Stimulate Your Student’s Cognitive Performance with Choi Kwang Do
Posted: April 10, 2019
Increasingly, researchers are finding that brain activity and brain development are enhanced by physical exercise. It now appears that exercise can help kids learn at school.
As we are in the midst of the back to school season, it’s important for parents to know how to help their children succeed in the classroom.
We often hear about exercise as a remedy for poor health and child obesity. But, exercise for children is important for other reasons too.
Diet Tips for an Athlete
Posted: April 10, 2019
Assess yourself: where am I now as an athlete? Understanding your starting point is important in measuring forward progress. Some common measurements are waist size, weight and body composition. Pick a couple of the measurements that make the most sense to you and check in with yourself every week. By simply keeping your eye on those numbers that matter to you, you are more likely to make positive progress.
Start Eating Early
It’s not just what you eat; it’s also when you eat it. Two people eating the same diet with one front-loading their calorie consumption to the earlier part of the day will have a better result than someone who eats late at night. Make an effort to limit, if not eliminate, food consumption after 7 p.m.
Anti-Bullying: 3 Ways CKD Can Stop Bullies
Posted: April 10, 2019
Going back to school in the fall should be an exciting time of change for students with new teachers, clothes, school supplies and friends. For children who are bullied, a new school year is filled more with anxiety than excitement.
Choi Kwang Do and other forms of martial arts are the keys to instilling confidence within students to protect themselves against bullies. Three key lessons taken from the art can be applied to various bullying scenarios.
Meditation
Posted: April 10, 2019
Choi Kwang Do is a Holistic Martial Art. This means, it focuses on the development of the full individual: mentally, physically and spiritually. To reach the full potential of a CKD athlete, you must begin by training your mind. The most common way to do this is through meditation.
Meditation can bring key factors that are vital to successfully practicing CKD: awareness, calm and focus. Awareness is needed when in battle to avoid being hit. Without focus, you may not catch the right opportunity to strike. Finally, without calmness you will not be able to relax to have a clear mind to assess your situations.
Understanding meditation requires time, practice and patience. First, practice embryonic breathing to calm your emotions and mind. This can be done by focusing your breathing and relaxing your body. At first, you may be easily distracted. Refocus your energy back to your breathing if this occurs. Over time, it will become simpler to focus inward and push external thoughts out of mind.
Physical Activity and Academic Success
Posted: April 10, 2019
Every classroom has at least one – an impulsive, disruptive student who is constantly getting in trouble for their behavior. Luckily, there’s an easy solution: physical activity
A new study found that a simple solution for impulsiveness in children is physical activity. Researchers found that the brain controls inhibitory control, which regulates impulsive behavior. Also found was a link between neurocognitive functions relating to exercise. In short, physical activity in schools has a proven, positive influence on impulsive actions.
Think of exercise as medication. It’s known that executive functions such as sequencing, memory and prioritizing are necessary skills to not only be successful in school, but life. Put simply, physical activity can prime the brain for learning in school.