"I never thought martial arts would help my child learn, grow, and develop as a total human being with discipline, focus, respect, and confidence...
... now I know the reality! It's all possible - and more!"

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Meng’s Martial Arts  Providing Martial Arts and Character Development for Adults and Children in the Dayton Metro Area Since 1987.

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Dear Parent,

I don’t blame you. You’re thinking, “come on …how can karate, kung fu, and the martial arts teach wholesome values - and, success skills and help my child learn, grow, and develop as a total human being with discipline, focus, respect, and confidence... ? Well, I’m here to tell you, in more ways than you can begin to imagine.

My name is Benny Meng and for years I've been nurturing children like yours with character building tools found only in martial arts. No other sport can match them. In modern times, the common plight of parents, is that you want your son to learn how to cooperate, develop a sense of respect, teamwork, and build his confidence, so he plays baseball. You want your daughter to develop her balance and poise, focus and self-confidence, so you have her do dance.

But what does all this mean? It means that now, you’ve got to DRIVE to two different activities, PAY for two entirely different programs, and DIVIDE *your* time and energy on two different - sometimes conflicting - schedules. What do you do if your son has a baseball game the same day as your daughter’s dance recital? Well, like I said, read on and you will see how.

In the next few paragraphs, I’m going to tell you how you and your child can sample all of this, and more. Free of Charge!! Together we will explore how, by enrolling your child in martial arts lessons, you will find a way to integrate the goals you have in mind for your son and the goals you have for your daughter into one activity and maybe even do it with them - more quality time with your kids!! But, you might be wondering, is Karate really the one activity that gives children a wide variety of benefits with one, integrative approach? I am here to tell you that "YES, it is."

Martial arts for children can be more than just learning about punching and kicking, yelling and “Yes Sir!”

When properly implemented, the martial arts are an educational program based on traditional values such as Focus, Respect, Self-Confidence, Self-Control, and Self-Discipline. It was our focus on these qualities that led the Meng's Martial Arts curriculum to be recognized and implemented in Ohio public schools.

When developed, these traits lay a foundation for your child to attain his or her unlimited potential no matter what activity he or she chooses.

Your child’s own fears and self doubts:

• “I’m not as smart as John.”
  
  
• “I don’t get what my teacher is saying.”
  
  
• “I wish I was as [strong, pretty, tall] as Sally.”
  
  
• “Why does Jim keep giving me a bad time?”
  
  
• “Why can’t I be as popular as Jill?”

The question is, how do you get your child to fight these demons? You know the problem. Your child has a tough time even telling you she’s haunted by them. Never mind how she might conquer them.

Well, the good news is, we have a proven solution. A program that has already worked for over 10,000 children. A series of lessons your child can learn easier than you think.

We call it, “Kids With Kick.” Let me tell you it’s secret:

To repeat, Martial Arts are less about your child learning to fight others, and more about fighting…himself. His innermost fears. Conquer them, and your child unleashes within himself a powerful, unstoppable force.

A force that gives him the strength to kick down the doors of his own self doubts, A force that opens your child to the exalting power of values.

In other words, when your child uses the discipline of martial arts to conquer his fears, he has power to transfer that discipline to all other areas of his life. I know of no other sport that does this better than martial arts.

But don’t take my word for it, read what some parents have already experienced...

Now, you may be asking, how does all this “values” stuff work? And why does martial arts manage to do a better job teaching it?

I’m here to tell you that character building through sports is the exception rather than the rule. All too often, I see children sitting on the bench - passed over by the coach for stronger, faster children. The “win at all costs” attitude of some sports does little to teach character – instead, it teaches children that only the strong survive and win… and that your child isn’t the strong.

The objective of sports is to win, not build strong personal character. If character is built, it’s a fringe benefit along the way towards the goal of sports: winning.

I’m not saying that children’s shouldn’t play sports. What I’m saying is that building character is not the goal of sports.

Karate gives your child the chance to explore her innate powers.She’ll marvel (as you will) as she increases in strength, flexibility endurance, balance, and harmony.Yet this is only the start.

