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Facts about Martial Arts for Kids - Part 5
from: Paul M. Jerard Jr."Will my child become more violent from learning karate,
jujitsu, or another martial art?"
In a word, "No." Children learn self-control by practicing
martial arts; and the code of conduct that is enforced, within
the studio, is carried outside into every day life. The average
martial arts school works with parents, and academic teachers,
toward the goal of optimum student success.
When you see a Karate demonstration team perform, that is not an
indicator of the life skills taught within the Karate class. It
is the "flashiest" component of Karate training, presented to
capture the public attention. Ten minutes of kids using ancient
weapons, breaking, and working in synchronized choreography, is
more interesting to the public, than a lecture, by me, about
dealing with bullies without violence.
However, let's take a closer look at the ten minutes of flash.
The next time you see a martial arts demonstration team,
remember those children have to practice those techniques over
and over again. This requires self-discipline, goal setting,
perseverance, and each child being a team player.
There is no room for a "one way" personality on any martial arts
demonstration team. Such a personality would work against a good
public performance. In a typical Karate class, all of the
above-mentioned life skills are learned and much more.
Children learn much more about violence on the television,
playing with video games, and dealing with daily life, than they
will ever learn in a karate class. Even if a Karate teacher was
the classic "evil sensei," that you may have seen in the Karate
Kid movie or on Kung Fu Theatre, most children can think of far
worse violence.
All you have to do is watch the news, cartoons, listen to the
radio, or read a newspaper, to see things worse than
unsupervised hand-to-hand combat. So, the self-defense methods
taught to children actually pale in comparison to school
shootings, bombings, wars, and drive-by shootings.
Karate was created by unarmed civilians on the island of Okinawa
and was taught in secret among family members for their personal
protection. The philosophy, within a martial arts school, will
not always be the same, but the seeds of violence are not sown
within a martial arts setting.
All you have to do is look around you to see more, and far
worse, violence than learning self-defense - integrated with
constructive life skills. The fact is a martial artist is not a
"street fighter." If that were a requirement, we would recruit
the toughest kids in North Providence.
As I explain to the children in my Karate and Jujitsu classes,
"Never forget the word, "artist," means to be creative, to be an
innovator, and to think for yourself." Children who learn
martial arts are more apt to be well adjusted and defuse a
potentially violent situation.
On top of that, most children who study Karate, or any other
martial art, will not be "trouble makers." The children we teach
from the Greater Providence, Rhode Island area have learned
enough about leadership, in our Karate and Jujitsu classes, to
think for themselves. For parents, the gift of martial arts
training to their children has many rewards, right now, and into
their future.
© Copyright 2005 - Paul Jerard / Aura Publications
About the author:
Paul Jerard is the director of Yoga teacher training at Aura in
RI. He's a master instructor of martial arts and Yoga. He
teaches Yoga, martial arts, and fitness. He wrote: Is Running a
Yoga Business Right for You? For Yoga students wanting to be a
Yoga teacher. http://www.yoga-teacher-training.org
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