Avoid violence of any type, move to the coast, buy a surfboard. This will teach you balance, make you fit, calm your mind, put a smile on your face.<p>There is no logical sense in learning a system of violence (defensive or otherwise) to improve your body and mind.<p>Goal Setting - I'm gonna paddle this board through this beach break like a dolphin<p>Persistence - Opps, it just dumped me on the beach - try again<p>Confidence - Cool, I made it to the line up<p>Nutrition - I eat a Paleolithic hunter/gatherer diet. No carbs, no dairy. Food my body was designed for.<p>Physical Fitness - Paddle, swim<p>Frustration Tolerance - Repetition, learning, fun<p>Focused Attention - All I can think about is this wave<p>Sportsmanship - It's a big ocean, go for it buddy<p>Who's the best surfer? the one having the most fun.<p>And BTW, yes I've done my share of martial arts training. If what you really want is to learn how to kick ass, go here: www.russianmartialart.com
The value of martial arts training for parents and for kids is that it distills the value of respect into kids. Everything from "Yes, sir" to thanking your parents after each class.<p>When it comes to fighting, the thousands of repetitions of self-defense moves should and could help in a situation where you don't have time to think about fighting. For example, one of my fellow classmates was walking down a street in Kingston, Jamaica and a guy grabbed his arm and he quickly and automatically broke the hold and put the guy in what is like a police hold.
"After about a year, he could do over 100 squats and 50 push-ups in near perfect form."<p>I hope you don't seriously consider push-ups depicted on the picture below to be "near perfect form"...
This is great, but be wary of your son doing too much muscle building when he is so young. I have heard from several sources that it may stunt growth. Never seen anything conclusive, but I have never looked for anything either.
...How to kick another 7 year olds a$$.<p>MMA has ruined america. There are more "tough guys" walking around now it seems with everyone so quick to want to fight. Like an advanced civilization taking a step back to more primitive ways. Now instead of team sports and learning that the whole is greater than the parts, we have 7 year olds with muscles and ego. And if you don't like it.. want to fight?