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Many physical activities, from sports to mountain hiking, tend to be considered typically male. This somewhat limited approach does not take into account the many benefits and pleasures that anyone can derive from these activities. Martial arts classes for women have many benefits for women.
Here are some reasons why every woman should practice martial arts.
Learning self-defense techniques
Ensuring one’s safety is a fundamental aspect of life and survival. Martial arts teach you techniques to protect yourself. Although it is impossible to foresee every situation, you can prepare yourself to be vigilant, observant, responsive, adapt to conflict situations, and be defensive.
Improve your self-confidence
One of the beneficial effects of self-defense techniques is self-confidence. The serene confidence that you will acquire by learning to defend yourself will be felt in other areas of your life.
As you see your progress in developing your defense and attack techniques, you will become more self-confident. You will get to know your body better, you will develop your strength and reactivity, both physically and morally.
The continuous contact you will have with the coach and other students will also help you improve your approach to social life. By the time you yourself are able to help a student with a particular technique that was difficult for you before, then you will have acquired an excellent level of self-confidence.
Developing your mental strength
Martial arts for women are not easy. In some classes you can burn up to 700+ calories. It takes tens of hours of practice to progress and become totally comfortable with certain techniques. There is never an end to the training that you can do over and over again. The perseverance you need in martial arts will extend to other areas of your life.
When you continue to “fight” in training while your opponent “hits” you (of course these are not real fights!), few problems in life will get the better of you, and your level of psychological and mental resistance will be really high.
Make friends
Most people who come to a martial arts class want to improve something in their lives. This positive goal and environment brings support and smiles as it is a wonderful opportunity to build friendships. Furthermore, when you participate in a class as hard as martial arts together, in a group, you form a bond with other students who are “suffering” like you!
Improve your lifestyle
The more you train, the more your body will demand that you be treated well. At some point, even the way you eat and choose your food will change. This allows you to progress better during the classes in the discipline you have chosen to practice. You will end up feeling bad if you don’t eat well. Or if you eat fast food, drink too much alcohol, or don’t get enough sleep. The more you train, the more stress you will express.
You’ll get better out of frustrating situations. And you’ll develop your own strategies to better manage difficult life situations. And you’ll do it with more serenity and perspective. Women’s martial arts are the ideal way to have a positive impact on your life, beyond just physical fitness.