I ask the question - how young should a child start doing martial arts? Bruce Lee, probably the best known and most highly acclaimed martial artist ever was 13 years old when he began his training as was female martial arts film legend Cynthia Rothrock who holds Black Belts in Tang Soo Do, Taekwon Do, Eagle Claw, Wu Shu, and Northern Shaolin. Jean Claude Van Damme was around 11 or 12. From this it would seem that attaining a high level of success in martial arts is not dependant on a very early start, all these people being above 11 years old. However some other martial arts greats did begin a little younger. Jet Li of The Enforcer and Romeo Must Die fame, was aged 8 when he began. Jackie Chan was 7 and Steven Seagal was around 6 or 7. What are the benefits? Focus and Stillness, Self Confidence and Respect, Encourages more activity, It teaches a child to take hits, Conflict Resolution, Connecting mind and body, and learning to breathe properly. Interesting article? Press Like if you think so
Posted on: Tue, 03 Jun 2014 12:30:28 +0000