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How Martial Arts Training Can Teach Respect

Posted Jun 07 2011 5:06pm

This article is about how martial arts can help foster respect. It details how the respectful practices in the training facility are carried over into all aspects of a student’s life.

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Changing Lives ATA Martial Arts is a top ten rated
martial artsfacility that has been offering all levels of martial arts training in the Virginia Beach area since 1991. We offer a range of different training options for adults and children alike, ranging from our Tiny Tigers program for kids ages 3 to 6 to advanced training for adults in Krav Maga, a hard-styled, realistic fighting system that was developed by the Israeli Defense Forces.

Martial Arts and Respect

There are a number of key principles that underline and unify all of our martial arts training programs. These include courtesy, self-discipline, greater self-esteem and improved self-confidence. However, there is one main principal that underlies all the others, the principle of respect.

Respect is a cornerstone of our philosophy at Changing Lives ATA Martial Arts. As a seventh degree black belt with over 20 years of teaching experience, I thoroughly believe that respect is a major key to how martial arts can help improve people's lives. This is particularly true with regard to the young people who take part in our Tiny Tigers, Karate for Kids, and Tae Kwon Do for Teens programs.

The Benefits of Martial Arts for Young People

Our martial arts programs for kids and teens are designed to promote positive behavior both on and off the training mat. The respectful manner in which we conduct our training and interactions at our facility has a powerful effect on our students that is generally carried over into other aspects of their lives. We foster an environment where students are encouraged to respect not only their instructors and fellow students but also themselves. Many parents observe that by practicing respect for themselves and others while training in martial arts, their kids develop a greater sense of respect in other key areas of their lives including at school, at home, and in their social interactions with their peers.

Martial Arts, Discipline, and Respect

In my lifetime of experience as a martial artist, I have come to thoroughly believe that when it comes to the martial arts, you get out of it what you put into it. Martial arts are about a lot more than just learning how to kick or punch someone.
Martial artschallenge individuals to push their own personal boundaries and to go beyond them. To do this requires hard work, discipline and perseverance. This same hard work discipline and perseverance that students put into improving themselves as martial artists carries over into their lives as a whole. The respect they develop for their teachers, fellow students and their own abilities is projected out to the world leading students to become better citizens, better students and better people overall.

If you would like to find out more information about how martial arts training can teach respect or any other aspects of our training please contact our headquarters at 757-471-9002 or visit us on the Web at
www.atakick.com

 

Stay Focused and Stay Safe!

 

Master Tracy Thomas

Changing Lives Martial Arts

Master Instructor-7 th Degree Black Belt

 

American Taekwondo Association Affiliated Academies

Krav Maga World Wide Affiliated School

Changing Lives Krav Maga

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