Childhood obesity is a worrying trend that needs to be addressed as urgently as possible. Overweight children not only suffer from all kinds of health problems, they are invariably the targets of bullying in school and generally occupy the lowest rung of the social ladder among their peers. Telling an obese child to control his/her food intake or to substitute high calorie snacks with healthier ones is a pointless task – all it does is hammer hom (more…)
Archive for April, 2000
Combat Obesity in Children With Martial Arts
Thursday, April 13th, 2000Martial Arts And Self Defense
Monday, April 10th, 2000There is a serious, even deadly problem in the world of martial arts and self defense.
Most people assume that if someone has their black belt or competes in martial arts competitions that they already know how to defend themselves, but that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Having a Black Belt in any martial art does not mean you’re ready to protect yourself in the real world.
Over the past three decades there have been a (more…)