Kickboxing Classes at Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts

Kickboxing Classes at Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts

written by: Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts

Kickboxing is a powerful martial art which traces its tradition to ancient Thailand. Since its inception in 1966 as a modernized martial art that encompasses the strength of tradition, it has remained a favorite of fitness lovers and martial arts fans. The increasing popularity of Kickboxing led to the establishment of Kickboxing Association at Japan. Throughout ages, Kickboxing has travelled through the continents, and spread all over the world. Today, Kickboxing has grown into a globally loved art form, pursued by many learners for its various benefits.

Kickboxing for Life – the Advantages

Each martial art has its own unique benefits which makes it special. The greatest advantages that Kickboxing offers to a learner are in the fields of health and fitness. Here is a look at some of the major reasons to learn Kickboxing:

1. The Ultimate Fitness Mantra: Kickboxing is one of those rare workouts that can burn huge amounts of calories quickly. Even among martial arts, which are usually better than workouts at shedding calories, Kickboxing has a unique position – it burns roughly 1100 calories an hour. This makes it a preferred art for fitness lovers.

2. Cardiac Health: In general, Kickboxing was found extremely effective for diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol and similar triggers of cardiac arrest. This potential of Kickboxing made experts to slightly modify its moves focusing on cardiac health. Thus Cardiac Kickboxing was born in 1992. If your goal is cardiac health, Kickboxing can be your solution.

3. Body Posture and Kickboxing: Posture-related health problems are increasingly common – something which naturally accompanies the widespread use of laptops and desktop pc's. Kickboxing helps to recover the ruined muscle strength and rectify's your body posture. This is the first step to avoiding a number of problems such as spondylitis, tennis elbow, back aches and vertebral pain. It also helps in balancing.

4. Kickboxing for Children: Kickboxing develops two faculties which are essential for children – sharp focus and quick reflexes. It makes children sharper and intelligent, helps them in studies and sports. It is an overall martial art for child development.

5. Do Away with Stress: Studies have proven the role of Kickboxing and Cardio Kickboxing in reducing stress and promoting happy living. Kickboxing does this through breathing modulations and through moves that involve stretching and loosening of muscles.

6. Kickboxing for Self Defense: Kickboxing involves punches, moves and kicks that make it a powerful self-defense. It also enhances the quickness of thinking, alertness and reflex action skills which add on to its position as an effective defense technique.
Bruce McCorry’s Academy – the Haven of Kickboxing
Bruce McCorry’s Academy of Martial Arts offer quality programs in Kickboxing and Cardio Kickboxing. For 40 years, Bruce McCorry’s Academy has remained foremost among the martial art schools in Massachusetts. Cardio Kickboxing classes were inaugurated in 1996, barely four years after the birth of Cardio Kickboxing in the global scenario. The Kickboxing instructors at the  Academy are experienced teachers with seventeen years of Kickboxing experience. The lessons are flexible and each learner receives a customized instruction that matches his/her needs.

Bruce McCorry’s is one of the best Kickboxing destinations on the North Shore. Both kids and adults can be a part of the program. Hurry now and enroll your name to experience first class Kickboxing!

Martial Arts - Proven to Create Great Kids

Martial Arts - Proven to Create Great Kids

Written by: Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts

Only those who spend their childhood as great kids can grow into successful human beings later in life. Defining a great kid is simple – which parent doesn't want his/her children to do well in studies, be successful in sports, develop good manners, and grow up happy? If you can ensure all these for your kid in their childhood, chances are that he/she will grow into leading a successful and happy life in the future. As parents, what helps you to contribute to the betterment of your child? At least since psychology started talking about the role of parenting in the character development of a child, parents have thought of the same thing. 

Martial Arts for Great Kids
Many studies, surveys and research work done since the 2000s have pointed to martial arts as a potential factor that can contribute to the holistic development of your child. Here are some of the benefits of martial arts for children: 

 * Better Students: Martial arts like Kung Fu and Tai Chi can help your child to excel in studies. This is a multifaceted process. By improving health and providing energy, martial arts ensures that kids take less sick leaves, remain focused during lessons, and don’t get exhausted by the end of the day. Martial arts also boosts memory and mental calculation skills. This helps the child to comprehend math, physics and similar subjects better. Martial arts are also a good stress-buster that can help kids to focus peacefully on studies.

* Better Athletes: Martial arts are not just for studies. The way in which martial arts strengthen your child’s body can make him/her a better athlete or sportsperson. Practicing martial arts regularly will naturally enhance physical skills that are useful in sports and athletics. It is useful even in other physically-oriented extracurricular activities such as gymnastics, dancing and aerobics.

* Better Manners: Martial arts have a role in shaping the manners and behavior of your child. It is natural for a martial art learner to imbibe the courteousness and manners that are part of the tradition of these arts. Martial arts enhance social and communicative skills. It teaches teamwork, sociable behavior, mutual respect, consideration, obedience and friendliness. It is psychologically proven that such training would help kids to sustain relationships and friendships in adult life.
Martial Arts for Great Kids at Bruce McCorry’s Academy
Bruce McCorry’s Martial Arts Academy (Peabody, MA) has lessons for children in various martial arts that will help to make them better students and better social beings. The martial arts lessons at Bruce McCorry’s are unique in many ways. An easy-to-learn yet professional curriculum is one of the attractions. Bruce McCorry’s has some of the most veteran instructors as their faculty. There are numerous martial art options open for your child. Bruce McCorry’s also has an extremely useful Afterschool Martial Arts Program (AMP) exclusively for school going kids. 

Kids’ lessons at Bruce McCorry’s shall always be under the guidance of qualified adults. We focus on the safety and comfort of children. For the past forty years, martial art lessons at Bruce McCorry’s have helped generations of children to achieve great heights. Many of the former students of the academy, who have achieved professional success and happiness in their personal lives, are living testimonies for the unique martial arts at Bruce McCorry’s. Enroll your child today and be a part of the legacy!