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USING MARTIAL ARTS TO INSPIRE KIDS INTO ACTION
Children are becoming couch potatoes. They’re spending more of their their time looking at screens (computers, tv’s and video arcades) and they’re waistlines are increasing too.
According to the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 17 per cent of children and adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 are obese, while in Australia, it’s around 20 to 25%.
With research showing that an average child spends around 5 and a half hours in front of some type of screen every day, that amounts to around a third of their waking hours if they get the recommended amount of sleep! This level of inactivity coupled with weight issues puts young people at risk of long-term health challenges including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular problems, high cholesterol and high blood pressure.
It’s quite simple, a healthy lifestyle with appropriate exercise and a healthy diet is vital for the wellbeing of our children.
The TV can be a very helpful ‘childminder’ when a parent needs some time out to do domestic chores or have some time of their own. However, if the ‘childminder’ has become all-consuming, perhaps it is time to get them involved in something that stimulates the body and the mind, that’s fun and exciting and that sets them up for life. Martial arts.
Martial arts sets the foundation for children to lead well-adjusted, balanced and fulfilled lives. The television screen may have introduced kids to the world of karate with iconic Bruce Lee felling opponents in an instant with his flying leg kick, but karate is far more than what kids would have encountered on television. Karate builds muscle strength, endurance and general fitness. It also builds respect, discipline, concentration, integrity and self-esteem. The short answer is that karate can make an enormous difference to a child’s (and an adult’s) life and set them up for life, says well-known martial arts exponent in Perth, Grant Rollinson.
Your child need not be unfit, inactive or obese in order to go to karate school, as it will help kids become fit, strong and develop essential life skills such as :
· Develops integrity and courtesy, builds discipline and respect
· Helps with concentration
· Builds self-esteem and leadership skills
· Reduces stress
· Overcoming fears and instilling an ability to rise to a challenge
· Develops a spirit of community
· Stimulating a love for exercise and healthy living
Overweight or obese children face real challenges, not only physical but social and emotional ones too, and working with them to find a safe and healthy activity can quite literally, save their life. The well rounded teachings of karate can have an enormous positive impact on a child’s life as it enhances their lifeskills, improves their physical health and emphasises values and attitude.
”The ultimate aim of the art of karate lies not in victory or defeat but in the perfection of the characters of its participants” - martial arts legend, Gichin Funakoshi once said – how true that is.

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