Karate Kids: Children and Martial Arts
for very cheap entertainment for themselves, then karate is it!” says Roberson. “To see 15 to 20 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds lined up in their white uniforms, going through movements in unison and putting their heart into these efforts, can make a remarkable memory for any parent.”
Sports participation, regardless of the sport, is one way children can learn valuable lessons with life-long benefits. Karate, as a sport, teaches self-discipline, builds self-esteem and a level of commitment, which may otherwise not be there. Maybe those turtles are on to something. “Karate, more than any other sport, is a life-long process,” says Roberson. “When kids click with this sport, it will follow them into adulthood.
It can become a way of life, as these kids continually challenge themselves.”
Carma Haley is a contributing writer for Martial Arts Monthly magazine.
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