Kensai
Black Belt
I think a good all round approach to awareness, confidence and combine that with a skilled instructor, who not only has a strong grasp of MA/self defence issues, but someone who is also a good teacher of children.
I don't understand why our kids have to learn sports, as opposed to the likes of MA. You look at the likes of China where many kids learn MA as part of the culture, if they want to play sports, fine, but as odd as it may sound, I'd rather my step-daughter, and soon to be daughter learned MA/SD than rounders, or netball, or whatever. Fitness and confidence can be built up in MA too. I love sports, don't get me wrong, huge rugby and hockey fan, but in terms of sheer practicality, if I was given a preference for my children to study "normal" sports, or MA/SD, my choice would be for the latter.
I've seen of schools in the Far East where the kids have regimes of fitness and MA, and more power to them.
I don't understand why our kids have to learn sports, as opposed to the likes of MA. You look at the likes of China where many kids learn MA as part of the culture, if they want to play sports, fine, but as odd as it may sound, I'd rather my step-daughter, and soon to be daughter learned MA/SD than rounders, or netball, or whatever. Fitness and confidence can be built up in MA too. I love sports, don't get me wrong, huge rugby and hockey fan, but in terms of sheer practicality, if I was given a preference for my children to study "normal" sports, or MA/SD, my choice would be for the latter.
I've seen of schools in the Far East where the kids have regimes of fitness and MA, and more power to them.