The quarantine undoubtedly knocked the soil out from under almost everyone’s feet. Many things that are completely ordinary for us, so far, remain inaccessible. And at the moment, unfortunately, it is not entirely clear for what period.
Some of the children stayed at home, some were sent to their grandparents. Many adults work from home, some continue to commute to work at a standard rate, some at a reduced rate. But, undoubtedly, we all began to move much less.
Parents always want only the best for their children. To give the best education. To teach everything that they know and can. To protect from mistakes and troubles. It is right. It should be so. But there is one important point. It is imperative to give children the opportunity to make mistakes. Yes, we are sincerely convinced of this. After all, mistakes are an important component of growth.
You can find a lot of information on the Internet about special training, self-defense short courses or protection classes exclusively for women. As a rule, representatives of the beautiful half of humanity are invited to them under the guise of teaching special techniques, discovering the secrets and features of protection from a partner superior in physical performance. And the most important aspect, which the organizers of such events very often point out, is that they promise to overcome the psychological barriers that could arise as a result of extremely negative attitudes from men. Claim to help develop self-confidence. They will be trained to rebuff anyone and emerge victorious from any situation. Today we will try to understand this issue in more detail.
In an interview for Central TV Channel, our head coach, Yuri Petrovichev, together with the presenters, discussed the issues of motivation of the trainees and the cooperation of the coach and parents. The full interview can be viewed here. Also in one of the previous articles, Useful tips for practicing, raised the question that without the help of loved ones it is very difficult to move towards the goal. And today we would like to pay closer attention to the questions of how to help a child improve his results, reach great heights and just grow self-confidence. After all, it is impossible to overestimate the importance of supporting loved ones in the training process.
Quite often parents, friends and colleagues ask us if it’s scary to let their children go on vacation. Someone asks if the children will not forget over the summer everything they have been taught. We also heard that after the holidays it is absolutely impossible to discipline children. Someone appeals to the fact that trainees lose their shape and many other reasons. Today we will try to answer as broadly as possible why we consider the holidays to be obligatory and which ones we have in the Club.
In previous articles we have already talked about clothes for training, namely about keikogi, or, as we say, “kimono”. We talked about how to choose and buy a kimono for aikido correctly. What is the difference between gi for judo, karate, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and taekwondo. What kimono to choose for an adult and not only. A full article on this topic can be found here. We also managed to talk about such a convenient addition to training clothes as a rashguard. We have devoted a separate article to the peculiarities of compression clothing and its use in martial arts. Today we will talk about another important component of training equipment – about hakama.
Today we will talk about compression garments in general and, in particular, we’ll tell you about such an element of training clothing as a rashguard. First, you need to figure out what it is all about. Compression garments are garments designed and developed specifically for sports activities. Sometimes it is called the second skin, due to the fact that it is difficult to put on, it fits snugly, but at the same time does not hinder movement. It is made of elastic materials, fits the body tightly and performs several functions at once:
In our last article For those who decide to practice Aikido, we have sorted out a fairly large number of questions that arise from people who want to enroll in Aikido or enroll a child. However, we also often hear the question of how quickly results can be achieved. For example, parents decided to enroll a child in the aikido section in Kyiv and asked how long it takes to “become a real ninja”. Or an adult, coming to a trial lesson, is interested in how long it will take him to, if not become a Stallone, then at least be able to stand up for himself in the event of aggression. It is unlikely that someone will be able to give an unambiguous and accurate answer, but we have several recipes that will definitely help to achieve this goal.
In the life of every person there comes a moment when he decides to try something new for himself. If you decide to sign up for aikido in Kyiv, then we will be glad to see you in our club. And for your convenience, we decided to collect all the most frequently asked questions in one article and answer them.
Many parents often ask questions about how to maintain the health of their children, how to raise them fully developed, how to get them away from the computer and more. During the computerization of society and the development of gadgets, which are only gaining momentum every year, these questions become more acute. The workload at school, which the students take off, allegedly “relaxing” at the computer, negatively affects their vision, posture, and health in general. Therefore, exercise is extremely important for a child’s development. Not only physical, but also psychological.
