Mental Benefits of Taekwondo- Confidence and Self-Respect

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The mental benefits of taekwondo are actually endless, but two important ones you may not know about are confidence and self respect. Most people see martial arts as a purely physical sport…. But it actually requires quite a bit of mental stamina and self talk. We help hundreds of people in our American Top Team Ashburn community transform into their best versions of themselves through the power of martial arts and self defense. Here’s how:

Confidence is a Huge Advantage of Martial Arts

Advantage of Martial Arts

There’s probably an area of your life that you already feel confident in, like your performance at your job or your ability to be there for your spouse when they need you. You might already feel confident in your body and even hit the gym every day.

But how confident do you feel in your ability to protect yourself? If it came down to it, would you know how to defend yourself against an attacker? Would you know how to save the lives of the people you love?

There are huge advantages of taekwondo. It helps you maintain physical fitness and discipline in your life. It also teaches you how to defend yourself and develop self-confidence. Taekwondo is an excellent way to release stress and improve your focus. The benefits of taekwondo for kids are not just physical, but mental and emotional as well. When you learn taekwondo, you will develop a strong mind and body, and the skills you learn will last a lifetime.

Self-Respect: A Little-Known Benefit

Self-Respect

These are scary questions, but they’re necessary, and fear can sometimes motivate you to act appropriately- nothing worse than not knowing self defense in an emergency and wishing you did!

Learning how to protect yourself and the people you love is so important. It’s why our mission is to teach EVERYONE in the Ashburn area how to defend themselves against an attacker. It’s not just because it saves lives, either: imagine how much more confident you could be if you were positive that you could handle any physical situation that came your way. That knowledge of self defense would just be one more thing for you to feel confident about. It’s a huge mental benefits of taekwondo.

How These Mental Benefits of Taekwondo Change Lives

Mental Benefits of Taekwondo

So we all want to be confident people – but why is self respect important? It’s because once you learn to respect yourself and your body, you begin making better choices. When you decide to take martial arts classes, you may notice you feel more energized.

You may start to want to eat healthier and think, “I wouldn’t be respecting my body if I ate this… I want to feel amazing so I’ll skip the chips.” You may also find yourself wanting to take a walk in the afternoon or finally making time for a hike with a friend. This just makes you even more confident because you’re doing right by your body, you have more energy to do things that benefit you, and you feel in alignment with your best self. The voice in your head saying “Let’s eat better” or “Go for that run” is finally being heard. Another thing – when you respect yourself, you start to treat others with more kindness and humility because you see and respect them, too. This makes OTHERS more confident because they feel your kindness, and then they pass that feeling on to others… and there’s a compound effect in the community. And then the world becomes a better place. It’s all because of this ancient practice we call martial arts.

Confidence & Self Respect – Join Us to Learn More!

Confidence & Self Respect

Picture this – a new student will come in to start training, and within months, they’ll get promoted at work. Or negotiate a better salary. They may even find the courage to ask someone on a date. Or speak their mind to a disrespectful colleague. These things don’t just happen out of the blue – they happen because martial arts classes build confidence and self respect. Period. Again, when you respect yourself, you also start to treat yourself better. You start to realize that you deserve better treatment from others, professionally and personally, and you find the courage to stand up for what you want.

Do you see now how the mental benefits of martial arts can seriously change your life? Just these two benefits- the mix of self respect and confidence- can help you realize that other people’s judgments can’t hurt you. When YOU know how awesome you are because you leave your martial arts class feeling super accomplished, you’re not going to shy away from creating awesomeness in your own life. You make bold decisions in your life, embark on exciting new adventures, and do the things you never thought you could do.

It’s awesome! One last thing. In terms of textbook mental health, martial arts provides serious benefits. Staying active, maintaining a fulfilling social life, achieving new goals each week- these are the basic building blocks of mental health that martial arts classes can provide. Your mood and health can improve tremendously right alongside your mindset.

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