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questions on martial arts and kids
Nov. 6th, 2006 04:24 pmAsking this here to get maximum input.
Last month, the local branch of Tiger Shulman's Martial Arts sent a couple people (including someone in a tiger costume) to entertain kids during the PTA meeting. Our son had fun and, so far as I know, thought no more about it until he went to the store the other day with my husband and saw the tiger again. Now he's saying he wants to go, he wants to learn karate.
So I have some questions.
* How do you judge a martial arts program?
* Is 5 too young to start? Is there another martial art that would be better than karate at this age?
* Are there questions I should be asking the people at the program?
* Shulman's seems to run about $100 a month, though that's guessing because to get actual prices and times, one has to show up in person. Is this price good, bad, indifferent?
All help, advice, and comments appreciated.
Last month, the local branch of Tiger Shulman's Martial Arts sent a couple people (including someone in a tiger costume) to entertain kids during the PTA meeting. Our son had fun and, so far as I know, thought no more about it until he went to the store the other day with my husband and saw the tiger again. Now he's saying he wants to go, he wants to learn karate.
So I have some questions.
* How do you judge a martial arts program?
* Is 5 too young to start? Is there another martial art that would be better than karate at this age?
* Are there questions I should be asking the people at the program?
* Shulman's seems to run about $100 a month, though that's guessing because to get actual prices and times, one has to show up in person. Is this price good, bad, indifferent?
All help, advice, and comments appreciated.
