Adult Jujitsu

INCREASED MOBILITY

Mobility and agility are things that many martial arts disciplines depend on.

If you are looking to improve your ability to get across the ground and build up your body’s response to pressure, practising martial arts is a sure-fire way to do so.

Furthermore, if you are feeling like a bit of a slouch, the movement and speed involved in martial arts like Capoeira are sure to get you moving with increased agility.

STRENGTH & POWER

Many martial arts give a particular focus on the ability of the physical body to be both strong and powerful.

This is especially true when training in Taekwondo that involves a tremendous amount of strength to execute complex kicks and moves will help improve the musculature of your whole body.

Repetitive muscular training is a foundation of a variety of martial arts disciplines, so if you are looking to get lean and build strength practising martial arts like Karate or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu might be the path for you.

IMPROVED FLEXIBILITY

High kicks, aggressive throws, and acrobatic evasions are an important part of more than a few martial art disciplines.

To execute such moves will require a great amount of flexibility, so if you are not already flexible, participating in martial arts like Judo, MMA or Muay Thai will help to facilitate improvement in that area.

COORDINATION

Alongside flexibility, training encourages an increased awareness and coordination.

In order to execute effective moves most martial arts focus on becoming more stable especially in your lower body so that you have a steady and confident base from which to operate.

BLOOD PRESSURE

A lot of martial arts require rigorous fitness training. If you really want to stay healthy learning martial arts is one of the ways to do so that also allows you to gain valuable skills and discipline at the same time.

Practising martial arts that involve agile and repetitive movements at high intensity requires a level of fitness that after a while may help to lower your blood pressure and heart rate.

CONCENTRATION

A certain amount of mental acuity and perseverance is required in martial arts like Karate or Tang Soo Do to remember and execute a series of moves or even to foil your opponent.

Both the competitive element and the repetitive nature of many martial arts serves to refine your ability to focus and sustain mental concentration.

STRESS RELIEF

If you are looking to become more centred and flow through life with an increased appreciation for the world around you practising martial arts can definitely help you.

Many martial arts disciplines focus on the importance of being aware and in control of your breathing and provide a significant amount of attention to ridding your mind of unnecessary distractions in order to focus on the task at hand.

This kind of philosophy is translatable to many different spheres of life and is often a major contributing factor to relieving stress.

CONCLUSION

If you a running out of interesting ways to stay fit and healthy that also stimulate your mind, then training in martial arts, especially jujitsu, may be for you.

Should you decide to take up one or more disciplines, you’ll find that regular practice will lead to an improvement in a variety of areas that will make using your body easier and more rewarding.