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Originally Posted by Amnell
Would Aikido be a good choice? From what I understand, Aikido is a very intellectual style. And since it's a pacifistic style, it might be better to teach a young kid whose temperment might get a little out of whack in, say, fifteen years so he doesn't end up hurting some classmate (much).
Agree, disagree?
@Rina: Do you know yet if the child will be a boy or girl?
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Hello Amnell
I do agree that Aikido is a good art for kids to start. However, Aikido requires a lot of coordination and some understanding to the concept of weight shifting. It is true that, through practice, you build up muscle memory to perform a certain move, but its better to know why and what is happening than just let it happen
I am also worry that for a children so young, their shoulder may not be developed enough (I am no doctor, just purely from experience working with kids) to break a fall. The throw in Aikido is no joke, regardless of who you practice with, the weight to power ration is the same across all ages, so the amount of damage (porportional) a 5 years old can do to a 5 years old is no different from an adult doing it to an adult, a landing is a landing.