Ideally, it would be your kid’s idea to get into martial arts. So what you should really ask yourself is: How can I get him or her to like martial arts? If you practice something yourself, your kid will most likely be interested — or maybe not.
Then the next question is: Why do I think my kid needs to learn martial arts? Is it because of bullies at school? Low self-esteem? Because the world is a dangerous place and self-defense is important? You just want to get him or her off those screens? Coordination and fitness? Because it would be so cool if you had a little Bruce Lee just for yourself? You want your kid to be touchest MF as school? You want him or her to be the next kung fu superstar? (No joke — I’ve seen it.) Or maybe just for after-school entertainment?
Below, I’ll go through each one of these and tell you which martial arts would be ideal. Then I’ll get into how to try to infect them with the martial arts bug, and finally share a few other tips.
To be continued...
