Moms and Martial Arts
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Robert Jones
Robert Jones is ranked as a Master in Kempo Kung Fu and is an expert in training and teaching Kung Fu and Self Defense. He has 20 years experience teaching adults in the art of Kung Fu. He has three schools one in Bellevue, Kent, and Lynnwood Washington. He can be reached at 800-508-6141 or on the web at Bellevue Martial Arts and Kung-Fu or Martial Arts Instruction in Washington. By Robert Jones
Published on 06/8/2006
Do you ever feel like there isn’t enough time in the day to take care of all the things you “need” to do? If so, how can you possibly fit in all the things you “want” to do? Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to take a yoga class to help you relax and to have a personal trainer to help you tone up? Don’t forget that you probably also should join a gym so that you can get your aerobic exercise as well. Add it all up and you’d probably pay out close to a thousand dollars a month just for all the classes not to mention the hours per week you’d have to put in to get maximum benefits from all of these activities. On top of all that, you probably would love an opportunity to meet other people and socialize without the kids once and a while. Who needs this scheduling headache? Certainly not you! It really does sound impossible, doesn’t it? Well, it’s not. Try martial arts: you’ll pay for one class, and get all the above benefits plus more for just a few hours per week.
Moms and Martial Arts
Whether you’re a new or seasoned mom, training martial arts is the perfect activity. You’ll relieve stress, gain confidence, improve your physical conditioning, and learn how to defend yourself and your family. Here’s why it works:
Stress Relief: If you have kids, you probably have stress. You also probably already know that physical exercise can reduce your stress. What you probably don’t know is that physical activity only reduces one part of stress – its physical effects. Martial arts go a step further and work to decrease not only your physical stress, but also your emotional stress. Since most exercise activities allow you to zone out and not concentrate on what you are doing, you’re not allowing your mind to de-stress as much as it could. Activities that require you to concentrate on your movements and core strength give you full stress relief in one activity.
Confidence: You probably know as much as you possibly can about your kids from their clothing and shoe sizes to their exact height and weight. You can even recall exact details of their birth, every birthday and every milestone in between. What you probably don’t have is the self-awareness created by training martial arts. In order to successfully train martial arts, you need to get and keep your mind and body in tune with one another. This helps you become very aware of your body and your abilities. This awareness also gives you added confidence to control and defend yourself. What’s great for you as a mom is that you will be able to be calm and collected when your children challenge you because you’ll have the confidence to handle the situation without losing your temper.
Physical Conditioning: When you train martial arts, you use your entire body – it’s impossible to just use one muscle set at a time. You don’t have to plan workouts to alternate between upper and lower body conditioning. You will get the maximum out of each training session because the exercises are always changing. Even better, regular physical activity will increase your energy to allow you to play with your kids. It also reduces your chances of suffering from heart disease, diabetes and obesity so that you’ll be around for your children for a long, long time.
Self Defense: Finally, you won’t be training for combat and fighting in martial arts, but you will have the ability to do so if you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to defend yourself or your children. This self-defense isn’t always physical, either. The focus, concentration, awareness and confidence you’ll gain from training martial arts will give you the skills you need to handle most situations whether you feel like your child is being treated unfairly by a teacher or disagree with some of the school board members. Best of all, you won’t get bored with martial arts because the only way to be successful in martial arts is to constantly change your exercise. It’s better than following an exercise video three times a week or jogging on the treadmill as you mindlessly watch television. Plus, you’ll often have to use different muscle groups to master new moves, so you’re mind is always working while you exercise. Martial arts can give you everything you need to be a great mom and a great person. Why not give it a try today?!
Stress Relief: If you have kids, you probably have stress. You also probably already know that physical exercise can reduce your stress. What you probably don’t know is that physical activity only reduces one part of stress – its physical effects. Martial arts go a step further and work to decrease not only your physical stress, but also your emotional stress. Since most exercise activities allow you to zone out and not concentrate on what you are doing, you’re not allowing your mind to de-stress as much as it could. Activities that require you to concentrate on your movements and core strength give you full stress relief in one activity.
Confidence: You probably know as much as you possibly can about your kids from their clothing and shoe sizes to their exact height and weight. You can even recall exact details of their birth, every birthday and every milestone in between. What you probably don’t have is the self-awareness created by training martial arts. In order to successfully train martial arts, you need to get and keep your mind and body in tune with one another. This helps you become very aware of your body and your abilities. This awareness also gives you added confidence to control and defend yourself. What’s great for you as a mom is that you will be able to be calm and collected when your children challenge you because you’ll have the confidence to handle the situation without losing your temper.
Physical Conditioning: When you train martial arts, you use your entire body – it’s impossible to just use one muscle set at a time. You don’t have to plan workouts to alternate between upper and lower body conditioning. You will get the maximum out of each training session because the exercises are always changing. Even better, regular physical activity will increase your energy to allow you to play with your kids. It also reduces your chances of suffering from heart disease, diabetes and obesity so that you’ll be around for your children for a long, long time.
Self Defense: Finally, you won’t be training for combat and fighting in martial arts, but you will have the ability to do so if you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to defend yourself or your children. This self-defense isn’t always physical, either. The focus, concentration, awareness and confidence you’ll gain from training martial arts will give you the skills you need to handle most situations whether you feel like your child is being treated unfairly by a teacher or disagree with some of the school board members. Best of all, you won’t get bored with martial arts because the only way to be successful in martial arts is to constantly change your exercise. It’s better than following an exercise video three times a week or jogging on the treadmill as you mindlessly watch television. Plus, you’ll often have to use different muscle groups to master new moves, so you’re mind is always working while you exercise. Martial arts can give you everything you need to be a great mom and a great person. Why not give it a try today?!