We have many children learning the values of Karate and applying them in their daily life. Karate for children is not only fun, it also provides many important benefits to young people. Some of these benefits are mental development, moral development and physical development. These are the same three classes of personal development found in traditional educational systems.

In terms of mental development Karate helps build concentration, focus, clear thinking and decisiveness. Karate has strong internal benefits as well. It helps instil patience, discipline, perseverance, understanding and open mindedness. It builds confidence, develops self-control and increases calmness, courtesy and inner peace, all of which will aid young children in every endeavour they undertake in life.

Karate is good for the body, physically it is excellent for the heart, building strong bones, bigger muscles, creates resilience and makes the body less susceptible to sickness and injury. In all these ways Karate is profoundly helpful to young people in dealing with the many challenges facing them in today’s society. It brings them balance and perspective at an age when these are needed most, by adding a strong foundation to their character.

We have seen so many shy children develop confidence and self-belief through regular training. No one ‘sits on the bench’ in karate. Students develop at their own pace and their confidence will build as they progress through the belts.

“We are what we repeatedly do. So that excellence, is not an act but a habit.”

Thinking negatively can affect our actions negatively. Thinking positively can have a positive impact on our actions.

“The student of Karate, renders his mind empty of selfishness and wickedness in an effort to react appropriately towards anything he might encounter. This is the meaning of kara, the ’empty’ of Karate.”

Gichin Funakoshi (1868 · 1957)

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