Benefits Of Martial Arts For Children

Students spend most of their time studying and learning, which means, they are sitting most of the time. Regular physical activity is vital for a child. It helps improve cardiorespiratory fitness, enables strong bones, helps avoid obesity, provides emotional balance, and reduces the risks of heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and high blood pressure. Instead of normal exercises, walking or jogging, martial arts can be a wise choice as it doesn’t become mundane. But, that’s not it. Martial arts can also bring in a whole set of other benefits. Read ahead to know more. 

 

It Teaches Respect and Discipline

 

A dojo (a place where martial arts is taught and learned) is a sacred place. It is a place of honour, respect, and absolute focus. The students practising martial arts should not only honour their instructor, but also their peers. The ethos of obedience and respect quickly gets instilled in the child’s life. Also, with martial arts, a level of discipline becomes mandatory as it helps set goals and build a strong focus. 

 

It Installs A Strong Determination in Children 

 

Martial arts offer a system of ranking where children receive a different coloured belt after completing each level. This fuels determination in them to do better and achieve what they have set for themselves, and this quality also penetrates into their day-to-day activities, helping them succeed and accomplish more. This determination also helps children learn how to set goals and improve themselves along the way. 

 

Encourages Teamwork 

 

Teamwork is one quality that should be encouraged from a very young age. With martial arts, that’s possible. Although it is practised individually, a lot of teamwork is involved in the activity. It also builds strong friendships and a sense of community and belonging in children. 

 

Teaches Conflict Resolution

 

Although it feels like martial arts is all about fighting, it is so much more than just that. Several forms of martial arts only focus on self-defence and don’t even allow fighting between students. In fact, in martial arts, it is taught to use non-violent methods to resolve any conflict and to always don a calm and cool attitude. This quality is developed in children and becomes a part of their life.

 

Helps Release Any Extra Energy 

 

Martial arts help kids get out their extra energy, which means it keeps them calm. The physical energy that goes into this art form, will also help with the emotional health of a child as it involves lots of anger and frustration. 

 

Martial arts are excellent and help children enhance self-esteem, learning healthy habits, and become physically fit. This is why at Chrysalis High, we offer martial arts. Even now that our base is temporarily virtual, we have martial art classes as a part of our CHAMPS program.