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India Schools Ban Risky Stunts

by Julia Halewicz, Posted Jul 30th 2009 11:00AM

A martial-arts teacher in India drives a motorcycle over students' hands. Credit: AFP/Getty Images
Would you let this guy drive over your child's precious hands? In the safety obsessed culture that defines the modern American parenting ...
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9-Year-Old Saves Girl from Pit Bull

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jan 7th 2009 1:00PM

When I enrolled my 8-year-old in a martial arts class, I did so mostly for the health and self-esteem benefits. In the class, she is learning some basic self-defense skills, but the idea that she would ever need to use those is just too scary to ...
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Cage fighting for kids: Appropriate or no?

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Mar 31st 2008 10:00AM

Looking for an extra-curricular activity for your little one? Why not try cage fighting? Of course, it may be illegal in 49 states, but if you live in Missouri then you're all set! I'm just not sure what to make of it. When grown men engage in a cage ...
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This 6-year-old can kick you ass

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Apr 13th 2007 5:02PM

I'm up in the air about karate, and other martial arts training for kids. My brother got into it in his early teens, and it was great for both his physical and emotional health. Even now, as an adult, he continues to enjoy the exercise and ...
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Enraged soccer fan karate kicks 8-year-old player

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Mar 8th 2007 2:31PM

It appears watching 8-year-olds play soccer proved just a little too frustrating for one German man, who, after one player committed a foul, ran onto the field and attacked the offender with a karate kick. Fortunately the other spectators were quick ...
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