Improved Self Confidence
	Better physical & mental health.
	Improved coordination.
	Flexibility & increased muscle & bone development.
	Awareness of stranger danger and proper response.
	Improved grades & academic performance.
	Problems at home?  You will notice improvement as your student progresses in our class.

	Positive instructor role models.
	Being able to stand up for yourself.
	Reduced shyness & increased sense of self.
	Positive body image & development.
	For Self-Defense.  (Fact:  One in three people will be assaulted & one in five women are sexually assaulted...are you or your child prepared?)  If you fail to prepare your family for this hard fact then it is the same as not wearing a seat belt.  You increase their chance for injury and decrease their chance for surviving the encounter.
	Ability to achieve awards and recognition for individual development.
	Fun and challenging classes designed for children of all ages.
	To learn the values of goal setting & accomplishment.
	To build a better world starting with yourself.
	To learn how to deal with emotions of fear, anxiety, jealously, and anger in a positive way.
	To take pride in themselves, their school and their family.
	To involve the whole family.  The family that kicks together, sticks together!
	To learn discipline & self respect.
	Understand that giving children the knowledge of martial arts & self confidence empowers children.
	Martial arts often improves medical conditions such as ADD, depression, obesity, anxiety etc.
	To instill the core values of Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance Self Confidence & Indomitable Spirit.
	Because it is just too much fun!

Join the USA Moo Sool classes and start seeing the difference in your child today!

 

	Martial arts will make my child violent or abusive.  Absolutely false.  Instructors teach that martial arts are only for self-defense purposes and are to be used as last resort after all other measures have been exhausted.  It is a fact that when an individual has knowledge then he or she is more likely  to respond with little or no force at all because they are not acting out of fear but from a higher place and therefore have the self confidence and self restraint not to respond with greater than necessary force to stop an attack.  Students at our school learn confident body posture, avoidance techniques, awareness of surroundings, verbal defense, negotiation, as well as the necessary physical & mental techniques to be able to defend ones self and decrease the chances of serious injury, death or kidnapping.  When people know nothing, they often do nothing!   They panic and freeze out of fear.  Put some "tools" in your families self defense tool box and they will be ready if something does happen.
	Martial arts are a form of religion.  Absolutely false.  True, Buddhist monks did study martial arts.  However this religious connection has been popularized on TV shows & movies.  The reason the monks studied martial arts was the fact that they where easy targets for bandits & thieves.   So the monks, in order to protect themselves, often during long and lonely travel periods, would train in the various martial arts.  Throwing a kick does not make you a monk no more than wearing a cross makes you Christian or Catholic.  We do not have any religious connections or teachings taught in our martial art classes and we have people of all faiths within our school.  Everyone is welcome!
	Martial arts will make my daughter / spouse / loved one less feminine.   If anything it can make them more feminine by toning and conditioning their bodies & minds, often losing unnecessary weight and improving cardio performance.  This myth often comes from men  who are often insecure about themselves and feel a need to control the household and women in general.  What they truly fear is a woman growing up to be less submissive (to them) and more assertive, independent  & confident.   Knowing that 1 in 5 women are sexually assaulted & child luring & abductions occur daily, why in the world would anyone not want their loved one to be confident, strong and able to defend themselves?  Although it is a fathers duty to protect their family, you are not doing them any favors by withholding the training & skill they need to survive, knowing that some day, a very real and violent assault could come their way.  And if or when it does you can bet you will not be around to help them.  Give them the self confidence & tools they need now to prepare them for what we all hope will never happen later.
	I am worried my child will get injured.  This is a common concern because it is our duty as parents to protect them from harm.  However, our classes are very safe.   Of course anytime you do anything that involves moving your body you risk getting injured.  However you will be pleased to know that more injuries occur playing such common sports as baseball, skateboarding, football, running, bike riding and paintball than occur in a martial arts class.   Even dance and gymnastics have more serious injuries than martial arts training.  Why is this?  Because people think you are fighting and striking each other all the time and hitting each other with full contact shots!  Not true.  Yes we do sparring but full protective safety gear is a requirement consisting of head guard, mouth guard, groin cup, hands & foot protectors, shin guards and optional chest protectors.  The gear is not for full contact, knock out fighting.  It is for both persons safety and light to medium contact is only allowed to the body.  Facial shots are no contact for beginners and light contact for advanced students.  Dangerous but illegal techniques are not allowed in sparring.  Such techniques include; kicking to the knee, striking with the elbows, eye pokes, neck shots, back of head and spine, knees to groin etc.  Save those techniques for when you need effective street self defense.  Only about 25% of the class is dedicated to sparring and this is only after the student has learned some basic techniques, blocking, dodging skills, etc.  Most of the class consists of partner drills, exercises, target drills, kicking techniques, throws, heavy bag training, forms, self defense, line drills etc.  Common minor injuries include; minor sprains, muscle pulls, sore muscles and the rare bloody nose from a misplace punch.  Over the years we have had several students come into our class wearing casts or sporting injuries from other endeavors.  None of which occurred while training or practicing the martial arts.  Their injuries were usually from falls or running into someone or something (ball, pavement, etc)  during an activity, such as playing soccer, baseball, falling off a bike etc.  Most accidents that do occur in class are very minor and could have been prevented if the students had listened to their instructor.  We don't allow horseplay, unsupervised sparring, excessive contact, anger or verbal abuse in our classes.  We expect all students to be mindful and respectful of others and to be alert for dangerous behavior both in the dojang and outside it as well.
	Do black belts have to register their hands/feet with the police as deadly weapons?  This is a question that has been around for years and is still asked by the rare few.  This is false.  No registering is required.  It is also not a requirement to warn someone who is threatening you that you are trained in a martial art.  That gives away the element of surprise when the attacker thinks they have an easy target.  It also might increase the chances of them pulling a weapon or getting their buddies to help assault you.