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EightBySix:
--- Quote from: danny_galaga on October 29, 2009, 07:36:41 am ---Possibly. But i couldn't fight my way out of a wet paper bag, and i virtually never got bullied or picked on in school. In real life I'm a below the radar kinda guy.
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Same here. I wonder if that's something most forum members have in common - growing up in arcades... Happier in front of Starwars cabs than fights in the playground...
ChadTower:
Victims don't choose to be bullied. Maybe the primary reason you guys didn't get bullied is just the luck of not having been chosen. I moved around a lot as a kid, had an accent, and was on the smallish side. I got chosen a few times. I was never bullied more than once or twice by the same kid, though, because I was willing to take a beating to prove I was a very difficult target. Won some fights, lost some fights. Nothing a bully did to me was going to be as bad as stuff I had been through at home so I wasn't afraid to get the confrontation over with.
That said, my kids don't have any issues like that, I'm just looking for positive things to add to their lives.
Dexter:
Chad,
I used to be a Tae Kwon Do instructor and trained kids from 4 to 12 years of age. It is absolutely the best thing you can do for them. It teaches discipline, teamworking and respect, as well as the obvious physical benefits. We'd frequently teach 'trouble' kids as well as regular ones, all kinds really. Very rewarding from a personal standpoint, but seriously, DO IT!
By the way I'm not an expert on the other styles, but where Tae Kwon Do is involved there are two main types. ITF is a more militaristic/traditional style (think north korean soldiers in pyongyang square) whereas WTF is the olympic/sporty one.
ChadTower:
Thanks for the tip... most of the teachers I have asked have all said the same thing. Don't choose an art, choose a teacher. A great teacher in an art other than your initial preference is always better than a mediocre teacher to start with, I'm told.
shardian:
--- Quote from: Dexter on October 29, 2009, 09:54:46 am ---Chad,
I used to be a Tae Kwon Do instructor and trained kids from 4 to 12 years of age. It is absolutely the best thing you can do for them. It teaches discipline, teamworking and respect, as well as the obvious physical benefits. We'd frequently teach 'trouble' kids as well as regular ones, all kinds really. Very rewarding from a personal standpoint, but seriously, DO IT!
By the way I'm not an expert on the other styles, but where Tae Kwon Do is involved there are two main types. ITF is a more militaristic/traditional style (think north korean soldiers in pyongyang square) whereas WTF is the olympic/sporty one.
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I agree with this...depending on the teacher. My instructor was a punk. I wouldn't have put my young Child with him. However, we tested in Charleston at a Grand Master's studio. That was fun! I had to come on a make-up day for a belt test one time. It was intimidating because I tested privately with the Grand Master himself!
Before my test, I got to watch him instruct his class. There were several 4-5 year olds he worked with personally. He was amazing with them. So, I would observe a few classes to see how the instructor works with younger kids before even bringing your kids for a test run.
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