| I'm not just trying to trick everyone into being | | | | arts. Helping them is giving back, too. Often |
| charitable, although a kinder world does have a | | | | seniors have a real need for self-defense skills. |
| strong appeal. Volunteering to tutor someone in | | | | They need skills that will work for their physical |
| martial arts has a lot of benefits for you, more | | | | level. |
| than you know. | | | | And they need a little extra help, too. |
| Helping Other Martial Artists | | | | Note: I turned 50, this year. Already, I am seeing |
| Okay, first and for some foremost, by tutoring | | | | an age bias toward the young. The U.S. needs to |
| some youth (or senior) in the martial arts, you | | | | copy the attitudes of some other countries and |
| would be giving back to your community. Face it; | | | | afford more respect to our elderly. |
| someone, at some time, helped you to get to | | | | Learning By Teaching |
| where you are in the arts, today. | | | | And now, we come to the crux of the matter: |
| Isn't it only fair that you should pitch in a little. | | | | you can give back to your martial-arts community |
| (Rhetorical question.) | | | | for some fairly selfish reasons. |
| Influencing Our Youth with Martial Arts | | | | It's getting to be common knowledge that you |
| If you are someone who worries about the | | | | learn a lot during the process of teaching. In some |
| degradation of society, here's an area where you | | | | cases, it's the first time the teacher develops real |
| can have a direct influence. Our young ones our | | | | mastery. |
| the future. And our teens are an even nearer | | | | This really is the main reason you should consider |
| future. | | | | tutoring; it will help you so much, that maybe you |
| You don't have to preach or have any prepared | | | | should pay your student a little for the privilege of |
| litany. Simply teach good martial arts. Your morals | | | | instructing him or her. |
| and ethics will seep out anyway. And that's okay. | | | | Martial-Arts Mood Enhancer |
| Let it be an indirect style of imparting what you | | | | Last but not least, it does feel good to help |
| know. | | | | others. You know what I'm talking about. After a |
| Concentrate your efforts on helping your charge | | | | good tutoring session, I am a happy camper for |
| with martial improvement. | | | | the rest of the day. |
| Don't forget the senior citizens taking up martial | | | | Try it; you'll see. |