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advice needed kids martial arts

  • 19-02-2010 1:21pm
    #1
    angeldaisy
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    Okay... I have a 5 yr old son who has way too much energy and aggression in him. I would like him to learn some discipline and also some respect for himself and others.
    Problem is that he has a bleeding disorder and I really need to be careful about him doing contact sports... I know it seems a bit of a contradiction;)
    However any advice??


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  • #2
    Daniel2oo9
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    he could maybe do some ju jitsu or maybe some taekwondo


  • #3
    ch252
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    Yeah jiu-jitsu would be an option because it isn't a striking sport really. In the year and a half that I have been helping out at a kids jiu-jitsu class I have only come across 1 injury and it didn't involve any bleeding.

    The main things are to get advice off a doctor first anyway and make sure the coach knows what to do in the event of your child getting cut or anything.


  • #4
    Zen65
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    angeldaisy wrote: »
    Okay... I have a 5 yr old son who has way too much energy and aggression in him. I would like him to learn some discipline and also some respect for himself and others.
    Problem is that he has a bleeding disorder and I really need to be careful about him doing contact sports... I know it seems a bit of a contradiction;)
    However any advice??

    MA's are generally great for getting kids to understand discipline, focus, managing aggression and so on. But if your kid has a bleeding disorder like haemophilia then it's very high risk to involve him in any striking art, as a nose bleed is not uncommon, and even the odd scratch from other kids' fingernails could be a problem for him? I would suggest that Judo, Jiu-Jitsu, Aikido or Tai-Chi might be suitable. For a 5-year old Tai-Chi is likely to seem boring and you could have him dropping out very quickly.

    Certainly you need medical advice before you send him off on any MA.

    Cheers,

    Z


  • #5
    yomchi
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    angeldaisy wrote: »
    Okay... I have a 5 yr old son who has way too much energy and aggression in him. I would like him to learn some discipline and also some respect for himself and others.
    Problem is that he has a bleeding disorder and I really need to be careful about him doing contact sports... I know it seems a bit of a contradiction;)
    However any advice??

    Not to be a smarty pants, but that's the roll of the parent first and foremost. If your having trouble with an aggressive five year old you need to look at the under lying problems first. These problems can lie in the child's immediate environment and believe it or not, diet.

    A good martial arts school will help your child exert some of his natural energy through the sport training they can provide. The school can also help with socialising, team building and leadership skills again depending on the school.

    Good luck with it, what area are you in?


  • #6
    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    yomchi wrote: »
    Not to be a smarty pants, but that's the roll of the parent first and foremost. If your having trouble with an aggressive five year old you need to look at the under lying problems first. These problems can lie in the child's immediate environment and believe it or not, diet.

    A good martial arts school will help your child exert some of his natural energy through the sport training they can provide. The school can also help with socialising, team building and leadership skills again depending on the school.

    Good luck with it, what area are you in?

    +1.

    This would be my advice to you also OP.

    This is not to say he wouldn't be welcomed into a club, of course he would. But its a commonly held misconception that a Martial Arts environment is the place to get rid of aggression, energy & frustrations.

    A Martial Arts club is great for all those things, but in a child so young I'd be looking at other potential underlying problems, and I'm the father of two teen's so I've been through the mill :p

    Btw, I'd also advise you make a club aware of your child's blood disorder & any other related (or unrelated) health issues.


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  • #7
    Donore
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    Hi I am a part of a marital arts club and my advise would be to talk to a doctor and see what he/she recomends for your child. Many parents think that Marital Arts is the answer to their child's excess energy and in some cases it is however with any marital arts there is an elliment of the child learning the art itself, sometimes for a child of 5 it maybe a bit too much.
    Talk to your doctor and see if maybe running, swimming or gymnastics could be an option. There is a really good running club in chapelizod that might be able to help you. One way or another I always say to our parents that a child will find his/her own sport even if its not a Marital Art at the end of the day you as a parent want the best for your child and if it means trying different sports to see what it is your child is happy with. Best of Luck :)


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