In fact, her physical skills act as a foundation for something much more important: the development of her value skills, mental and spiritual. And not cut off from her physical skills, but intimately connected - even bonded-to them.

Like this:

Courage:
Your child finds the courage to move outside of his comfort zone. He wills himself to take on more difficult martial arts moves and skills. He becomes no longer afraid of being afraid.

As he does so, he learns that whatever he sows, so he reaps. He learns to take responsibility for his actions. He suddenly sees his life as a constant, never-ending journey of life-giving improvement.

In short, with a deep breath, he refuses to become a victim of fate. He puts an arm lock on his own destiny.

Staying power:
Your child finds joy in improving her physical stamina. She can walk farther, run longer, practice skills until she gets them right.

In turn, she learns not to give up. She sticks things out. With the help of her teachers, she strives harder, longer to reach her goals. Even if she fails she perseveres. She won’t let her self doubts get in the way of finding ultimate solutions.

“Where performance is measured, performance improves.” Yet, your child has to first accept where he stands now. That means measuring current strengths. Above all, he learns that to succeed, he can’t fool anyone, especially himself.

This results in a keener focus. He learns to make eye contact with his teacher (and not just in martial arts.) He pays greater attention to what each teacher says. He knows and accepts where he stands.

These are just three of the powerful, energizing values your child will get from the “Kids with Kick” program. In short, you can look forward to your child developing:

• Powerful Self Control: She’ll refuse to give in to negative peer pressure. She’ll have deeper respect for rules.
  
  
  
• Improved Focus: She’ll learn what’s needed, along with the skill to“zero in” on critical tasks at hand. Normal, yet time-wasting, childhood distractions won’t get in her way.
  
  
• Fearless Self Confidence: Watch as your child finds the courage to open any door life has to offer.
  
  

Team Work:
Martial arts offers your child the opportunity to be a part of a group of positive, encouraging people of many ages while simultaneously working, progressing and developing through his or her own efforts. By being directly responsible for his or her own success, your child will develop greater self-confidence and self-esteem as he or she meets with success after success.

Towering Role-Model Teachers:
As you might guess, all of this couldn’t have happened unless I had the very best teachers.

What’s most important for your child are the character building tools of martial arts and self-protection skills of learning to think and plan ahead to avoid danger rather than specialized, technical self-defense tactics and strategies.

Let me say it a different way - in order to gain the most benefits for your child, the most important factors are the instructor and the goals of the program itself, NOT the popularity or technical requirements of the style.

Meet with the instructor, wherever you are looking for classes. Ask for a free trial class. If they don’t offer one, you should be careful about that school.

See how the instructor relates to your child. Talk with the other parents and see how they like the program. If you or your child does not feel comfortable, chances are high that your child will not stay with the program.

For benefits, it doesn’t matter what degree the instructor is – can he relate to your child? Can he motivate your child to want to learn for himself or herself? Are the advanced students disciplined, self-controlled and confident? If “No” to any of these questions, you should strongly consider enrolling your child in this type of environment.

And here’s something to think about… imagine if your child were to begin a sport (or any activity!) with a solid physical foundation of strength, flexibility, endurance, and balance, a strong mental foundation of focus, self-discipline, self-control, self-confidence and the ability to cooperate, and a strong spirit focused on respect and creating success. I think you can quickly see how your child would excel in anything he or she sets his mind to do.

I’ve seen numerous children begin training with a wide variety of behavior problems and behavior challenges that have improved drastically. Through training and learning in our solid Martial Arts for children program, We ’ve helped to create countless successful children – better kids – simply from following a three step method consistently. I’ve helped to mold young children to see the positive benefits they can do for themselves and others like this:

Step #1: Training begins with the body

It’s hard for children (and most adults) to control their thoughts or emotions but it’s relatively easy to learn how to stand still if even for only a few seconds. This is where martial arts begin to teach self-discipline and self-control: with the body.

