Is it good for boys to learn martial arts?

Every boy has a dream of practicing martial arts when he is young, especially when he sees those knights traveling around the world with swords on TV. He is extremely envious. Some parents also hope that their children can learn martial arts, not only for the sake of physical fitness, but also so that when they grow up they will not lose the ability to protect themselves because they are away from their parents. But I am also worried about whether there is something wrong with it. So, is it good for boys to learn martial arts?

Benefits of Learning Martial Arts

Many mothers let their children learn martial arts in order to improve their children's self-defense ability, strengthen their physical fitness and reduce the risk of illness. In fact, there are many more benefits for children to learn martial arts: it can promote the overall physical development of children, cultivate correct body posture, improve speed, coordination, agility, strength, flexibility and other qualities, develop time and space perception and rhythm perception as well as muscle control, imagination, attention, image and motor memory, imitation ability, and cultivate traditional national martial arts virtues such as respecting teachers and friends, unity and mutual assistance, hard work, self-discipline, self-confidence and self-esteem, courage and perseverance.

Cultivate children's four abilities based on martial arts:

1. Martial arts strengthen the body, protect oneself, and cultivate one's character!

2. Cultivate a moderate character in children, make them respect their parents and teachers! Be smart, obedient, serious and clever. Combining hardness and flexibility, and orderly movement and stillness.

3. Cultivate the new century's outlook on life, values ​​and world view. (Cultivate oneself, regulate the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world; the essence of life in China over 5,000 years)

4. Cultivate children's team management and diplomatic eloquence, and establish good interpersonal relationships!

What is the right age to start learning martial arts?

After the age of 4, children's physical coordination and flexibility develop rapidly, and their attention, memory, thinking ability, and behavior control ability are significantly improved, which provides good conditions for learning martial arts. You can start learning martial arts at this time. However, children's learning and athletic abilities are not high after all, so they are only suitable for learning some simple martial arts moves and movement combinations.

The amount of exercise should not be too much. When practicing at home, keep the content tight and preferably not exceed 30 minutes.

There are certain benefits for children to practice martial arts. It helps to cultivate an independent character and to have great solutions when dealing with things. But what I want to tell all parents is that you cannot let your children neglect their studies because of practicing martial arts. For the sake of academic performance, it is better for everyone to treat martial arts as a hobby.