Promoting Discipline and Respect Through Martial Arts Training

It is broadly known that Martial Arts has helped to promote Discipline and Respect amongst teenagers, a trait that is oftentimes missing amongst this age group.

It is interesting that a Study by the British Medical Journal indicated that troubles Teenagers will very likely become troubled adults and have lingering problems throughout their lives.

Educating parents and creating a stable family environment would do a great deal towards preventing problems, as children grow older but it is  also good to know that we, as Martial Arts Instructors can do  a great deal towards helping our children.

It is a very responsible task to promote such traits as Discipline and Respect but we are also promoting much, much more in the process. Health and Fitness, Focus and Concentration, Awareness and many physical skills that are always going to be useful to have and just a few benefits that can be gained through a Martial Arts Program.

These types of attributes will undoubtedly help prevent damage during the teenage years when potential problems lie waiting and then continue to help throughout our lives.

There is also a great deal to be gained by adults starting Martial Arts. We may not be able to change anyone, but we can certainly help them change themselves.

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Teaching kids at an early age the value of discipline and respect can go a long way.

It was great to see our own Club – Jiu Jitsu Calgary in action on CBC News yesterday when they were reporting on a study by the British Medical Journal who tracked nearly 4000 children, born in the UK in 1946.

About a quarter of these children between the ages of 13 and 15 in the study were identified for Bad behaviour in adolescence in areas such as Disobedience, lying, Lack of Punctuality, Skipping Class, Restlessness and Day Dreaming in Class.

The follow up study which was done about 40 years later, showed that troubled kids commonly became troubled adults and more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety, have troubled families and various other troubles throughout their lives.

It is great to know that we can make such a big difference in the lives of many people by helping to build good attributes in them while they are still children, avoiding much of the potential bad behavior in adolescence.

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Sensei Malcolm Bale (www.jiu-jitsu-calgary.com)

Martial Arts offers an ideal opportunity to reach a high standard of fitness and learn some excellent skills. Our style of Martial Arts at Jiu Jitsu Calgary is geared directly towards Self Defense but an element of training is still aimed towards improving fitness, regardless of age, size or gender. Martial Arts removes the tedious approach to fitness that many people seem to have.

Your level of fitness is relative to where you are now and where you want to be, it’s not compared with other people.

The type of skills we learn and the exercise we carry out, keep it really interesting and will undoubtedly lead to vast improvements in your Health and Fitness.

You will not only improve fitness through Martial Arts, it has been proven time and again that the discipline, self discipline, respect, commitment, focus and so on, will lead to improvements in many areas of your life.

We attract a diverse range of people at Jiu Jitsu Calgary through our Kids Martial Arts Programs and our Adult Martial Arts Program is proving to be really popular.

If you have any questions regarding our Martial Arts Program for Kids in Calgary ot the Martial Arts Program for Adults in Calgary, then please do not hesitate to contact me directly (403-828-1039)

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At Alberta Self Defense, we have created another Free Self Defense Book.

It covers some great details on what we consider to be a part the essential elements – Targeting and Striking.

Knowing where to strike and how to strike is a critical skill, it can help you create the maximum effect possible. The ability to create a great deal of pain through effective strikes, can be a life-saving strategy on it’s own. You can be very effective in Self Defense, regardless of you size and strength but you do need to know how to maximize the effect of your strikes.

“Targeting and Striking” gives you the information to make that possible.

Sure, if you can avoid a physical response then do so but if you ever need to strike, you best know how to do it effectively.

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