It is well-known that martial arts provide a multitude of benefits for enhancing physical and mental health. Enhancement of cardiovascular health, development of strength, improvement in concentration, increased motor coordination, greater flexibility, and larger overall well-being are some of the major benefits of martial arts.
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Nowadays, martial arts are offered in three mediums, namely, online medium, offline medium, and a hybrid medium where some lessons are online while some others are offline. In these mediums, the offline medium consists of training at some physical location of a martial arts school, and it offers the maximum benefits.
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Among the several benefits of training at a martial arts school, an important benefit is that it provides a holistic way for personal development and growth. It is holistic because training at a physical location encompasses all the numerous benefits of martial arts, and in addition, it also promotes a healthy societal interaction, which helps in imparting values to the kid, teen or adult martial artist, so that they can gain success in their respective careers and lives.
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Personal development
Simultaneous development of multi-faceted aspects of a martial artist leads to personal development. With the various types of exercises in martial arts, the physical development of muscles, strength, and motor coordination enhance the physique of the martial artist. The theories and concepts of the Way of martial arts leads to mental development. Additionally, the values of the martial arts promote character development. All these together contribute towards the personal development of the martial artist.
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Social skills
A training hall has many students and interaction with them lead to the development of social skills. A martial artist learns how to behave in society and thereby become a socially contributing person. Social interaction also leads to camaraderie and bonhomie. Kids and teens are benefitted by the abundance of laughter and fun enjoyed in the martial arts school.
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Empowerment
Accurate performance of different attacking and defensive techniques raises the level of confidence. Moreover, by learning various self-defense procedures, the martial artist becomes empowered to face any situation in life, critical or otherwise. Women in particular, are greatly empowered by learning self-defense skills in the martial arts school.
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Imbibing values
The martial artist learns how to give and get respect. Values like courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, indomitable spirit, honesty, sincerity, dedication, and many more, are all learnt in the martial arts school. These values shape actions leading to habits, which shape the character of the martial artist. With a strong and a good character, the martial artist achieves success in all activities undertaken in life and respectfully becomes a socially contributing citizen.
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Emotional well-being
A martial artist is like a family member in a martial arts school. This provides a sense of belongingness, which improves the emotional well-being of a martial artist. In a martial arts school, the instructors are close to the students, and they lend a sympathetic ear to each student. If required, the instructors may also offer advice, guidance, or any possible help, to alleviate any problems of the students, who experience a significant improvement in their emotional well-being and their skill in martial arts.
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Self-discipline
With the discipline enforced in a martial arts school, a student is able to achieve a black belt. After achieving a black belt, the journey on the Way of the martial art begins. At this time, more than the discipline of a martial arts school, a martial artist needs self-discipline. Self-discipline means disciplining oneself by oneself. In a martial arts school, all black belts motivate each other in practicing their own respective self-discipline, while practicing martial arts.
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Continuous learning
Learning is always without any limits, and continuous learning is necessary for improvement in any human endeavor. It is a fact that no person knows everything, and thus, continuous learning is always encouraged in all disciplines of study. In a martial arts school also, learning never stops. An instructor continuously learns from a student regarding how to improve the technique of teaching, and similarly, a student continuously learns from the instructor regarding how to execute a defensive or an attacking technique with more skill. In a martial arts school, everybody continuously learns from each other. A martial artist is a life-long learner. This benefit of continuous learning gained from a martial arts school, helps the martial artist to excel in any field that he or she may choose to pursue in life.
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Conclusion
Books, images, and videos are certainly helpful as reference sources; however, they cannot replace an instructor. Training in a martial arts school provides the unique opportunity of learning from instructors. It is common for students to proudly and respectfully name the instructors from whom they have learnt. Due to this, students are recognized in this world by their instructors.
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However, it is difficult to find that rare student who is totally devoted, absolutely sincere, and utterly self-disciplined. It is this student that makes the instructor proud. Due to this, the instructor is recognized in this world by that student. For example, Ip Man, although a legend in himself, is largely recognized as the instructor of Bruce Lee. Such a student is rare, but every student does and should aspire, to become that rare student, by dedicated practice of martial arts.
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Nonetheless, worldly recognition of a student or an instructor, with respect to each other, is of little importance. What is more important is that the student can learn from the instructor, who is a true martial artist, regarding how to travel on the Way of martial arts. A true martial artist is not only an expert martial artist, but also a person who does not simply follow, but rather lives the philosophy, values, principles, and tenets of the martial art. For a true martial artist, everything is martial art. Just like finding a totally devoted student is difficult, similarly, finding an instructor who is a true martial artist is also difficult. But once a true martial artist is found, then it is a blessing, and the student is blessed to learn from him or her. Having the good fortune of learning from a true martial artist is the most important, the most valuable, and the most life-changing benefit, which any student can possibly be blessed with, from the numerous other benefits gained by training at a martial arts school.
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