Does practicing martial arts affect your height?

For many friends who want to keep fit, there are many different options, such as some basic sports, Taekwondo, and more professional martial arts. However, regarding practicing martial arts, many friends have doubts. They think that people who practice martial arts are generally shorter in height, and subconsciously believe that practicing martial arts will affect their height. So is this statement correct?

When answering the question about height, we must first distinguish between professional martial arts athletes who engage in competitive martial arts and the general public who participate in martial arts training on a daily basis.

The phenomenon that some professional athletes are short and have crooked legs is determined, firstly, by the professional martial arts coaches' selection criteria for athletes' height (based on genetics and other factors). Small professional athletes will be in an advantageous position in terms of movement speed and amplitude, and can easily achieve good results; secondly, it is affected by the athletes' daily heavy exercise volume and intensity; thirdly, it is caused by the irregular training in children's enlightenment period and long-term unscientific methods.

For students who participate in amateur training, reasonable martial arts training time and gradual regular exercise can greatly promote children's bone growth and physical fitness; at the same time, it can shape children's temperament and demeanor. The practical effect is already very outstanding. In addition, in martial arts teaching, emphasis is placed on the infiltration of modern successful qualities such as self-confidence, cooperation, and strength into the education, which increases the charm of children's personalities.

From this we can see that practicing martial arts itself will not have much impact on height, but if the practice is not formal enough or the amount of practice is too large, it will have a certain impact on height. Here we suggest that you go to a formal place to learn martial arts. Also, do not exercise excessively. Excessive exercise will put a certain amount of pressure on the bones and affect your height development.