Building Self-Discipline through Martial Arts
By Craig Willits
It's common for people to enroll themselves or their children in a traditional martial arts program to cultivate "self-discipline," although they often can't really articulate what they mean by that word. They just know self-discipline is a good thing, and training in martial arts is supposed to build it, so they enroll themselves (or their children) in classes. However, they don't really stop to think how the process of building self-discipline works.
Martial Arts and Self Defense − Mutually Exclusive Terms?
By Craig Willits
With a martial arts school seemingly on every corner, and stiff competition for prospective students, it's easy to get lost in marketing hype. There are many claims made for martial arts training: it will improve your focus, lead to better physical fitness, improve your health and well-being, and so forth. One claim many martial arts schools make is that their training is excellent for building self-defense skills. But is this always the case?
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Effective Self Defense Training for Kids
Mr. Craig Willits, Chief Instructor at Spotsylvania Martial Arts in Fredericksburg VA, discusses what constitutes effective self defense training for kids, and what parents need to look for in a self defense program.
The reasons parents enroll their children in martial arts training are many. For some parents, self defense is the primary reason they sign their children up for lessons, while for many others self defense is not the main factor. Regardless of their reason for enrolling their children, however, nearly all parents have the expectation that their children will develop some level of self defense capability through their martial arts training.
Black Belt Attitude
Mr. Craig Willits, Chief Instructor at Spotsylvania Martial Arts in Fredericksburg VA, discusses character development in the martial arts and how it is an essential part of traditional training.
One of the powerful draws of martial arts training is that it builds character. The public has a conception, aided by the media, of how someone who holds a black belt in martial arts should behave. They want the same character attributes for themselves and their children, so they seek out martial arts instructors to help them in their quest for self-improvement.
Reaching Black Belt: A New Beginning in Martial Arts
Mr. Craig Willits, Chief Instructor at Spotsylvania Martial Arts in Fredericksburg VA, discusses the meaning of the black belt in martial arts, and how it should be viewed not as an end in itself training, but as the beginning of a new stage of growth and development in the martial arts.
Among people who know little about martial arts, it's a commonly-held myth that a student who earns a black belt is a "master" of their art. When someone finds out you are a black belt, it's common for them to say, "Wow, you're a martial arts expert -- I'd better not mess with you." Often, but not always, they are joking.
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