KARATE BENEFITS
Karate offers both Physical and Mental Benefits
Physical Benefits include
- Improved reflexes and
coordination
- Increased performance in all
physical activities
- Increased strength and stamina
so you feel great all day
- Increased flexibility and weight
control for better overall
fitness
- Cardiovascular workouts ( heart
and lungs ) to keep you in top
shape
- Greatly improved balance
- Ability to defend yourself
TAEKWON-DO AND PHYSICAL FITNESS
The study of Taekwon-Do offers
several unique advantages to the
physical fitness of the student.
No doubt one of life's most
treasured assets is good health.
Therefore, one of the great
cardinal sins of mankind is his
abuse of this asset.
Wealth, power, fame and the
blessing of physical beauty are
all relatively unimportant if
one does not possess good
health. An individual owes it to
himself and his family to
constantly maintain and improve
his health. Parents should see
theirs child's heath is their
utmost concern."
"Taekwon-Do may be practiced
individually or in groups
without the use of weights or
special equipment. It is, in
most cases, practiced alone
except the sparring. Since the
body sets its own limits,
injuries or strains are rare and
the physical condition of the
student paces him automatically.
The entire muscle system of the
body, from the fingers to the
toes, is brought into play.
The training does not produce
large knotty muscles; it tends
to exchange flabby fat tissue
for lean tissue. The thick
muscles developed through weight
training tend to push the blood
vessels apart without adding new
ones to fill the gap. Such
tissue has difficulty in
receiving oxygen and disposing
of waste through the blood
stream and thus tires more
easily.
Taekwon-Do's high repetition,
low resistance movements develop
a longer, leaner and more
flexible musculature. Such
muscles have more of their areas
close to blood supply routes,
thus producing maximum endurance
and well-being. The emphasis in
twisting the trunk in executing
the kicking movements and in
counterbalancing the hand
movements builds a firm,
well-muscled abdomen. The high
leg raise preceding most of the
kicks in Taekwon-Do also
develops the side of the trunk
and inner thigh muscles.
The study of Taekwon-Do is
particularly recommended for
women because of its development
of the lower abdomen, hips and
inner thighs; areas which
produce a youthful feminine
figure for women of all ages.
After childbirth in particular,
these areas are stretched and
weakened; Taekwon-Do training is
ideal to restore muscle tone for
health as well as appearance.
The typical training regimen,
involving extensive movements of
the entire body, raises the
pulse rate and oxygen
characteristics of the hearth
and lungs over an extended
period. This increased
ventilation is termed an aerobic
effect.
The training tends to normalizes body weight in
that it results in a gain of
solid tissue for the underweight
and a loss of body fat for the
obese. The estimated
calorie-consumption for a
vigorous Taekwon-Do workout is
about six hundred calories per
hour, one of the highest for any
sports activity.
Mental Benefits
include:
- Improved concentration for better work and study habits
- Stress reduction and the ability to
relax
- Confidence in knowing you can defend
yourself and your family
- Confidence in knowing how to deal
with bullies and other
confrontations
- A positive attitude toward life
through self-confidence and
self-discipline
- Self-esteem and your outlook on life
- Respect for yourself and those
around you
- Motivation and an 'I Can Do It'
attitude
E-mail Us for more Information
Kreimer's Karate Institute,Inc
1460-C West Patrick St
Frederick, MD 21702
Phone:(301) 695-3347
(Entrance off Old Camp Rd)
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