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There are many activities available for children and martial arts can be one of the premium choices. As an extracurricular activity, some of the benefits of martial arts are that self defense training is not subject to seasonal scheduling and focuses on each individual child’s development. Martial arts also encourages goal oriented training, with a well established reward system. This is extremely important to children’s growth as they develop into well-rounded and well-adjusted individuals.

Another benefit is competition. Most martial arts have competitions where children and adults can participate. A child, who is training at one of our Charter Schools, will benefit from participating in a competitive event nearly every month. In AKKF System and Charter Member Schools we help and encourage kids to participate as an option in any AKKF event, NASKA event, or other rated tournaments. All Charter Studios have testing procedures where the children earn higher level belts as they progress through the art of Karate. These well defined goals help to impart to each student a sense of accomplishment which, in turn, enhances their self-esteem and self-confidence. (more…)