Martial Arts: Do you Think It’s Just for Children? Think Again

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Martial Arts Do you Think Its Just for
Children? Think Again
Jow Gar Kung Fu
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Martial Arts or Kung Fu training is suitable for
people of different age groups. No matter what
your age you can begin Kung Fu classes and start
getting the physical, mental and emotional
benefits of Martial arts training right away.
Search online to find a martial arts school in
your area that offers training for all age
groups.   An amusing question I get asked all the
time is do you teach adults?   I say amusing
because we teach a MARTIAL ART its original
purpose was, well how do I put this nicely ...
for hurting people. Like its name suggests a
martial art is for the purpose of combat.
Something that began and still remains at its
sole purpose the domain of adults.   It is
because of the rigorous training, the martial
code of ethics, the warrior spirit and discipline
involved in training that Kung Fu has become a
great tool for imparting not only self defence
but also a whole host of physical, mental and
emotional benefits to adults and children alike.
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Kung Fu was practiced by our founders to protect
themselves, their family, their village and
country. That purpose made their training very
serious and created the physically and mentally
demanding training methods, that adults can
benefit from today.   Like many people you may
have come across martial arts as a child. This is
the reason that many people think that martial
arts schools only teach children. However, there
are a many benefits to taking up Kung Fu training
as an adult.   Across the broader community you
will see many fitness enthusiasts take up some
style of martial arts. One of the major benefits
of Kung Fu training is that it is truly holistic
when it comes to physical fitness. In fact, Kung
Fu training could be described as combining all
the benefits of going to the gym, yoga,
meditation and more into a single training
method. Which delivers not only fitness but a
total mind and body health, where fitness and
strength is just a component of what we are
trying to achieve?
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A good instructor will guide you in establishing
correct movement patterns, help you increase your
muscle tone flexibility, help improve your
coordination and agility, and teach you the art
of self defence.   For an adult population that
spends and ever increasing amount of time sitting
down either at a desk or behind the wheel of a
car, the truly life changing benefits of training
Kung Fu are simply protecting your bodys ability
to move. Something that cannot be guaranteed (and
is usually made worse) by running, lifting
weights or other modern forms of fitness
training.   Each training session is designed to
make you fitter and healthier as you are learning
lifelong skills. Kung Fu has an amazing ability
to maintain your body. Through proper training
you will be able to develop and maintain a good
physique. The regular workouts provide a routine
that helps stabilise your body weight, tone and
develop strength.

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Through Kung Fu training many adults find that
they develop spiritually. The perseverance to
learn and perfect oneself physically leads to
changes in a student mentally and emotionally. In
Kung Fu the mind and the body are linked and when
we train one we train the other. Kung Fu training
cannot be done mindlessly, it demands mindfulness
and focus. No other thoughts can be present when
training Kung Fu with the correct intent. Which
makes it a form of moving meditation where a
practitioner is wholly engaged in each moment of
practice? As a person develops as a martial
artist and their internal power becomes more
fully expressed, it leads to further paths of
self-development and improvement opening up other
areas of study such as Chi Kung and
meditation.   Finally, training in any form or
style of martial arts will give you an amazing
level of confidence. You will be able to face the
world with a very different outlook than before.
A good instructor will push you to your physical
and mental limits and by doing so you will
become more aware of your capabilities. Sometimes
the techniques of the master instructor may be
very subtle and the test may come as a request,
by the correction of technique or simply the
insistence of another repetition. The challenge
is always present but not always obvious.
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When you face these challenges you will find out
that you are much more capable than you
previously believed.   As your confidence level
grows you will find a new degree of discipline in
your behaviour. The training sessions can be
demanding in terms of involvement and commitment
but the discipline you learn while training is
carried through for all of your life.   To key to
achieving the benefits of martial arts lies in
finding a school that suits your requirements.
And of course you can take your children to learn
at the same Kung Fu or Martial Arts school. Many
schools offer classes for different age groups.
Together you and your kids can visit the same
martial arts school and get high quality training
in the style that suits you.   Whether youre
searching for physical fitness, strength or more
self-confidence, there is a high chance that you
will find it in a Sydney based school martial
arts school.
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Thank You
Head Academy Kung Fu