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Mixed Winnipeg Martial Arts is the fastest growing sport in The united states today. It's on TV, it's on peoples clothes, it's on the video game consoles and the action figures have been in the toy section at the department store.
Now if the topic of Kiddies doing MMA comes up, it is only natural that many people cringe a little, and rightly so. The only thing a lot of people know with this sport may be the very top degree of professional athletes and the rules used at that level, which is not at all something children should be doing.
Nevertheless, you, the vast majority of people trained in MMA are never going to fight in a professional match. Many adults that are entering competitions won't compete under those rules. Like other fighting techinques that involve striking there is a wide range of rule sets from amateur up to professional.
What exactly is "safe" for kiddies to do in the martial arts has been more developed over a long time. Children doing Martial Arts Winnipeg do not do whatever hasn't been getting done in Karate, Judo and Wrestling classes for a long time. Actually , they often do less of the riskier aspects. They cannot kick to the head and they do not get extra points for high impact throws and takedowns.
A lot of the bad reputation MMA gets is a not enough experience with it, particularly at amateur levels and with what actually happens in class. MMA classes are fun, they are safe, plus they are a very intense workout. The final thing any fitness center owner wants is injuries, and after more then ten years of teaching I've yet to see a young child with such a thing close to a serious injury.
Drawn in an identical context consider our national sport. Players skate around on ice with blades on their feet slamming one another into one another, the boards, swinging sticks around and stepping into bare knuckle fist fights in almost every game. If all you could knew of hockey was seeing a couple of professional games, you could easily come away with a very negative perception, and cringe quite hard at the considered young ones playing the overall game. But just about everyone has played the game at a amateur level in some form, even if it was just through fitness center class in school. We realize that what are the results on t.v. is not just like what happens in a game played by 8-year olds.
But aren't we just teaching kids to hurt one another?
Absolutely not. We're teaching them the actual opposite, how to perhaps not hurt one another, and how to keep themselves from getting hurt.
Children training in MMA are training with friends, under close supervision. Safety and self-control are always top priorities. Deliberately causing injury isn't tolerated in training and competition. Athletes are not only responsible for their own, but also their opponents safety. They've been required to remain calm and act intelligently all the time. Anger and attempts to hurt others do not lead to victory in this sport, they lead to defeat. Instead athletes must develop the capability to remain calm under great pressure, to be patient and to act intelligently and strategically and to show good sportsmanship in victory and defeat.
As they progress they learn leadership skills, helping younger and less experienced young ones with techniques and strategy. Young children helping the others beat them in training is a amazing thing to see, and a great show of humility and respect. Yet every daughter or son that trains will do it while they gain experience. They will figure out how to value helping new students and younger students succeed is more valuable then "easy wins".
To top everything off Martial Arts demands a really high standard of conditioning. Every muscle can be used, out of each and every position and in every direction possible. The workout is intense and in a time of declining health and fitness being involved with exercise program is essential for healthy living.
