Change Your Life with Martial Arts Youth Guide

Change Your Life with Martial Arts -- Your indispensable introduction to the martial arts. Suggestions for children interested in sharing this book with their parents or other children follow.

A Guide for Youth

  • What does the word "Aikido" mean?

  • What is the goal of Aikido?

  • From your reading in Change Your Life with Martial Arts, what does kata mean?

  • What do the terms forms, hyung, poomse, and sequences (tan) mean, and how do they relate to kata?

  • Also, what does kumite mean?

  • "There is no first attack in karate," is symbolized in the kata, for they all begin with a block, not a punch, nor a strike, nor a kick. Discuss the significance of this symbol and the action with someone who cares about you and wishes to listen and learn about martial arts, too. Also, write down your feelings about this important aspect of martial arts. Perhaps you could take this nugget of an idea, create some characters, and write a 500-word story that springs from this concept. Write. Write. Write. Enjoy your creativity!

  • What does Grandmaster Funakoshi say about "superhuman feats?"

  • How do the many of the grandmasters feel about the cinema's typical depictions of the martial arts?

  • Explore the interactive sections of Change Your Life with Martial Arts, answer the questions posed, then read from the major texts to see how well you surmised the answers to the questions.

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