In your child’s first class with us he or she will learn about how the Mind controls the Body and then demonstrate “Focus.” This becomes a powerful word that captures your child’s imagination. Many of our parents even use it at home when it’s time for children to really pay attention and listen.

>From there, your child will learn stances, footwork, kicks and punches. Everything that comes over time – all the athletic ability, character building, confidence, and positive attitude - is built around this physical foundation.

Developing the body first also lays the foundation for learning how to integrate knowledge, build leadership traits, develop & implement motivational strategies, and learn goal setting… all in a proactive, positive environment.

Meng's Martial Arts also make use of the Children’s Personal Conduct program, also known as CPC, to help keep children focused. What makes the CPC program so successful in helping to build children is the unique matching of classroom lessons reinforced with take-home worksheets structured around five cartoon characters:

The CPC program is very successful at keeping children motiviated to learn and progress. You can get more information about this program by clicking here.

Step #2: The first key to creating success is to "Focus"

We teach "Focus" every class – at the beginning and ending of every class, in fact. But sometimes I see parents that don’t practice this basic trait outside the martial arts school. When a child is enrolled into many different activities, he or she often learns the exact opposite – how to remain unfocused, always on the lookout for the next fad or “big thing.” This creates the potential momentum for the child to get involved with many of the wrong activities or the wrong crowd in the teen years.

My staff and I seek to educate and develop your child’s body, mind and attitude – what we call spirit - in a fun, positive environment.

Each time your child attends class, he or she will learn one of several Life Skills designed to build good habits that will last a lifetime. By attending class as little as class twice a week, your child will have marked changes in his or her body language, posture, and attitude. But don’t take my word for it. See what some of our parents are saying:

Step #3: Developing the Body, Mind, and Spirit

For the Body, you will see your child improve the following and more:

• Flexibility
• Strength
• Endurance
• Relaxation / Sensitivity
• Balance
• Coordination
• Distance Awareness
• Timing

All of these traits set a strong foundation for future sport activities while also building good exercise habits. When you get your child into the habit of regular exercise when they are young, it becomes a habit for life. Your child will have better concentration, motivation, self-discipline, and self-control by being active on a regular basis. By developing the body, the stage is set to develop the Mind.

For the Mind, your child will develop many strong characteristics like:

• Discipline
• Willpower & Focus
• Perception
• Reason
• Memory
• Intuition
• Imagination

The Mind is an amazing thing that goes beyond just the organ of the brain. Your child will learn how to use the many abilities of the mind to create a positive worldview and create success. This results in a positive attitude.

At Meng’s Martial Arts, we teach that Attitude is a combination of our actions, thoughts and emotions. This helps children to to understand the consequences of their actions and the actions of others.

This kind of education isn’t found in regular school – public, charter, or private. The education and experience of the Six Mental Skills are unique benefits of Meng’s Martial Arts. Your child needs to develop his or her mental skills for learning; we provide your child these necessary tools so that your child can be successful in all learning environments.

For the Spirit, your child will learn about his or her unlimited potential. All too often, people – children and adults – unconsciously limit themselves, achieving less success than they would wish.

“OK -- I Might Be Interested… What Do I Do Next?”

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This program is long enough for you to start seeing changes in your child’s behavior and attitude… but short enough to know if our program and facility is right for you and your child.

The Five Week Intro comes with a personal interview with the school’s Head Instructor, a Uniform, a School Manual, and classes 2x to 3x a week – everything your child needs to succeed.

We know that, in as little as 10-15 classes, you’ll start to see many positive changes in your child. This is a short commitment, a little longer than month – but we often see dramatic changes in young children. Register for your child’s membership here today – our classes typically fill up early so it’s best to register as soon as possible.

As a free bonus you’ll receive: “Seven Tips to Selecting a Martial Arts Program for your Child .” This free e-book, a $15 dollar value, contains valuable information on evaluating a potential martial arts program, including a checklist of questions to ask when you visit a school for the first time. This checklist alone will give you a powerful tool to weed out the ineffective schools.