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Mixed Winnipeg Martial Arts could be the fastest growing sport in North america right now. It's on TV, it's on peoples clothes, it's on the video game consoles and the action figures are in the toy section at the department store.

Now when the topic of Kids doing MMA pops up, it is only natural that lots of people cringe just a little, and rightly so. The only thing a lot of people know of this sport could be the top amount of professional athletes and the rules used at that level, which will be not at all something kids should be doing.

But the truth is, the vast majority of people training in MMA are never planning to fight in a professional match. Many adults which can be entering competitions won't compete under those rules. Like other martial arts that involve striking there is a wide range of rule sets from amateur as much as professional.

What is "safe" for young ones to do in the fighting styles has been more developed over many years. Kids doing Martial Arts Winnipeg don't do something that wasn't getting done in Karate, Judo and Wrestling classes for years. Actually they often do less of the riskier aspects. They don't kick to the head plus they don't get extra points for high impact throws and takedowns.

Most of the bad reputation MMA gets is just a lack of experience with it, especially at amateur levels with what actually happens in class. MMA classes are fun, they are safe, and they are an extremely intense work out. The last thing any gym owner wants is injuries, and after more then 10 years of teaching I have yet to see a child with such a thing close to a serious injury.

Taken in the same context consider our national sport. Players skate around on ice with blades on their feet slamming each other into each other, the boards, swinging sticks around and stepping into bare knuckle fist fights in almost every game. If all you knew of hockey was seeing a few professional games, you could easily come away with a very negative perception, and cringe quite hard at the looked at children playing the game. But just about everyone has played the game at a amateur level in some form, even if it absolutely was just through fitness center class in school. We realize that what happens on tv is not the same as what goes on in a game played by 8-year olds.

But aren't we just teaching young ones to hurt each other?

Absolutely not. We are teaching them the precise opposite, how to perhaps not hurt each other, and just how to keep themselves from getting hurt.

Kiddies learning MMA are training with friends, under close supervision. Safety and self-control are always top priorities. Deliberately causing injury just isn't tolerated in training and competition. Athletes aren't only accountable for their own, but in addition their opponents safety. They truly are needed to remain calm and act intelligently at all times. Anger and attempts to hurt others do not lead to victory in this sport, they cause defeat. Instead athletes must develop the capacity to remain calm under great pressure, to be patient and to act intelligently and strategically also to show good sportsmanship in victory and defeat.

As they progress they learn leadership skills, helping younger and less experienced kids with techniques and strategy. Young children helping others beat them in training is just a amazing thing to see, and a great show of humility and respect. Yet every son or daughter that trains can do it as they gain experience. They will learn how to value helping new students and younger students succeed is more valuable then "easy wins".

To top it all off Martial Arts demands a very high standard of health and fitness. Every muscle is employed, out of each and every position and in every direction possible. The workout is intense and in a time of declining health and fitness being involved in fitness program is important for healthier living.