Perhaps there are many people who will not agree that martial arts is a way to live a healthy lifestyle. Well, for those of you who would believe this I have to disagree.

I have never been in any sort of martial arts, but I still believe that a disciplined lifestyle is beneficial in many ways. Whatever discipline you choose to study. It will teach you control, and obviously discipline. Martial Arts also gives the valuable gift of confidence. People who have spent years studying Karate, Kung-Fu, or which ever have gained a great amount of confidence in themselves to accomplish some great things. And to take on many of life's most difficult of tasks.

Martial Arts not only teaches and trains you to be physically strong, but also teaches you to be calm and to have good thought control in the most frightening of situations. When I was young like most other kids I used to adore the though of being involved in Karate or something similar. You know the thought of doing spin kicks and fancy fighting moves, and more or less being able to kick someone's ass with relative ease. Now no matter how fun that would sound to some people, that's not really what it's all about. Yes it do teach you how to fight more specifically self-defense, but as people learn when studying it for years it's more of a mental well-being than a physical state.

Everyone can look at different people with bad tempers and think to their self its good thing they can't fight, by that I mean with martial arts (anyone can throw a punch) but all in all they would probably be the best choice for such lessons. It do teach control and for people with bad tempers that could be the best thing for them.

So for anyone who is interested in signing themselves up or their children or whoever, in nearly every community and town there are men and women who teach it. So check it out, it could be the best activity for your physical and mental health that you could ever embark upon!

---HuDson