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ChadTower:

--- Quote from: EightBySix on October 28, 2009, 12:09:38 pm ---My kids do Jujitsu, and have since about 5 or 6. At that age it's more self defence/stranger awareness etc. My younger boy likes to think he's a ninja ;-)
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Heh.  The only close Jiu Jitsu school here is Brazillian and doesn't take students this age.  Not until they are teeangers.



--- Quote ---I wouldn't worry about the kids size as all of the pupils will be different at that age. If he can go with a friend, so much the better.
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Yeah... I did mention that more as a context setter than as any type of determining factor.  One kid is guaranteed to love it and work hard and the other may or may not depending on what mood he's in that day.

mpm32:
I think we pay $140/month.  She goes 2x a week though so that works out to be $17.50 a class which isn't unreasonable.

She's doing Tang Soo Do Karate and they do stress discipline and the mastery of the forms although I look at some of the kids, even those that are higher belts, flailing around with no regard to their form - lol

She already knew how to punch correctly, I used to box and showed her how to stand and punch.  Wasn't to smart though because she always wants to spar and her tiny fists hurt.

I don't know how much karate will help in a real fight.  In my brawling days I had no problem with several that said they were black belts. - Could have been BSing though.

In her level they do non-contact sparing in class, which I don't see as being very useful.  I'd rather have them padded up and contact sparing - maybe they do that later though.

ChadTower:

Seems pretty standard to not have contact sparring at 9 years old around here.  I haven't seen any contact sparring at that age in the schools I have looked at.

mpm32:
Ha, you're right they probably shouldn't but I'd be more entertained. - lol

ChadTower:

If you want actual contact just put them in the backyard and let them think you aren't watching.   ;D

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