As a martial artist I have really come across people stereotyping martial art as a rough and dangerous kind of art to participate in while being ignorant of its benefits before I talk about its benefits I will like to go a little deep on what martial art is and how it came to be.
#HISTORY OF MARTIAL ART
The true root of martial art are difficult to be ascertained but can be dated back to millennia, it involves the practise of mock combat, it is considered mostly by many people that Asia is the birthplace of martial art but is untrue although might be the centre of martial arts. From legends and myths to historical revolutions, martial art has been shaped by too many factors but this is not my area of focus as I want to discuss the benefit of martial art ,martial art has a whole lots of benefits as it involves physical, mental and spiritual exercise to some people its like a religion and to some It is like an exercise like I said earlier as it benefits adults so does it benefit children’s too. Martial art classes are the combination of total body workout and self-development program which is targeted at teaching a defending skills which could be life saving. Martial art doesn’t just change your body but it is life changing too.
Martial art self-defence classes for adults teens and kids offers benefits which are rare to find or can’t be found in any type of activity or hobby. The outstanding combination of strenuous physical and mental training exercise helps individuals to perform in every aspects of their life
BENEFITS OF MARTIAL ART TO ADULTS
It improves the healthiness of the heart as the heart is a muscle the exercise is medically proven
to be the fastest way to help keep the heart healthy.
It decreases the body cholesterol level by stimulating enzymes that moves the LDL from blood
the liver where it is processed and removed fro the system
It decreases the blood pressure the more you exercise the stronger the heart becomes and the
more blood it can pump without stress
It increases the body metabolism the more the muscles mass increases and you burn fats or
build up endurance the more the body metabolism is increased
It improves body flexibility the less we exercise the more the tendons and ligaments contracts
there by reducing flexibility and leads to balance problem, movement in joint and pains
It brings about the tick and hard muscle tone, the training lean and functional that is perfect
combination of strength, speed, size and endurance
For the fat ones it melts away excess body fats
It helps build self-confidence as you see your self and feel yourself change you feel extremely
better about your self knowing that you can protect yourself and those around you
It helps control the glucose and insulin level in the body, strenuous physical exercise helps insulin to move blood glucose into the body cells thereby controls the insulin and sugar level
##BENEFITS OF MARTIAL ART TO TEENS##
It helps to teach responsility ,accountability and goal setting
It provides an outlet for dissipation of excess energy
It helps build self confidence
It inculcates self-discipline
It helps build self confidence
It inculcates self-discipline
It gives a sense of belonging
BENEFITS OF MARTIAL ART TO KIDS
It helps to develop their listening and
focusing skills It helps build strong self
confidence
It instils self-discipline
Provides positive influence
The martial art world holds alot but this is the little i wish to let you know and if you wish to join and build up ur fitness you can come and join us at university of benin Nigeria
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