Lotus Martial Arts Academy (Kids Promo) (Charlotte, FL)

Lotus Martial Arts Academy (Kids Promo)

Ages 6 & up master mixed martial arts blending the strikes of Muay Thai & kempo karate sweeps & throws of judo and wristlocks of Aikido Choose From Three Options 49 for one month of martial arts classes with uniform ( 155 value) 109 for three months of martial arts classes with uniform ( 415 value) 190 for six months of martial arts classes with uniform ( 780 value) Martial Arts Belts Working Your Way Up the Rainbow Brand-new martial arts students begin with the blank slate of white belt. Learn where they go from there with Groupon s look at martial arts belts. There s an old story about the evolution of the system of colored martial-arts belts donning fresh white belts at first trainees would let them darken over time with sweat and dirt until after years of increasing mastery they turned almost black. If it sounds like a story that s too good to believe it almost certainly is. Although the belt system is conceivably an ancient tradition handed down from sensei to sensei its origins can be readily traced to the early 20th century. That s when Dr. Jigoro Kano was developing a new form of physical education for Japanese public school students judo a safer version of the jujitsu fighting style. Facing an influx of new students he devised a hierarchy of colored belts to illustrate their progress at a glance rather than having to ask each one to fight him every day. How quickly athletes move up the ladder will depend on the teacher the dojo and the style in addition to their skills. They may advance by taking a formal exam with practical oral and written sections they may be asked to spar with students in the next level to prove their readiness or they may be awarded a different color belt because the old one clashes with their eyes. And in any discipline tying on a black belt doesn t mean you ve made it. Instead one might think of it as being inducted into an advanced training program. In karate for instance there are 10 grades of black belts some of which require up to 10 years of study to attain.