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Mixed Winnipeg Martial Arts is the fastest growing sport in United states right now. It's on T.V., it's on peoples clothes, it's on the video game consoles and the action figures have been in the toy section at the department store.

Now when the topic of Kids doing MMA pops up, it's only natural that many people cringe only a little, and rightly so. The one thing many people know of the sport could be the very top level of professional athletes and the rules used at that level, which is definitely not something kiddies should be doing.

Nevertheless, you, most people learning MMA are never planning to fight in a professional match. Many adults which are entering competitions won't ever compete under those rules. Like other fighting styles that involve striking there is a wide variety of rule sets from amateur as much as professional.

What is "safe" for young ones to do in the fighting styles has been well established over many years. Children doing Martial Arts Winnipeg don't do anything that hasn't been getting done in Karate, Judo and Wrestling classes for a long time. Actually they often do less of the riskier aspects. They cannot kick to the head and they do not get extra points for high impact throws and takedowns.

A lot of the bad reputation MMA gets is really a not enough experience with it, particularly at amateur levels and with what actually happens in class. MMA classes are fun, they're safe, plus they are an extremely intense workout. The final thing any fitness center owner wants is injuries, and after more then 10 years of teaching I have yet to see a child with anything close to a serious injury.

Used a similar context consider our national sport. Players skate around on ice with blades on the feet slamming each other into one another, the boards, swinging sticks around and getting into bare knuckle fist fights in almost every game. If all you could knew of hockey was seeing several professional games, you could easily come away with a very negative perception, and cringe quite hard at the thought of kids playing the game. But just about everyone has played the overall game at a amateur level in a few form, even if it had been just through fitness center class in school. We all know that what goes on on television is not the same as what happens in a game played by 8-year olds.

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

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

Kiddies trained in MMA are training with friends, under close supervision. Safety and self-control are always top priorities. Deliberately causing injury is not tolerated in training and competition. Athletes are not only accountable for their own, but also their opponents safety. They've been needed to remain calm and act intelligently at all times. Anger and attempts to hurt others do not cause victory in this sport, they cause defeat. As an alternative athletes must develop the ability to remain calm under pressure, to be patient and to act intelligently and strategically and 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 really a amazing thing to see, and a great show of humility and respect. Yet every child that trains will 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 everything off Martial Arts demands a really high standard of physical fitness. Every muscle is employed, out of each and every position and in every direction possible. The work-out is intense and in a time of declining health and fitness being involved in fitness routine is important for healthy living.