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artial arts are a fun way to be active and learn a valuable skill. No matter where your inter- Mests are, there’s a martial art you can enjoy. More Than Fighting Most people think of martial arts as methods of fighting, but they’re really about so much more. In fact, one of the keys to many martial arts is learn- ing how to avoid a fight and defend yourself when someone tries to pick a fight with you. When you learn a martial art, you learn how to focus on a task and how to pick yourself up when you fall. You will also learn how to make quick decisions and how to over- s come fear—not just of other people

but of problems you might be having s at home or school. If you’re hav- ing a tough time and feeling angry, t practicing a martial art can help you focus on something healthy until you can work through your feelings.

The Right One for You There are five main types of martial arts: Stand-up styles (like or karate), (), - ing (), weapons-based (kali), meditative (tai chi), and MMA, which is “mixed martial arts,” a combina- tion of the other styles. Some require a lot of contact with other people, while some require very little. For Watch Drawing with Mark! example, the Chinese art of tai chi teaches people how to calm themselves down and react defensively rather • Check your local listings at than attacking an opponent. Okichitaw, on the other www.DrawingwithMark.com hand, comes from Canada’s First Nations and focuses • Find the award-winning “Drawing with Mark” on knocking an opponent down as quickly as possible. DVD episodes at Amazon.com. Weapons-based martial arts differ too. Kendo, a Japa- s o pin i m age

nese martial arts, uses swords, but the objective isn’t to t injure someone else as much as it is to practice self-dis- p h o cipline. Ninjutsu, another Japanese martial art, requires not only weapons practice but techniques like disguise and concealment—in other words, being able to hide. Activity Word find Moving Up Draw a line from the name of the martial Karate belt discipline Most martial arts have a system of tiers that show art to the country where it originated. Judo defense where a student is in his or her training. In karate, for 1. China Ninjutsu example, a beginner will first earn a white belt, and as 2. Judo Canada he or she learns more, earn other colors. Someone with 3. Okichitaw a black belt in karate is highly skilled. In other martial 4. Kara-Ho Kempo Korea arts, the red belt is the highest rank. But no matter where 5. Tai Chi United States

a student is, there is always something new to learn.

1. Korea; 2. Japan; 3. Canada; 4. United Staes; 5. China 5. Staes; United 4. Canada; 3. Japan; 2. Korea; 1. Answers:

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