Families that Kick Together, Stick Together!!

Parents enjoy spending time with their kids and often look for creative and quality activities to do with them. Kicking a soccer ball in the back yard, going to the local park to play catch, listening to music, or dancing together in the living room are all great activities to engage in with your child.

However, consider for a moment adding a Karate class to that list of activities. The Martial Arts, Karate specifically, offers a tremendous opportunity for families to participate together in the same class while doing something that is beneficial to everyone involved.

The phrase "A family that kicks together, sticks together" couldn't be any more truthful. More and more families are discovering that practicing Karate together actually encourages interaction between parents and their children, promotes sharing a common interest, and offers a number of healthy and fun benefits.

So, you ask, how does practicing Karate provide these benefits?
Regardless of age and skill level, Karate is a challenging activity. It offers a great exercise routine, teaches practical self-defense skills, and provides a structured environment that caters to each individual's ability. The mental, spiritual, and philosophical side of Karate can also build higher self-esteem, confidence, respect for others, positive motivation, and goal-setting skills.

The benefits of practicing Karate are many. Here are just a few that may pique your interest:

FITNESS:
Practicing Karate is an excellent workout that challenges the entire body and all of its muscle groups. Practicing Martial Arts burns more calories than most other activities other than swimming or running a 7-minute mile!
Needless to say, it's a very good activity to maintain or improve your fitness levels and cardiovascular strength.

SELF DEFENSE:
Defending yourself is an important part of any practitioner's study of the Martial Arts. It is becoming more important and critical to possess a fundamental understanding and skill level of self-defense, regardless of age. Learning anti-bullying techniques and personal protection skills is just one aspect of the training.

CONTINUOUS LEARNING:
Karate is structured in a very systematic and progressive fashion that promotes constant refinement. Each Karate student is encouraged to practice individually and to seek knowledge for self-improvement and constant personal development. This type of teaching leads to interpersonal discipline and a solid work ethic. In a good Martial Arts school, you'll find there is always something new to learn and always something different to practice. This progressive content is introduced systematically so as not to overwhelm beginning students, while still providing a continuous challenge for intermediate and advanced students.

SPIRITUALITY AND PHILOSOPHY:
The philosophies contained in the Martial Arts are both valuable and beneficial to children as well as adults. The opportunity to study and practice these philosophies as a family can lead to very open and positive dialogue between parents and their children.
Each of these different aspects of Karate and the Martial Arts has relevance to individuals of all ages, and consequently, parents and children are finding this to be a very enjoyable and challenging family activity for all who participate.
There is nothing more fun than having a training partner — Mom, Dad, Brother, or Sister — to encourage you along the way.

While training together, each individual brings their own view of the same activity to the overall experience, which leads to better communication and understanding between all family members.
​This improved communication will help put the "quality" in "quality time."

As you can see, enrolling in a Karate class is probably one of the best things you can do for your family. Start today and begin a journey that is well worth taking — one that will bring you and your family improved health, fitness, and fun.

If you're interested in starting your journey in Karate as a family and would like some useful information about the Martial Arts, we'd love to have you train with us at Claycomb Karate & Kickboxing in Fontana, CA. Give us a call at 909-600-6090 or visit us online at fontanakarate.com.

​Just remember: a family that KICKS together, STICKS together!

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