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Tournaments, And Why You Shouldn’t Do Them
In the majority of Martial Arts schools there are 2 ways to increase in rank. The first is belt test and the second is tournaments, or to say it more plainly; beat a belt of a higher rank on the mat in front of a crowd and a judge.
At The Academy Of Martial Arts we do not participate in tournaments. Our experience is that they provide a false sense of security and encourage aggressiveness. For example, if a yellow belt beats an orange belt, now the yellow belt feels like he can beat all orange belts. Often times, this yellow belt will now feel like he is better than other yellow belts, and treat them with disrespect. Who is to say that the orange belt was simply off, or maybe just not as trained as he/she needed to be?
Academy Of Kempo Martial Arts students learn that the art is not to be displayed publicly unless absolutely required, and then only to disarm or incapacitate. It should never be used to boast of one’s abilities or “prove” something. It has been proven over and over, that martial art students who deviate from this thinking almost always end up getting hurt by a more skilled student because they picked a fight.
Even A Mom Of 5 Can Fit This Into Her Schedule
It is often hard to find time to go to the gym once a month let alone a weekly martial art lesson. Not to worry. We work with you in making time for your personal training. We have night and day classes and we can accommodate your personal schedule. Not finding time in your day shouldn’t be what holds you back from reaching your full potential in the martial arts.
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