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Good Habits |
The habits we practice as children actually become "hard-wired" in our brains as adults. The good habits of respect, perseverance, courtesy, and courage your children will develop from martial arts will remain with them for life.
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Confidence |
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Childhood and adolescence are also when we establish how we think of ourselves. Children who practice martial arts develop confidence, which translates into a positive self-image. |
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Weight Management |
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The Center for Disease Control now refers to obesity in children as an epidemic. Martial art training provides intense (and fun) exercise to help your children lose weight, or maintain a healthy weight.
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Weight Management and Cardiovascular Healt |
| As our lifestyle becomes more sedentary, exercise becomes more important. Martial art training provides weight control, cardiovascular health, flexibility, and strength training for a healthy body now, and continued good health as we get older. |
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Practical Self Defense |
| Taekwondo and Hapkido are premier methods of self defense, enabling practitioners to defeat armed or multiple aggressors. |
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Great Family Activity |
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Class time is a great way for spouses, siblings, parents and children, or even whole families to spend time together. The shared excitement keeps family members talking even outside of the classroom, and the common goals of belt advancement or even tournaments keeps family members engaged in each other's lives. | |
