If your a martial arts instructor, school owner, and your goal is anything less than transforming the lives of your students, then you're in the wrong business! In fact, I look at it as my personal obligation to not only transform the lives of my students but members of my community, and the world as a whole!
This may seem a bit far-fetched, and far-reaching but for me, that's exactly what the martial arts are in a position to deliver. You see, what sets martial arts apart from most other activities or sports is that it is not just simply a form of exercise or recreation, but rather a way of life. The benefits it offers are far-reaching and comprehensive.
Not only can it be used as a form of self-defense, but as an excellent way for students to strengthen their bodies, and keep physically fit. Beyond what is traditionally thought of as the benefits of training, discipline, focus, self-confidence self-control, resilience, the martial arts goes much deeper. Through their training, students learn a variety of other valuable life skills.
1. Responsibility. Teaches students to take responsibility for their thoughts, feelings, and actions.
2. Perseverance. Students must spend hundreds of hours perfecting and honing their skills.
3. Values. Students learn to respect themselves and others, as well as to have compassion, and empathy for others.
4. Positivity. Teaches to look at life and its challenges with a positive mindset, that you have the ability to adapt and overcome
5. Goal Setting. Teaches how to set short, medium, and long-term goals and achieve them.
6. Work Ethic. To succeed on any level requires hard work, sacrifice, and preparation.
7. Wisdom. To truly understand a particular system you are training in requires more than simply learning the techniques themselves. One must also understand the history and culture of the people from which your art originated.
8. Courage. The martial arts are all about stepping out of your comfort zone, working past your fears, becoming comfortable in uncomfortable situations.
9. Creativity. Teaches students to think outside the box, to take new approaches to novel situations.
10. Leadership. Martial arts encourage a leadership mindset of improving one's community and the world. Martial artists learn to value and respect others, understand their own strengths and weaknesses, as well as thinking outside of the box.
11. Open Mindinesss. Learning that you don't have all the answers, and to be open to new concepts and ideas.
12. Mindfulness. Learning to live and be in the moment.
13. Situational Awareness. Learning to be alert to what is going on around you and understanding how certain situations, physical objects, and actions may affect an outcome.
14. Action. Teaches students to be active participants in their lives, to work toward improving themselves, as well as empowering, uplifting, and supporting those around us.
As you can see no other activity, sport offers its participants as many mental and physical benefits as does training in the martial arts!
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