Karate as brain exercise.

Let your son do Karate, he becomes wise.

This is one of lesson of old time in okinawa, native place of Karate.

You may wonder, why Karate contribute children's intelligence? not body?

Most of parents who don't have experience of Karate tend to think Karate practice is very simple and easy. But the practice is totally different from other simple activities, like running, jumping and just punching.

In Karate practice, children need to imitate their instructors.
Many realize it is very difficult, even if they are body is strong enough to do instructors motion, but still is is difficult.
Because students need to "see" and "understand" then "move" their body as they see. They often don't understand the motion, or don't move their body properly. These problems don't come from difference in athletic ability with the instructor, but come from brain and nerve system.

"Seeing" motion and "understanding" is highly advanced brain activity, done by brain, not by muscle. And "imitating" is also done by brain and nerve system.
Top athletes have strong brain and nerve system, so they can control their body very well.

Therefore, brain and nerve system are trained in Karate practice, especially in Kata practice.
It is totally different from "simple" practice just children use muscle in simple motion.
 (Yes, actually most of sports activity need good brain, in advanced level. But Karate starts to need brain support from 1st step.)

Please don't think Karate is just a body training or for enjoyment. It is Body-Mind training.