We share your concern - child obesity is an enormous problem throughout the world, and the epidemic is only set to get worse. Martial Arts provides a great all over body workout, forcing participants to use muscles that are rarely exercised.

Yes we understand that social skills is a crucial aspect of childhood and a lack of it can really show and affect the child as they grow older. Martial Arts, with its team work and skill sharing, is one of the activities that encourages and promotes this in a healthy way.

Team work is something required in school, the workplace and everyday life. Martial Arts is impossible without effective team work, enabling them to develop necessary skills in a supportive fun environment.

Many kids suffer from lack of self esteem, however confident they may appear. Martial Arts is rewarding in every sense, and awards and competitions will help to boost their self-esteem and confidence.

With discipline being such a leading factor in Martial Arts it is easy for this routine to cross over into everyday life, ensuring better practices and attitude when dealing with all manner of situations.

The modern world presents many problems for concentration and focus, with distractions everywhere. Each session of Martial Arts will improve your child's focus incrementally as they are motivated to learn something new and different - this will require lengthy concentration.

Getting children to understand the notion of respect for others and their elders is no easy task, but Martial Arts certainly helps, emphasising its value.

Martial Arts is one of the few sports that requires as much listening and paying attention as it does physical activity. Martial Arts is all about self-improvement and growing within the sport, and so target setting and achieving goals plays a big part. With discipline being such a leading factor in Martial Arts it is easy for this routine to cross over into everyday life, ensuring better practices and attitude when dealing with all manner of situations.

Soo Bahk Do is an excellent form of exercise - scientific studies have proven that adults who take part have better stamina, strength, flexibility and muscle endurance.

Soo Bahk Do is a fun way of staying in shape - adults who take up our Art have less body fat than those with a more sedentary lifestyle.

Martial Arts in particular Soo Bahk Do is one of the few physical activities that all the Family can enjoy together it’s a wonderful way for parents to spend more time with their partner and/or their children.

Those who take up Soo Bahk Do can use their confidence and awareness of their surroundings as well as, if necessary, their balance, agility and skills to avoid physical confrontations by quickly recognising potentially problematic situations and preventing them from escalating. You will have the necessary skillset to deal with a violent confrontation.

Training in Soo Bahk Do will help to reduce stress and lessen tension by giving an opportunity to relieve the anxiety which has built up during day to day life.

Forget social networks and text messaging - training in Martial Arts develops focus and improves levels of concentration through its set tempo and exercises in-cooperating focus and breath control.

We find most people have reservations about taking up an activity - a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step - what we found it that physical coordination tends to improve rapidly in adults who take up Soo Bahk Do.