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HI
Just a question. Has anyone here ever tried martial arts. I have read that it is a wonderful form of exercise for children and adults with AS since it is not a type of cross the finish line the fastest type of thing. I am thinking about enrolling my son. I think he will like it because he can go at his own pace and it is a one person type of activity as opposed to team sport with all the comotion and yelling. Any input would be appreciated.

Hi, I did shotokan karate for a couple of years when growing up, and it definitely made me fitter and stronger. Your son may benefit from the routine and the disciplined form of the katas etc - I loved them. Sparring may be more problematic depending on his personality, but personally it did my confidence good overall. I am considering re-enrolling, but think I should lose a few (?) pounds first or I'll sprain something...

Dunc

Thanks for the information!

Martial arts and stretching allow greater
focus on internalness by eliminating
thought temporaily and through fitness
and physical well being clear thought
can come instead.

I would recommend it , besides the
practical side of self-defense.

Sincerely,
Ghosthunter

I have plenty of friends who do martial arts... I read books about it...

The thing about martial arts is... it requires extreme levels of mental focus and concentration... something you usually do not have in a combat scenario...

It's just a thought...

This internal focus goes beyond
combat(that is of course not of
interest to me-Combat referred
to). It allow fluency in thought.

sincerely,
Ghosthunter

P.S....I appologize for ruining your
Hitler story Feste-Feris , I hope were
still on some speaking terms.

Id love to do a martial art, but it will have to wait till i start university

Thanks for your opinions. I liked this quote from a book about AS. Martial arts have a structured regimen with levels fo achievement that promote self discipline. Learning the moves in martial arts involves lots of visual repititon something my child thrives upon. It also promotes making slow deliberate, and methodical brain body connecetions in order to be conscious of how all part`s of ones body move and relate to one another. Also moving up the tiered level of colored belts is a tangible visual way for him to measure his achievement, I am glad to see that you also feel this is something that would be beneficial to him. Your thoughts are of great value to me as I try to do what is best for him and to not make too many mistakes as his NT mom.

I'm into Tai kwon do and exercise almost every day. The health benefits can't be beat. No one needs big weight sets and gyms to get fit and healthy.

I used to do judo for almost 10 years. I have to say its very handy for the development. That is so because this will help a bit for things like physicial contact some us dont like.

Most martial arts are peaceful and spiritual at their roots. Fighting is not the primary motivation, defence and excercise are. I have recently been studying a South American art called "capoiera", it is extremely interesting.

I am a four-year letterman in wrestling. In my opinoin wrestling is a martial art, and I got pretty good at it. It doesn't require some of the more tricky stuff in other martial arts but does require a good balance (just crouch low to the ground all the time, and you'll probably be fine) and a knowlegdge of levearge. . .

Wrestling is not peaceful in any way, but it is a great way to beat people up without getting into trouble or hurt, and it is fun.

Hi I thank you all once again. We went to observe the karate class yesterday he really seemed to enjoy it. He participated in some of the katas ?sp. I spoke to the master (sensay) teacher and we are going to try our first official class Thursday. I talked to the teacher re eye contact since during the last class he insisted on it from his other students. I explained that if you make C maintain eye contact he will not hear anything he is saying because maintaining that contact for long periods is not comfortable to him. He understood and appreciated the input. If you have a moment is there any thing else you can think of that I need to talk to his teacher about so that he can be sucessful. I think C would love wrestling as well, he already wrestles with his dad at home they do grapling at the end of class which is basically wrestling and he was very excited to see that.

I've tried martial arts before, but I can't stand the discipline and I hate being told what to do.
And whats with all this honour BS anyway? Do you think a thug is gonna be honourable when you get mugged?
IMO I'd rather fight dirty and live than fight honourably and end up in a shallow grave.

EDIT: Of course I'm not advocating fighting at all- the best thing to do is avoid conflict if at all possible. And if you are mugged it is usually best to just hand over what you've got and avoid any sort of physical confrontation.

My cruel Sensei in the Hymalayan training camp was called Cruel Master Koko. He used to make me balance on poles all day with poisnous snakes below. And he made me hold red hot pokers to test my stamina. If I did it wrong he would hit me with his cattle prod to punish me. In the end I chopped his head off during sword training and returned home to begin my mission.

I take both Aikido and Cuong Nhu. I recommend taking some form of marital arts, especially for AS with gross motor problems. It forces you to think about how your body moves.