kusanku. They are not there to bring money, Kusanku does not work for business. Kids are the future of the kusanku, and the more there is kids in club, the brighter is the future. If you start training karate at age of seven, you will be a tough one when you are twenty years old. But why do they train, perhaps they think that karate or some other martial arts are cool. Little part of these kids continue training when became adult, and they are the one that keeps the martial arts alive.

There are several martial art clubs in Imatra, but since kusanku is the only one that got courses for kids, kusanku got big advantage to others. Other martial art clubs are having problems finding enough trainers, kusanku have problems to find enough time to all

[jarrettmeyer]

when i was at a tourney last nov i remember watching the kids fight and they were going at it full contact even though it was ment to be semmi it was crazy. they were getting hit so hard they started crying. but thats when you know u have a good student he crys from getting hit so hard but he doesnt quit.

I've seen kids do that, too. They're supposed to be doing light contact, but given enough time, they're going at eachother, tears streaming, fists flying. I just think to myself, how hard can a 7 year old in pads hit another 7 year old in pads? I can't tell if its funny or sad.

ROFLMAO