Martial Arts: 100% of children prefer it to amphetamines

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Keller, Texas, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) January 26, 2012 -- The title of this article may have made you giggle, and that was what I intended for it to do. But this is absolutely no joke. Too many kids are on way too many drugs and there is FAR too much scientific that martial arts training and good diet are as if not more effective in treating a wide range of now rampantly over-diagnosed and over-treated conditions.
And that’s exactly what most of these drugs are, amphetamines. Like the sketchy labs in garages and trailers that blow up from time to time.

Kids need exercise, kids need discipline, kids need structure and routine but exercise doesn’t always look like as much fun as the new “Zombie Dolphin Rampage” video game and kids hate the last three. Martial arts can really help here.
Martial arts look really, really cool. Kids have seen different martial arts in movies and cartoons and most of them wouldn’t say no to a chance to learn them. So you’ve taken care of the packaging problem, the pill you’re giving them looks cool to them and make them look cool to their friends. They’ll swallow that.
Now here is the brilliant part: the discipline and structure are in there with the exercise and cool image. This is because of the ordered routine and environment of a martial arts class.

The class will always begin in a similar fashion, paying respect to the teacher and the class. Then a warm up with stretching and light to heavy aerobics. After that they are divided up into groups based on level of advancement and are instructed in the techniques that they are to be working on.
Through this whole process the kids are actually learning to follow rules, stay quiet when a teacher or senior member of the group is talking to them, follow instructions, and receive constructive criticism graciously and with humility in order to achieve a goal. And with the belt ranking system most schools use, children can set long term goals for themselves that will take months and years to achieve which will teach them the beauty of delayed gratification determination. They will learn to see things through and not abandon projects half way through.

This sort of complete social and physical lesson is very difficult for a child to learn from other activities like jogging, and unlike team sports there is not as much pressure on the child. They are free to advance at a rate that is comfortable for them. It is also important to note that many forms of exercise do not require the same body-mind connection that martial arts do. And the rhythmic breathing, strategy and concentration, and physical movement combined are almost like a self hypnosis creating a sense of calmness and focus. This produces a great chemical cocktail in a child’s mind and has NO NEGATIVE SIDE EFFECTS!
Just make sure you find a good school like Peak Martial Arts in Keller, Texas, where you can be sure your child will receive the best and healthiest martial arts instruction possible.

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