| Here are three more valuable life skills for children | | | | of his or her teacher. After the basics are |
| who study Karate. | | | | accomplished, all Karate students should use |
| Attraction | | | | techniques that work for their mind and body. Karate |
| Doesn't everyone want to feel appreciated, popular, | | | | practitioners are not all "wired" in the same way. |
| and get some recognition? Children need it even | | | | As long as the basic foundations are followed, the |
| more that you do. This is why a child, who has | | | | child who practices Karate should find independent |
| leadership, success, and social skills, will go far among | | | | solutions, just like any other artist. I often compare |
| his or her peers. This is one more reason why a child | | | | this to music; and here is my comparison, "I can give |
| who studies Karate will avoid following the crowd and | | | | you the notes, and teach you songs, but it is up to |
| become a trend setter. | | | | you to create your own songs." |
| How can a child be so self assured? It comes with | | | | Time Management |
| inner confidence, achievements, and enhanced athletic | | | | Children, who practice Karate, or any other martial |
| abilities. These are all benefits that children gain from | | | | art, learn to be dressed on time, line up in formation, |
| regular participation in a Karate class. | | | | and remember to bring their equipment. This is |
| Innovation and Creative Thinking | | | | elementary to adults, but if your child is slowing you |
| When teaching the children, in our North Providence | | | | down, Karate is a fantastic solution for the child who |
| martial arts studio, I often emphasize the value of | | | | needs to manage time a little better. |
| the words, "martial artist." It is the art that really | | | | When this same child grows into adulthood, he or she |
| separates a martial artist from the street fighter. | | | | will be thankful for the lessons in time management, |
| Otherwise, children would only learn self-defense | | | | when going through college, working at a job, or |
| skills, which is a by product of Karate training, but | | | | raising his or her own children. When learning Karate, |
| they also have a moral code. Many life skills are | | | | children also learn to prioritize the important things in |
| learned within martial arts classes. Children in a Karate | | | | life and establish much better control over time |
| class should be encouraged to find solutions that | | | | management. The co-worker, or college student, |
| work for them. | | | | who is habitually late, is rarely successful, and has |
| Therefore, the young Karate student is not a clone | | | | always left something important "on the back burner. |