5 reasons why you should study martial arts.

Martial arts is becoming an increasingly popular form of training, especially with the increasingly popularity of Mixed Martial Arts. Learning a martial art, whether it’s Tai Chi, Wing Chun or Shaolin, is more than just a method of self-defence and being able to kick ass. There are many psychological, spiritual, and physical benefits of getting involved in martial arts. Here are the top five reasons you should consider learning a form of martial arts.

It can help to improve social skills

Martial arts such as such as Tai Chi or Wing Chun can also help you develop social skills. This is because of the team environment. You’re working alongside people with the same goals as you, learning and growing together. This is especially beneficial for children. In martial arts classes, they’ll be able to learn how to resolve conflicts, make new friends, and show compassion. Being in a new environment can be scary for kids, but learning how to navigate that situation in a safe controlled environment is a great skill that will benefit them for life.

It teaches you to use non-violent conflict resolution.

Learning martial arts teaches you to mentally and physically refrain from violence and only use it for self-defence as a last resort. Martial artists will try to refrain from conflict and use non-violent conflict resolution skills, emphasizing the importance of avoiding a physical altercation. In the real world, it’s equivalent to having the mental discipline to refrain from getting into fights.

“Nothing is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” — Martin Luther King Jr

It helps you to set and achieve goals.

Life is a journey, and learning martial arts teaches you that the journey is broken down into small achievements, which accumulate into much larger goals and accomplishments. It teaches you patience, discipline, and humility, as you move up the ladder. Each step you take gets harder and harder, but it teaches you to push yourself to reach new and higher goals. Most forms of martial arts use coloured belts to represent their ranking systems. When you strive towards a new belt, you’re learning valuable lessons about setting and reaching goals.

“Visualize the action, actualize the vision.”

Martial Arts can help you to gain confidence and boost self-esteem.

You will become more powerful than you could ever imagine. The more skills you learn, and the higher your mastery of the martial arts technique, the more confident you will become, and the more you will appreciate your self-worth. The more you accomplish, the more you’ll be comfortable with taking risk and stepping out of your comfort zone when faced with the unfamiliar.

“I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who practiced on kick 10,000 times.” — Bruce Lee

It improves your mental and physical strength.

Learning martial arts strengthens the body, mind, and spirit. Any form of martial arts requires a combination of speed, flexibility, and physical strength. It provides a great all-around fitness workout and will keep you in great shape. Martial arts combine mental focus with physical toughness, which can push the body to do some incredible things. Recent research showed that aerobic exercise (like martial arts) actually produced a physical change in the brain that promotes better memory and learning skills. The same study observed that a new case of dementia is observed every four seconds globally. Those who want to prevent this debilitating condition can fight it by participating in martial arts.

“Do not fight with the strength, absorb it, and it flows, use it.” — Ip Man

Now What?

Now that you’ve read all about all these reasons why you should learn martial arts it’s time to get started. Make the decision today to push yourself to a new level of personal performance.

In no time, you’ll be reaping all the benefits of learning martial arts. So just do it and get started today.