Summer of Martial Arts

For most kids, school is getting out this week or next, which means that summer is right around the corner! When you think summertime you may not think of taekwondo, but martial arts is actually the perfect summer time sport! 

Accountability:

While in school, kids are held accountable for their actions by their teachers and adults they deal with on a daily basis. At home during the summer, they may start to misbehave and think that they can get away with more things. Taekwondo puts a stop to that mentality. In each class they are taught the nine life skills–discipline, focus, respect, integrity, attitude, perseverance, confidence, dedication, and goals. 

By learning and using these skills in class each day, they bring those values home with them and use them throughout their day. Also, if they are misbehaving at home or in class, that is unacceptable and we work with parents as a team to ensure that attitude is fixed and not allowed. They are held accountable each day for their behavior and taught valuable life lessons, just like in school.

Individual Growth:

While summer is the season of team sports, taekwondo is unique in that it is mostly an individual sport. That means that kids have to rely on their own dedication and commitment to get better. This is an important life lesson as they get older, realizing that their accomplishments will need to be done on their own–they can’t depend on a team to do it for them. It teaches them to be independent, self starters that work hard to achieve their goals. They have help of course, but truly grow as an individual, verses playing on a team.

Inside Break:

Let’s be honest, it gets hot during the summer! Sitting outside watching your kids lose games is not always a fun situation! That’s why we love to be able to cool off in the air conditioned building of a dojang. It’s inside, so not hot days, no sunscreen, and only 45 minute classes instead of sitting in the sun all weekend. 

To be fair, a lot of parents don’t want to do any of that! As much as we love and want all parents to come to class and watch, you are by no means required! You can drop off your kiddo and run some errands—or let’s face it—get some much needed alone time after spending all day with them!

Fitting In:

Not all kids are built for team sports. It just doesn’t happen. Sometimes they don’t fit in, and it ruins the experience for them and others that don’t play. We like to think of taekwondo as the sport that those kids thrive in. They are respected, supported, and trained as much as everyone else, no matter their skill level or their ability to socialize. It’s a place where they don’t have to be the best to get to play—they play because they are the best at being themselves.

Summer is the perfect time to enroll in taekwondo, or take your training up to the next level! To learn more about Mueller’s Martial Arts, click here.