Posted: 2/16/2011 10:10:10 PM EDT
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My kids started karate lessons recently and they just LOVE it! They are Gold Belts, about to be Orange Belts.
My son love sparring and wants to compete. Can you recommend a good book that will help them at their level? thanks! |
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How old are they?
In general with kids (and adults as well) the biggest thing that can improve their abilities in any given area is to practice what is taught in class and not to try to pick it up somewhere else where there is nobody there to correct mistakes. Fixing training errors is not something you want to deal with. As far as sparing in particular is concerned, again the best way to improve is to practice under the watchful eye of the instructor. |
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How old are they? In general with kids (and adults as well) the biggest thing that can improve their abilities in any given area is to practice what is taught in class and not to try to pick it up somewhere else where there is nobody there to correct mistakes. Fixing training errors is not something you want to deal with. As far as sparing in particular is concerned, again the best way to improve is to practice under the watchful eye of the instructor. This. Also ask the instructor if you could record your kids doing their forms/drills/etc under his/her guidance. Then they can practice at home and have a good way to check if they are doing it correctly. |
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My kids started karate lessons recently and they just LOVE it! They are Gold Belts, about to be Orange Belts. My son love sparring and wants to compete. Can you recommend a good book that will help them at their level? thanks! Find an instructor who teaches an Art/Style where there is no KATA taught ever and belt rank is not an emphasis. Muay Thai, Krav Maga, Ju Jutsu traditional or sport variant. All 99.9% of Karate/Kung Fu/TKD instructors will teach your kid is useless shit and how to take a beating and look like a fool/tool while doing it. Philosophy and practices (how they are implemented) of the instructor are of the up-most importance |
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How old are they? In general with kids (and adults as well) the biggest thing that can improve their abilities in any given area is to practice what is taught in class and not to try to pick it up somewhere else where there is nobody there to correct mistakes. Fixing training errors is not something you want to deal with. As far as sparing in particular is concerned, again the best way to improve is to practice under the watchful eye of the instructor. This. Also ask the instructor if you could record your kids doing their forms/drills/etc under his/her guidance. Then they can practice at home and have a good way to check if they are doing it correctly. My kids are 9 and 7. The instructor made a special DVD that my kids have to practice their forms at home. They seem to do pretty well with it, as he goes through each form at different speeds and from different views. |
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I know you're asking something different...
but take the kids out of Karate and into a Boxing or Kickboxing gym. Pass on the Krav Maga... Krav Maga = Modern day McDojo Boxing and Kickboxing, that's where self defense is at. These are the only two with real sparring, that's how you learn to fight. |
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I know you're asking something different... but take the kids out of Karate and into a Boxing or Kickboxing gym. Pass on the Krav Maga... Krav Maga = Modern day McDojo Boxing and Kickboxing, that's where self defense is at. These are the only two with real sparring, that's how you learn to fight. Now days there are karate schools with full contact sparring. |
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I know you're asking something different... but take the kids out of Karate and into a Boxing or Kickboxing gym. Pass on the Krav Maga... Krav Maga = Modern day McDojo Boxing and Kickboxing, that's where self defense is at. These are the only two with real sparring, that's how you learn to fight. Biiiig +1. Either that or judo/wrestling. You CAN find a badass full-contact karate place, but it's a lot harder than you think. If you want your kids to actually be able to fight - get them in something that either hits hard or wrestles with full strength . |
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Not all kids are ready for full contact at age 7. Some need to be eased into it and forms and point sparing is a good way. If your kids enjoy forms, then let them go at it. They can get into the full contact stuff later when they're ready. Also, there is no reason they can't do a kickboxing or BJJ class along with the Karate.
Now, to answer your original question, books probably won't help. If you want to get them a book, get them one about the history of their art to keep them interested and give them pride in what they're doing. |
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I know you're asking something different... but take the kids out of Karate and into a Boxing or Kickboxing gym. Pass on the Krav Maga... Krav Maga = Modern day McDojo Boxing and Kickboxing, that's where self defense is at. These are the only two with real sparring, that's how you learn to fight. Sprinkle in a little Brazilian jiujitsu or at least wrestling, and PRESTO!! A perfect self defense system. |
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Not all kids are ready for full contact at age 7. Some need to be eased into it and forms and point sparing is a good way. If your kids enjoy forms, then let them go at it. They'll have time to train for UFC after they hit puberty. Now, to answer your original question, books probably won't help. If you want to get them a book, get them one about the history of their art to keep them interested and give them pride in what they're doing. Yes, I think that's a GREAT idea! Any chance you can recommend a certain book? Also, I really am not trying to push either of my kids into UFC or anything like that. Right now they are having fun and learning to be more disciplined. The school they go to is very "kid oriented" and is sport karate. There is another school nearby that teaches TaeKwon-do, Hapki-do, Judo, and Boxing and the owner trains law enforcement and SWAT. He also taught martial arts for the Army. My kids have the option of going in that direction if they want to. If my kids want to go to another level with this that's fine but they have to decide that for themselves. My son seems to be inclined to go that way with it but I doubt if my daughter will. |
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My kids started karate lessons recently and they just LOVE it! They are Gold Belts, about to be Orange Belts. My son love sparring and wants to compete. Can you recommend a good book that will help them at their level? thanks! What style of karate do they train in? |
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Quoted: My kids started karate lessons recently and they just LOVE it! They are Gold Belts, about to be Orange Belts. My son love sparring and wants to compete. Can you recommend a good book that will help them at their level? thanks! Get get better at sparring: Train, Train, and Train some more. I practiced for almost 5 years when I was younger.
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My kids started karate lessons recently and they just LOVE it! They are Gold Belts, about to be Orange Belts. My son love sparring and wants to compete. Can you recommend a good book that will help them at their level? thanks! Find an instructor who teaches an Art/Style where there is no KATA taught ever and belt rank is not an emphasis. Muay Thai, Krav Maga, Ju Jutsu traditional or sport variant. All 99.9% of Karate/Kung Fu/TKD instructors will teach your kid is useless shit and how to take a beating and look like a fool/tool while doing it. Philosophy and practices (how they are implemented) of the instructor are of the up-most importance +1 that stuff is a joke |
