Karate for Kids - Improved School Grades

When I first heard that karate could help improve my son's grades, I was skeptical. How could learning to punch and kick help his performance in school? But after watching him struggle and grow more and more frustrated with school, I was willing to try anything. So we enrolled him in a karate program at a truly remarkable martial arts school, ATA Martial Arts. And it worked. It wasn't an overnight change. It happened gradually. I talked with his karate instructor's Master Gehring & Mr. Cox  about the change in academic performance and they told us about what goes into learning karate. They told me about the importance of focus in karate, a trait crucial in school. Along with focus was discipline. Goal setting, something I would think about in karate but know is needed at school, was in the form of belt rankings. Most importantly, he came away from each lesson with a little more confidence. A changed child has changed our family life and even we as the parents have now enrolled. Our family can sum up ATA Martial Arts by saying it is
"The Best Martial Arts Facility" in OHIO. Thank you! 

ATA Martial Arts & Weight Loss

As a grandparent, I was naturally worried about the weight of my little one. At four years of age, he seemed to be much larger then children his age. I did not want to put him on a diet of any sort or curb his eating at such an early age. So, the idea that a karate class could help my child lose weight, as it involved vigorous movements, interested me. Not only did it bring discipline to my child, his continuous involvement in karate classes brought his weight down gradually and in a healthy manner. It did not take unreasonable hours of practice but rather a sustained 30-45 minute karate class a couple times a week for this miracle. It helped improve his confidence as well as his interaction with his friends. Overall, it proved to be the kind disciplinarian help that I was looking for.
  Bill. from Oh.