Martial Arts: An Annotated Bibliography

Benefits of Martial Arts: An Annotated BibliographyThesis: Masters of martial arts say there benefits for anyone to train in martial arts, regardless of age or fitness level. There are people who advocate the idea that martial arts should become part of the physical education curriculum for school children. As a parent of a school age child I am curious if this is something that I should encourage in my child’s world. I am quite surprised to learn of the various groups that benefited from martial arts training, especially when it was introduced to violent youth offenders.Law, D. R. (2004). A Choice Theory Perspective on Children's Taekwondo. International JournalOf Reality Therapy, 24(1), 13-18.Summary: This article discusses potential value

Written in 2004 the article is now over 12 years old. I believe this article is very supportive of having children participate in martial arts training, also suggests it would be beneficial for juveniles who are in the criminal justice system.Reflection: This article is full of great information that Law cited from studies. The info in the article will help me show the benefits of martial arts for children. This article has strengthened my opinion on the subject. It did bring to light the question of is a traditional style better than a modern style? Is that question even something to worry about?Mendenhall, M. (2008). A Radical Approach to Delinquency Reform. Revision, 30(1/2), 71-76Summary: This article was written about a specific study in which Mendenhall used Chuan Fa, an ancient form of Buddhist martial arts, to help juvenile offenders incarcerated at a specific

Mendenhall is expressing clear support for all juveniles to have such training and how it could be better for the individual, as well as their families and even the tax payers.Reflection: I believe this article will help me show the positive benefits as they were observed and reported in real time with the 12 participants. As I suspected the participants reported positive feedback of how they were observing changes in themselves.Make martial arts part of the school day. (2015). Education Journal, (236), 8.Summary: Kash “The Flash” Gill’s statement on why he believes martial arts should be taught in school. He explains the physical benefits from balance to hand/eye coordination.Assessment: It would make for a good quote, but being such a short article, I feel it has limited value in the crafting of my paper. It would be a nice little addition to add additional support of the pro argument.Reflection: This will provide a good quote for my paper, but not much sustenance.Rajan, P. (2015). Martial arts practice in community-based rehabilitation: A review. International Journal Of Therapy & Rehabilitation, 22(1), 31-34.Summary: The article looks at the benefits of martial arts in various communities. It looks at different age groups as well as economic levels. The author concluded that numerous types and classes of people could receive benefits from martial arts training,