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Below is part of an article on the 4 main benefits of enrolling into a Summer Karate Camp by TAC sports. Here are Newton Black Belt Academy we agree with their conclusions wholeheartedly.
Thinking about enrolling your child in a karate for kids class?
If so, perhaps you’re wondering what karate has to offer your child when compared with the benefits of other sports.
In addition to several physical benefits, like better hand-eye coordination and faster reflexes, karate for kids can also help to improve your child’s mental health.
It can also boost their sense of self-worth.
1. They’ll Stay in Shape
Childhood obesity in on the rise in Canada.
In fact, a recent study by the Canadian Childhood Obesity Foundation found that a shocking 26% of children are currently overweight or obese.
Karate is a highly aerobic exercise that gets your child’s heart pumping. However, they’ll be having so much fun in class that they won’t even realize what a great workout they’re getting.
Karate has also been shown to improve your child’s posture, flexibility, stamina, and overall agility.
2. They’ll Learn to Be More Disciplined
Tired of your child running around your house, knocking over your furniture and making more messes than you ever thought possible?
Over 5% of Canadian children have been diagnosed with ADHD and other hyperactivity disorders. But even if your child doesn’t have a diagnosed attention issue, karate for kids can still help to improve their focus and keep them calm.
So much of martial arts focuses on the importance of self-control.
Karate is usually taught as a self-defense mechanism. This means that your child will quickly learn about impulse control, managing their anger or sadness, and increasing their own self-discipline.
Especially if your child currently struggles with fighting, kicking, or physically lashing out, karate can help them to temper their anger. It can also improve their sense of self-worth, so they won’t have as much of a desire to fight in the first place.
In karate class, they’ll learn that the only way to improve a skill is to keep working hard at it. They’ll also be able to identify the milestones and successes in their life, and celebrate their accomplishments.
3. They’ll Improve Their Social Skills
School is a wonderful place for your child to make friends.
However, as you likely remember from your own school days, it can also be an enormous source of social strain, even among young children.
Enrolling your child in a karate for kids class gives them the opportunity to meet a new, more diverse set of friends.
It also helps them to learn how to better interact with new people.
4. They’ll Spend Less Time in Front of Screens
A recent study covered by the BBC found that the average child spends at least six hours out of every day in front of some kind of screen.
Of course, all that time online can destroy your child’s posture and help to promote a sedentary lifestyle.
But it isn’t just the physical impacts of screen time that you need to be concerned about as a parent.
In fact, studies have shown that too much time in front of a screen can lead to difficulty processing information, influence your child’s ability to properly register emotion, and can lead to difficulty with impulse control.
That same study also found a link between too much screen time and problems with cognitive control.
Additionally, time in front of a screen can make it more difficult for children to fall asleep at night. This can quickly start to impact your child’s academic performance.
Of course, that’s not even touching the serious amount of bullying that happens online. Plus, your child will begin to compare themselves to those around them, and may begin to feel as though they aren’t “good enough.”
You get the picture.
Enrolling your child in a karate for kids class means far less time spent in front of a screen — and a better way to get a sense of self-worth than on social media.
At Newton Black Belt Academy, kids are enrolling everyday. What will your kids do over the summer? One final benefit that I would share is that Summer Karate Camp prepares your child for a successful start to the school year! Studies have shown that over the summer kid’s focus and discipline decrease without the structure of school. Summer Karate Camp and regular lessons will help improve these crucial areas so your child will be ready for Back to School!
Sr. Master Scott Karpiuk
7th Degree Black Belt, BA Education
“Better Grades, Focus, Fitness and Family Fun since 1991!”