Re: What Martial Arts do your kids learn

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> I normally don't start the first post here but you can pretend I am my mom if

you wish lol. But anyway I am about to go to Korea (first real job wootwoot

lol), and assuming I could (which is a quite big assumption) it would be cool to

start learning martial arts in an Asian country, which I have always wanted to

do. Granted, I have heard that most kids in Asia learn martial arts from a

quite young age (which I am not), they do everything they can to promote martial

arts over there so I am hoping I can find a sensei to teach me when I don't know

a bit of Korean.

Congratulations on the job! Sounds exciting!

I don't have any comment on the type of martial arts, but I think it is

important to find a place where they do some individual instruction. You'll

have to ask them to describe their classes (before wasting your time observing

one). The classes may be group classes, but they pull students out one by one

throughout the class to work with them at some places. The more help they need,

the more time they'll spend with them. This is how they did it where my kids

went, and the little sessions were included at no extra charge. Although the

lessons weren't cheap. But it made a huge difference.

And you can always pay for private/semi-private lessons. I never found a place

with small classes--can't make money that way.

Also, you will need to come up with a system of keeping track of your uniform

and belt and keeping it clean and ironed. Believe it or not, having the

required uniform in a known location and ready to wear was a major problem for

us. They cost too much to buy a bunch of them to have on hand for people with

normal budgets. This actually was a large part of why we quit martial arts. My

kids would not help me keep track of the uniforms and it was driving me batty.

That was in elementary school.

Ruth

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I should, I am teaching English which should be weird, seeing as how I am

slightly dyslexic and can't spell (should be a lot of mistakes to correct for

the kids! lol). So if you say tkd is good for aspies I will take your word for

it, now I just need to figure out how to get an English speaking (at least a lil

bit) sensei, in a nonEnglish speaking country. I will check out ex-pat stuff,

should help out. Thanks!

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> I normally don't start the first post here but you can pretend I am my mom if

you wish lol. But anyway I am about to go to Korea (first real job wootwoot

lol), and assuming I could (which is a quite big assumption) it would be cool to

start learning martial arts in an Asian country, which I have always wanted to

do. Granted, I have heard that most kids in Asia learn martial arts from a quite

young age (which I am not), they do everything they can to promote martial arts

over there so I am hoping I can find a sensei to teach me when I don't know a

bit of Korean.

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> So anyway back to my question, what martial arts do your kids learn? I have

searched the internet and seen that there are a lot of " theraputic " martial arts

for aspies, which at my age I don't really want to learn, and probably will have

a much harder time learning in a foreign country. Taekwando is obviously the

main martial art I can learn over there, and I have also seen that Kendo

(Japanese style of swordfighting, basically fencing meets Karate) is popular

over there, if not just a tad bit less practicle for real life situation, as

probably are a couple others. So has anyone had luck teaching their goofs (I am

a goof too so its not an insult) a martial art like these, or regular plain ole

karate (depending on the style and sensei they are a lot alike, just karate has

more hand attacks and the like). Any responses will be helpful.

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My soon to be 14 y/o takes Tang Su Do--which is also Korean-- at McCoy's Action

Karate in Auburn. I *highly* recommend it and we have another Aspie friend who

has gone since age 10 and has a black belt in Kenpo and it working on the Tang

Su Do belt. They are a wonderful team of sensei's there and I can't rave about

them enough.

Hope this helps!

Good luck to you,

Tonya

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> I normally don't start the first post here but you can pretend I am my mom if

you wish lol. But anyway I am about to go to Korea (first real job wootwoot

lol), and assuming I could (which is a quite big assumption) it would be cool to

start learning martial arts in an Asian country, which I have always wanted to

do. Granted, I have heard that most kids in Asia learn martial arts from a

quite young age (which I am not), they do everything they can to promote martial

arts over there so I am hoping I can find a sensei to teach me when I don't know

a bit of Korean.

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> So anyway back to my question, what martial arts do your kids learn? I have

searched the internet and seen that there are a lot of " theraputic " martial arts

for aspies, which at my age I don't really want to learn, and probably will have

a much harder time learning in a foreign country. Taekwando is obviously the

main martial art I can learn over there, and I have also seen that Kendo

(Japanese style of swordfighting, basically fencing meets Karate) is popular

over there, if not just a tad bit less practicle for real life situation, as

probably are a couple others. So has anyone had luck teaching their goofs (I am

a goof too so its not an insult) a martial art like these, or regular plain ole

karate (depending on the style and sensei they are a lot alike, just karate has

more hand attacks and the like). Any responses will be helpful.

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To help you make a decision, I suggest that you visit the individual schools to see if you like the teacher, the teaching style, and if the schedule fits yours. Most martial arts schools welcome visitors, but you should call first and ask when it's OK to come. There are all kinds of martial arts - some emphasize self defense and others are more aggressive. Within the same kind of martial art, there can be a wide range of teaching styles and so you really should check out the teacher. Personally I like Tai Chi for myself. My husband used to teach karate, but now practices Aikido. My son does Aikido as well. He tried other martial arts, but Aikido was a good match for him. I liked that his warm up exercises were the same as what his OT therapist suggested to help him with hand-eye coordination. I also liked that the classes included meditation, plus they

made the students sweep up the room afterwards. I lived in Japan for 6 years and studied Tai Chi at two schools. One was a regular dojo, but it was long commute & then later I found a good class at a community center close by. The classes were a bargain besides being a great way to meet local people, plus a good way to take care of your health. Hope you have a great trip!