Kids Love Training Martial Arts In Texarkana 
You might think that kids want to learn martial arts because of the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Movie or Lego’s Ninjago show they’ve watched… or maybe you have spent some time watching some of the ‘old’ classics you watched growing up… Karate Kid, Chuck Norris, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, or Jean Claude Van Damme.
The truth is that kids have always loved the martial arts and maybe even more so now.
They see a martial artist doing some cool move and they want to learn how to do it.
Kids also want to move and get some exercise. It’s just part of our innate blueprint, our DNA.
Kids have a lot of extra energy because they are designed to move… a lot!
Kids also want to train for many of the same reasons that their parents want them to train in martial arts… to develop confidence, focus, self control, and better social relationships… of course it helps that the training is a blast for them.
This is critically important.
As parents, one of the greatest things we want for our kids is to see them happy.
If they can have fun while improving their health, fitness, and mental outlook… all the better!
The environment that children face today is very different from what the last generation experienced.
The kids are spending a lot of time on electronic media.
The schools have been forced to cut their PE fitness programs to save money.
These are big problems for physical and mental development.
Times and technology are moving very fast.
These environmental changes have caused kids to mature a little faster and often at the expense of just being a kid.
They’re under more stress and don’t have as many physical outlets as we did in school growing up.
It is easy to see why martial arts benefits, like self discipline and confidence are so important to our children.
They also develop self defense skills that not only really boost their confidence, also gives them a sense of security and insulates them from bullying.
While it isn’t the only benefit of training, the ability to protect oneself from harm is critical to the child’s development.
Dr. Abraham Maslow was a renowned psychologist that studied motivation and needs.
He created the hierarchy of needs that had 5 levels.
His theory states that we must satisfy the lower levels before we can move on to achieve higher level needs.
Maslow’s theory put security at the 2nd level, just after physiological needs like breathing, eating, and water.
This means that security is the foundation that all people required before moving to achieve the higher levels of humanity like love, confidence (he called self esteem), and self actualization.
The martial arts provide our kids with self defense techniques which enable them to concentrate on other areas of their lives.
Martial arts training like Jiu Jitsu offer so many benefits to kids from improving their fitness to self defense, confidence, and all the mental benefits that have traditionally been associated with martial arts.
Even better, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu offers kids the ability to defend themselves without ever having to hurt the other child.
Other arts teach predominately striking based solutions to self defense.
Many parents would prefer that their child doesn’t have to solve every conflict with a punch or kick to the face of another child.
In Jiu Jitsu, the kids learn how to control their opponent so that they are no longer a threat which is safer for both kids in most altercations.
If you’re interested in trying a first Free Class of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for your child, just contact us and we’ll get it set up for you!
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