Children & Training In Martial Arts
by Charles Walker on Jan 21, 2010 9:24 AM EST
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Okay guys, so I've FINALLY gotten a few minutes to myself here at work, so I'm going to jump in to a little piece on something I've been seriously thinking about lately. Also, my poor Tarheels...from NCAA champs to not being able to win AT HOME! Sorry for that short rant but anyways, for those of us that are parents and even those of us who expect to be parents one day, how do you feel about your kids and mixed martial arts? My son is all of 6 months but I have already told my wife I want him to start training in some sort of discipline when he gets a little older. The one that I really would like my son to possibly try is Judo, which to me seems to be just as heavy on grappling as traditional wrestling but more based on throws. Then I thought to myself, if he's going to do it, I might as well do it too to make it a little bonding experience. So my question to the congregation is do you plan on involving your children or future children in any martial arts? Do you think placing your children in such martial arts will motivate you to do the same? Are any of the current parents children involved in any martial arts classes or grappling style classes?
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nice post Charles
if im blessed with a son(s) i’d probably try and see if they were interested in BJJ or Karate, i trained Karate 2 years but when i leave college and have more time to myself for about (touch wood) i hope to take up one of kickboxing/taekwondo/muay thai/krav maga…maybe bjj…id rather something cardio intensive tho
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by Erich Vowell on Jan 21, 2010 9:40 AM EST via mobile reply actions
lol, good looking on the edit Kelv…I knew I left it kinda short…and cool RNP, I’ve always wanted to take something but I guess I’ve been lazy, but I’ll definitely get him involved and hopefully that will motivate me to get involved
no problem
since I was always athletic and played like every sport growing up…I’m sure my daughter(not sure what sex the twins are yet) will be exposed to sports….I won’t push anything on them…but if they take a liken to it…so be it…if they don’t like tradtional sports…I’ll probably introduce them to some sort of martial arts…if I have a son or sons…I’ll probably introduce them to REAL wrestling…simply because I think that sport teaches oneself alot about themselves…I don’t have first hand experience because my HS didn’t have HS wrestling…but if it did…I’d been on that mat slamming fools! If they don’t like wrestling…I think BJJ would be cool to expose them too…it’s by far my most favorite of the disciplines…plus I wouldn’t want my daughter getting kicked and shit in Karate/TKD…
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word, my daughter’s too prissy man..lol…but she is a little tough one so I might put her in some sort of martial arts too….we actually had to learn wrestling in PE back in HS and I must say it was kinda fun. Not sure if I would’ve been that good at it but I did pin the dude I was placed up against. Man….twins……I’mma be praying dawg lol
by Charles Walker on Jan 21, 2010 9:54 AM EST up reply actions
haha...your daughter
she liked to wrestle with me…so she would probably like it….but yea…I’m need all those prayers homie!
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Son or Daughter
Martial Arts . . . heck yeah!!
I would definitely introduce my child to self-defense. Judo, BJJ, wrestling, traditional karate and/or boxing. I’m all about low-impact contact for kids under 10 years old. There’s one thing I know for sure, I will introduce my child to yoga, pilates and running at a very early age.
I think doing the classes with your child is a great way to bond with them. It teaches discipline, respect and instill a healthy self-esteem.
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Oh yeah I forgot to mention, when my child reaches 10 years I will throw him or her in a pit with a wild dog to determine if they are truly worthy of future lessons. SPARTA!!!!
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by VeeisAnimated on Jan 21, 2010 10:24 AM EST up reply actions
Wrestling is great for hyper boys!
My son is 4, and we have him in a once a week wrestling program put on by a local highschool. He loves it! Lots of exercise, lots of guy time, and its so applicable to other martial arts!
I come from a Karate and Bjj back ground, but I have found my son is to wild to stand still doing drills and things at karate, and it is hard to find small kids in Bjj (at least locally).
The kicker is that the wrestling programs are practically free! We are paying like $50 a season…. not $100+ like most kids classes.
i’m a bit biased, but Judo 4 eva. great about mixing both the athletics/physical work with a more trad’l attitude about mutual respect, efficiency, etc.
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by theworldsoldestsport on Jan 21, 2010 11:28 AM EST reply actions
As soon as my daughter turns 4
it’s BJJ then some muay thai later on. I actually made the final decision this week as to were she is going to go to learn.
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