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Choi Kwang Do's training methods and concepts are unique in the fitness industry. Recent research helps
explain how CKD movement directly benefits the nervous system. In fact, we could say that coordinated
movement is learning. Muscular activities, particularly coordinated movements such as those found in
CKD, appear to stimulate the production of neurotrophins, natural substances that stimulate the growth of
nerve cells and increase the number of neural connections in the brain. Unlike traditional martial arts that
employ homo lateral movements which are harmful to the human body and stressful to the brain, CKD
movements are cross lateral like a baby's crawl.

The CKD techniques work both sides of the body evenly: hands and feet, left and right side, all this in
coordination with the eyes. As a result, the corpus collosum (the "nerve" that connects the left and right
side of the brain) becomes more fully developed. The coordinated movements activate both hemispheres
of the brain, which heightens cognitive function and increases the ease of learning.

Though modern science is helping us appreciate the role of the body and the need for movement in
learning, modern life may be making it harder than ever to benefit from this discovery. Today, children
tend to spend large amounts of time with televisions, computers, and video games, developing lifestyles
that preempt regular exercise. When we do move in our modern society, it tends to be competitive or
compulsive, increasing the risk of early injuries.In Choi Kwang Do, personal development rather than
sports competition is paramount. Living in today's world is highly stressful; society is plagued by a fear of
personal violence, amplified in the media. Too often, the available alternatives to stress and peer pressure
are negative coping mechanisms such as drug use. Combined, these factors decrease the ability to learn,
to be creative and to reach a full potential as a human being. Enrolling in a program such as Choi Kwang
Do counters these harmful trends of stress and violence. Participants immediately discover that Choi
Kwang Do movement profoundly improves learning, health, and creative stress management.

Stress is the root cause of many of the learning problems found in people labeled hyperactive, ADD,
ADHD, and emotionally handicapped. In America today, all age groups experience stress. Research at
the University of Akron in Ohio has shown that martial arts may be an effective treatment to combat
ADD, rather than Ritalin. Over a 10-week period, researchers studying a small group of clinically
hyperactive children found that those who took martial arts lessons, for unexplained reasons, learned to
control their impulsive behavior better than children of the same age who did not receive training.

Choi Kwang Do teaches students to reduce the effects of stress. Strategies found only at Choi Kwang Do
include learning to use more exercise, particularly integrated movement requiring balance and coordination
that assists nervous system development and function. Physical movement from earliest infancy through
adulthood plays a vital role in the creation of nerve cell networks that are the essence of learning.

Choi Kwang Do is a highly refined and scientific martial arts form, distinctively different from all classical
martial arts in concept and movement. It should not be put into the same category with many of hundreds
of sub styles of existing martial arts systems.

To take advantage of a free trial course and to schedule a first lesson for yourself or your child, please
contact one of our many international locations. This offer is good at all participating CKD schools
worldwide. Also, mention this article to find our how to receive a free official uniform.