The Kids Are Enjoying Tae Kwon Do
When I was growing up, I had really wanted to take martial arts. But since our family didn’t have a lot of money, I didn’t get the opportunity to pursue one of my passions. Unfortunately for me, I could have used it a number of times in high school when I was bullied, and I vowed that someday when I had children that I would make sure that my kids learned how to defend themselves. So, now that our kids are old enough to be enrolled in a martial arts program, we have put them in Tae Kwon Do and they love it.
I wasn’t sure how our children would do in a martial arts program, but they have really surprised me. I have seen them go from being very undisciplined kids to ones that pay attention and listen to instruction. Don’t get me wrong: they are good kids. But up until recent history they have sometimes had troubles focusing on the task on hand, but their training has helped them overcome that problem.
I attend the meetings each week with them and sit and watch. It is fun to watch them all dressed up in fight gear practicing their moves and sparring with each other. Our oldest son is still a bit uncoordinated, but our daughter seems like she is a martial arts expert. The instructor has already talked to us about her competing in the state championships in the spring, and it is something that we are considering.
Even though I hope that our kids are never in a situation where they have to defend themselves, I feel a lot better knowing that they will be able to. I am really happy that we did put them in this program as I see them having a lot of fun. Hopefully next fall, I will have the time to enroll myself – it is never too late to learn how to defend yourself.
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