What marital arts is best for a 4 yr old boy?
He is full of energy and follows directions well. I think that he needs to learn a little more concentration and this would help.
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What is the best Martial Arts?
anything is good all arts use the basic blocking ,punching,and kicking styles.the thing is find something that fits your budget.he will learn to have better concentration and he will be better at all that he does.all things in life is a part of martial arts and martial arts is a part of all things in life.we are born martial artist we just do`nt no our gift until we seek to have our abilities revealed to us.tkoEVAN TANNER was said to have trouble in his personal life!!!?
Start with Karate, he could expand to Tae Kwan Doe or even JudoWhat martial arts do you recommend for self-defence??
Well, I'm not a fan of TKD schools, but they are normally set up to handle young kids. And there is benefit from the activity and discipline. And they are readily available in most areas.But I would recommend finding a school that teaches Okinawan karate if you can. If not available, find a non-sport style once they get older.
What Martial Arts and Non-Martial Arts would be best to practice to become a well rounded fighter??
TKD because they have the tiny tigers programStyle probably wouldn't matter much, but a class of his peers would. Look for a teacher with experience in teaching young children, watch their classes too.
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The biggest problem you may have here will be concerning his age, Some schools will not allow children at that age to participate in a class, mostly due to insurance concerns, so it may be good to wait until he's around 5 or 6 yrs of age to enroll him in a class (but several schools WILL offer classes for chidren in that age bracket: Tiny Tigers, Little Dragons, Little Ninja's, you'll have to see if the school has a similar program for young children); but this gives you a little more time to pick a good school for him to study at.it's a personal choice (both his first and then yours, but you should try to find a school that you can both agree on) of which discipline YOU want to study there isn't a "best" Martial Art. Only YOU can Make the decision about which one is best for YOU (or in this case the best one that may be right for your son.) and what you want him to get out of studying Martial Arts for both his and your personal benefit.
What many people fail to realize about Martial Arts is that there isn't a particular "brand" that is a "best fit".
There IS NOT a Martial Art that works for people with SPECIFIC body characteristics (height, weight, body type, gender, age, etc.)
Because the fact is that when people ask "what's a good Martial Art for me to learn?" or “what’s the “best” Martial Art to learn” has 2 major problems:
1st: these questions beg for the majority of people here to start blurting out names of disciplines that are probably not even available in your area, and therefore aren't much help to you because if you can't find a school that offers that discipline then it's no good to you.
2nd: Just because they recommend a Martial Art that they may (or worse MAY NOT) have studied and it just happened to become THEIR favorite Martial Art because they’re interested in studying it or it worked for them** doesn't mean that it's going to work for your son or that your son will find it just as interesting.
(**this is due to the pride they have in their discipline, which is a good thing; but should be looked at more realistically about what you'd like YOUR SON to get out of the discipline and not what THEY want to tell you about what they've studied)
First of all, what YOU need to do is research local schools by looking in the phone book or internet search engine to find out if there ARE any Martial Arts schools in your area. It's tedious work to find a good school, but worth it in the end if you really look for that one school that can help you and work with you and your son.
Second, if you can find at least 3 schools that interest you and your son agrees on it as well that he seems to like the same schools, then you'll want to take him to the classes and WATCH a few of them at each school along with him and decide which one out of those 3 schools that interested you both the most.
Third, the next thing you should do is find out if they have some trial classes (up to a weeks worth to help you make a decision, hopefully without being hassled to join or sign a contract to join the class), and if you find that you like the school (and your son likes it as well), then enroll him in the class (if the school allows for students that're his age range, again this is due to insurance concerns).
You just need to find a Martial Arts School that will provide a safe, "family like" environment for your son and that the instructor(s) are going to help him become the best Martial Artist that he can become all the while letting him have fun and be a kid.
The discipline you may wind up studying DOESN'T MATTER because there is NO discipline that is better than another, because they ALL have their strengths AND weaknesses
What matters is that you feel comfortable in the classes (and like the classes) and feel comfortable that the instructor (and the instructor's TEACHING style and not the discipline itself) can properly teach him self defense without the "smoke and mirrors".
and the same should be true for your son, because if he doesn't like th class, he's not going to want to go whenever the time comes for class, and you'll be wasting both time and money.
The instructor should also like to do it more for the teaching aspect rather than the "making money" which it is a business to make money after all; but it should not be the only reason for teaching the discipline.
The next biggest problem you should worry about in finding a school is being aware of (and avoiding) schools that're a "McDojo's" or "belt factory" type of school.
These schools usually do a lot of boasting; particularly about how soon their students make their 1st degree black belts. A prime example of this: having several "young black belts" that're usually 9 or 10 yr old kids, which should be a rare thing to see unless the child started learning the discipline when they were 4 yrs old (and once again this can be a red flag if their insurance company for the school does nt allow childern as young as 4rs old to participate), or promising that as a student he’ll be making his black belt in about a year’s time (the average should be between 4 to 5 years or better) which often means that they have a high student turnout rate. This is a Red Flag
They may also try to get you to commit to (by signing) a contract, usually one that's 6 months long or more or try to get you to pay down a large sum of money for that kind of time period. This is a BIG red flag
And don’t be fooled by these schools telling you about how many tournaments or competitions their students have entered and placed in or won a trophy, which is NOT a necessity in Martial Arts. Tournaments/competitions can be good to test your own skills at point sparring but again, it’s not necessary because they are the LEAST important aspect to concern yourself with in Martial Arts.
Long story short, these schools will basically "give" you your belt ranks every few months as long as you are paying the outrageous fees per month, and he won't really learn self defense.
so again, I'd prob'ly wait awhile longer until he's 5 or 6 yrs old to let him participate, just to be on the safe side, but again that depends on whether or not the school you choose will allow him to participate in the classes. Good Luck
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Tae Kwon Do would be the best... i do TKD and they handle kids in a very good way. Everything in TKD is positive, so it is very good.What is a martial arts site that gives you moves?
He is a little on the young side, but if he follows directions & can understand that MA is to be used only for self defense & what this really means, most instructors will take him. Any traditional art helps concentration. What is most important is to find a good instructor.Some jiu jitsu explanation please?
Any karate school that offers a childrens program...At that age he wont remember techinque, but will develop discipline.Karate not being the right choice for self defence?
MUAY THAI! START MAKING HIM INTO A RUTHLESS KILLING MACHINE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE!no seriously, it doesnt matter what martial art he does as long as he has fun. hes not seriously going to be able to fend off kidnappers or anything.
None. He is to young to understand or to be patient enough. wait 2 more years at least. right now put him in gymnastics
tae kwon do
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