Hello.

Just to let you guys out their that Martial Arts Is one of the best defending Arts you can do with a show.

With Martial Arts You can Learn many Technique's To defend your self and others.

Also you can calm you mind in a smooth warm up session.

So if your someone who has anger management problems Martial Arts Is probably one of the best chilling up session's you can do.

Apart from when you are doing an Attack session which is alot more fun

- Ash

That is indeed true, controversial (or contradictory) as it may seem.
Many parents do not want to cross this threshold, for example if they have a child who needs to follow a course of anger management.
The problem is that still too often, martial arts are seen as 'training violence'.
That is, however, completely the wrong attitude, as people often forget that one of the main factors in martial arts is discipline.
That includes getting things like violence, attacking, anger and the likes out of your mind.

Well... there are also martial arts that are not (that) agressive at all, such as Aikido (which I practiced for a while) and Tai Chi (which seems to be half martial art / half meditation).

I regularly practice Taekwondo (similar to well known Karate), and currently holds blue belt. Please, understand that it is not just about self defending or anger management.
If you practice this art, it will reflect in your whole personality, your health in general. I feel more flexible, free when I do 
it daily, but when I miss it even one day, the whole body feels somewhat numb, I won't feel that freshness in me.

This post has been edited by pasten: Oct 8 2008, 06:22 AM

I know how Karate, Judo, and some of them skills that Jackie Chan does. I'm good at it. What's weired is, I was born with the skills. When I turned 5 I knew them I was never tort them Martial Arts.

Well, I know them anyway that's good. What's the other one called? Jujitsu or something. Is that one good?

-Sky

i've tried a few martial arts but quit shortly after i started because i wasn't particularly interested in them but still they never teach you how to attack someone they only teach you how to defend yourself, all the example situations they teach you are never like someone ows you money so you go bash them. its always in self defence. obviously you can use the skills they teach you to attack but they always tell you to only use martial arts when it is absulutely necessery and trying to sort it out peacefully is the best option. but they still are teaching you to fight but they try to teach you to use the martial art skill in a good way.

I love martial arts...It soothes the soul. Sparring is one of the most enjoyable parts of martial arts because it's when you can physically see how much you've improved. THe adrenaline before a match simply makes me happy. I couldn't possibly imagine my life without martial arts. I would think I would have a lot of free time on my hands, though. Heh.

Another upside of martial arts is that you make lasting friends in the process of getting stronger (or whatever your goal is). Everyone is fighting for their goal and even though that finish line may be different for each person, everyone can relate.