BENEFITS OF CHINESE MARTIAL ARTS
| BODY | ||
| Balance, coordination, speed, strength, flexibility, fitness, health, agility, muscular conditioning, weight loss, stamina, energy | Chinese martial arts are a complete wellness approach. As with other sports you will get in better shape, lose & maintain your weight and improve your motor skills, but with Chinese martial arts you will improve three of the basics elements for longevity: balance, flexibility and coordination. Practice of the inner disciplines like Tai chi and Qi gong can give you great results through health improvement and prevention of diseases and chronic conditions. | |
| MIND | ||
| Focus, self-esteem, awareness, memory, confidence, discipline, relaxation, stress managment, better sleep, self control | When you work out, you feel better and you release endorphines that improve your mood, reduce blood pressure & stress and give better sleep. Moreover, martial arts teach how to recognize stress triggers and avoid them or deal with it through meditation and breathing techniques. Discipline and confidence will help you through your daily tasks and reach your goals in life. Learning and memorizing sequences of movements you will improve memory and you will learn more focus through the concentration required to perform forms with precision and during combats. | |
| SPIRIT | ||
| Respect, courage, loyalty, humility, honor, patience, determination, compassion, knowledge, responsibility, consideration, tolerance, perseverance, righteousness, justice, obedience, courtesy, trust.... |
Traditional Chinese Martial arts teach moral codes that will become a way of life and help each to reach one's full potential. Long-term training promotes individual enrichment through the development of personal character. Positive attitude and communication produce better relationships with other students, teachers, parents, and produce a better society. | |
| SELF-DEFENSE | ||
| anti-bullying, awareness and prevention, avoidance and de-escalation, pratical physical resistance, defense against weapons, pressure points, protect yourself and your family | Training for a long time in a martial art will give you a lot more than just a few techniques of self defense, as learned in a short self defense course. To really be able to defend yourself and others, you will need fluid movements and automatic responses that derive from training and repetitions of techniques, and peace of mind obtained through meditation and internal styles like Tai chi and Qi gong. To be able to avoid or face dangerous situations you will need strong body and character. There is no martial art more effective than the others, but just a technique applied better than another. | |
