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If it’s not yet pretty obvious how martial arts improves your health and wellbeing, here are ten helpful reminders - and might just be the push you need to take up a class now! Improved respiratory health If you think  H.I.I.T (High-Intensity Interval Training) makes it hard to catch your breath, wait till you try martial arts training. Regardless of the type of class you take, martial arts improves your oxygen consumption which contributes to better blood pressure and heart rate. An hour of a session can burn up to 500 calories which is why it’s great for weight loss...

If you’re not into those movies or series, there are other video platforms that you can opt to enjoy. YouTube is one example of this and it is the second most popular search engine. It's one of the most effective ways to reach a large audience, whether you're marketing a program or informing students about a certain skill you want them to learn. If you have your spare time to visit martial arts YouTubers, here are 8 YouTube accounts you must visit and watch out for! Live martial arts  If you’re a woman martial artist you’ll surely be inspired to...

Children are easy learners. They easily adapt to their environment and they easily capture important lessons that are taught to them. This is the reason why learning martial arts can have a very crucial role in your children’s growth. Here are 4 reasons why learning self-defense is important for children: Safety  Many parents often enroll their children in martial arts classes mainly for self-defense though it isn’t the only thing martial arts can teach them. Learning self-defense will help them to protect others and themselves in times of trouble. This can be a great way to teach your children about...

Martial arts are frequently portrayed in film and television as brutal, violent, and fundamentally hostile - but this simply isn’t the case. Even though martial arts is a physical sport, it places a greater emphasis on morals than many other sports out there. In this generation, we face different struggles and numerous hurdles that we must overcome. Learning and training martial arts will develop the values and skills that are necessary to overcome many of these challenges. Here are seven skills martial arts can teach you: Discipline Discipline is probably one of the most important values to learn in life....