There are a lot of arts parents encourage children to master. Some choose music, others painting, and there are some youngsters that get interested in martial arts. I think it is pertinent to disseminate a little bit about these arts which are sometimes misunderstood categorizing them as violent practices.
As everything, all depends on the environment and the person who imparts the teachings. With martial arts, it applies the premise that the teacher (the master) is a deep guidance who will develop principles.
Because it's much more than just personal defense. It's a journey that gives you a lot of teachings. You can learn lessons without knowing. And as long as you progress, you also realize of the value and honor that lies in those arts.
In the same way, as for the physical agility, you improve to the point that you can come up later with new variation of the discipline. And it also applies the axiom that master becomes the student and student becomes the master.
For personal experiences, I guarantee you that there's a lot beyond personal defense that you can learn as well.
You get to know yourself
You've probably heard this phrase before. When you practice martial arts, you can discover what you're capable of. You recognize your limits and work on your flaws because the teachings don't let you set for conformity. It boosts you in order to reach your highest potential.
When you are in this world, you face a lot of fears. And every practitioner has at least felt fear before facing another person in any competition. For me, it's a natural law. We all face fear in a way or another. In martial arts, you can be constantly challenged. And that gives you the possibility to know what you're made of.
It isn't sometimes an easy task. But when you practice martial arts, you can also learn to dominate your emotions. The experience that you get is invaluable and serve you to utilize it in other fields of life.
You learn science
One of the things that really surprised me when I was a teenager, was that some lessons come from the simple teachings you can find in school. And you see them by yourself.
And sometimes, you learn something practicing these arts that you are supposed to learn in any institution. In my case, I realized what was behind the force from a solid impact.
At times, we wonder how a thin person can hit harder than a robust one. And the answer is simple. It is in the most basic equation we know about (E = mc2).
The key behind energy is the combination between the proper mass of the person and his velocity. In other words, a person who can know how to use his body accordingly to his muscular mass and speed, he or she can generate a great amount of energy that can really surprise us.
You can develop your metal and physical agility
Often people think that martial arts just improve your physical condition. But it also improve the speed of your thinking in some capacity. Athletes know this very well when they react almost by instinct.
Professionals in sport development call it "sport intelligence," which generally means that high-performance athletes choose the best option when they're performing in the shortest time.
As you can see, martial arts give people a complete development because at the core of these arts are commonly found good principles and morals.
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Doing tai ji, gong fu and qi gong has changed my life. One of the biggest things I have learned has been consitency and discipline, which means doing the practice every morning of my own volition, despite how I am feeling.
Ultimately I have learned that the martial arts highest aim has nothing to do with violence. It has everything to with ourselves and nothing to do with an opponent. By knowing ourselves and taming our impulses we gradual move into the spiritual meditative side of things. From there we learn to maintain a calm state which isn't disturbed by everything.
Exactly, even in disciplines like karate, you get to a point of realization that when you face someone in a contest fight, you are testing yourself in different in both physically and mentally. By practicing martial, you have the possibility to correct some vices and flaws. You can get a different perspective.
I've been learning Karate since 3 or 4 months now and thou that I'm still young in it, I have learned many things like discipline, helping others, self-esteem, self-respect, respecting others, participating in good things, encourage myself and others and so many things like that.
I think that learning martial arts is a great thing for anyone at the kid stage and for the adults too.
I practiced it for five years. Precisely, I started at the age of seven... I recommend it to any youngsters. At that age, there's a lot of energy, and they are still forming their values and discovering their potential. And martial arts can definitely show them great virtues.
I did martial arts as a kid, from the age of 7-11 i did karate and got my brown belt but then the club shut down :( then from 13-15 got a few belts in aikido. I thoroughly enjoyed doing them, I think it was fundamental actually in dealing with the chaos around me. I am 30 now and I am looking for classes i can attend, I am quite drawn to kickboxing, I think it will really help my mental state to be doing some kind of training again. Great post! I found it on the steemit chat!
I practiced it from 7-12. And while doing I used to implement some techniques from other disciplines. Obviously for competitions, I've gotta stick to the rules of my discipline. But I admire martial arts as a whole. One of the best thing is that we can combine them. Donnie Yen, a martial artist and an actor, has integrated all the disciplines into his repertoire. I like his approach, because he's always expanding his knowledge in the martial arts.
It’s a very discipline sport and very healthy...excellent post. Thank you
That's right @johnskotts. When I practiced martial arts, I was in very good physical condition. And I could prove it when at the same time I began practicing another sport (Baseball), and the training was easy. I didn't get tired. But the greatest benefit was the respect that I developed. And I don't only refer toward the authority figure (my master), but also respect for the disciple itself. I cared for it as a lifestyle.
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