Martial Arts for a Healthier and Happier Child

How Martial Arts Can Help You Raise a Healthier and Happier Child 
written by: Master McCorry

Young children need to be involved in other activities aside from going to
school. Academics is not the only important thing that children need to
excel in to prepare them for life when they become adults. A well rounded
and happy child within and outside the school is best equipped for the real
world in the future. If you want your child to be healthier and happy, one
of the best things that you can do is enroll your child in Martial Arts
classes.

Martial Arts will help you raise a healthier and happier child because it

helps them build self-confidence, gives them self-defense skills, enhances
their athleticism, makes them fitter, healthier, improves their
concentration, and teaches them respect and courtesy.

Learning Martial Arts go way beyond self-defense, as it actually builds
the child into a more competent and confident individual. 

Improved Self Confidence

When children learn martial arts, they are encouraged to practice what
they learn, meaning, they will always have a chance to practice it. No one
sits on the benches as each person can individually show their skills,
making them feel confident about themselves as an individual entity,
special and unique. And since there are different stages of skills in
martial arts, children are given short term goals that are realistic and
easy to achieve, giving them the confidence to work harder to accomplish
the higher stages of skills. Through this, they are instilled with the
attitude that if you work hard enough, you will definitely achieve your
goals.






Better Concentration

Martial Arts does not just involve muscle. You actually practice your
body, mind and soul, which can help kids focus on one single task, and
eventually apply it to other areas of their lives like academics.

Learning Respect and Courtesy

Children who study Martial Arts are quite known to be respectful and
courteous, something that is required of a Martial Arts student. Students
are taught the value of respecting others, not just of their superiors and
elders, but also of their opponents and people, in general.

Self-Defense Skills

Bullying is a major issue in schools today, and when kids are equipped
with self-defense skills, they will be less afraid of defending themselves
when the situation arises. And when they are confident enough to know that
they can defend themselves, there will be less need to defend themselves as
their confidence will definitely help them avoid situations with bullies
and fear and worry diminish. 

Enhance Athleticism

A lot of athletes actually practice Martial Arts to supplement their
training in their sports. Unlike other sports that only focus on a specific
part of the body to be used, Martial Arts uses every part of the body and
the mind, enhancing overall coordination, balance and mental focus.

Improved Health and Fitness

It is well known that Martial Arts is good for anyone of any age.
Practicing martial arts requires you to be strong, flexible, and have the
endurance to withstand practice and actual sparring. You are also required
to follow a certain diet that will help you with your overall fitness,
giving you a healthier and fitter body.

Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts Academy, located in Peabody, Massachusetts,
is dedicated to promoting the teachings and many advantages of the martial
arts world. With decades of experience, they are bringing extreme knowledge
and pinnacle skill-set to individuals, in the fields of Karate, Tai Chi,
Taekwondo, Kung Fu, Cardio Kickboxing, and many more.   Do your children
and yourself a favor and contact Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts Academy and
start living a healthier and happier life.