KARATE AS A SPORT
Karate tournaments can provide young students very valuable challenges to discover their strengths and weaknesses. The added pressure of performing in front of people can be quite a challenge to overcome. The young karate kids can evaluate themselves both in terms of karate skills and the abilities when they compete with other kids, other styles and other dojos. Just getting up and performing their katas or form is quite scary to young and older people as well. If approach properly karate tournament can be a very beneficial and motivating tool for kids in the long term. Life itself is a series of competition in school and at work and learning that early gives kids edge over other kids who don’t do sport or don’t do karate at all.
Participating in tournament is a great opportunity to challenge yourself and overcome the fear of performing in front others and large audiences. Regular participation in tournaments will reduce the chances that young kids will “freeze in fear" should they need to defend themselves against an unknown attacker.
Many child psychologists recommend that children have opportunities to participate in a safe and fair competition.
Karate tournaments is another are a fantastic way for young students to build and their self-confidence. Tournaments force them prepare and practice more to be the best they can be. It gives the kids an opportunity to display their skills and knowledge, hard work, the results of their own hard work, when parents participate, support and encouraged them as part of one team, with coaches, and fellow karate athletes.
Parent and Team encouragement during a noisy tournament and know that a team of support is behind them can of great success and turning point in the student's self-confidence.