Little kids in martial arts classes:

[tblue37]

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[Karadeniz]

1. I wouldn't be sending my kids to fight school at that age!

[captain queeg]

2. I had my son in a kung fu class when he was little like that

When they were going to start sparring he was so scared he started crying. After a few days of that I finally talked him into going out and sparring. He ended up really liking it and he was really good with the other young kids, helping them relax. I doubt he learned any techniques he could use later in a fight but getting him to have self confidence was huge for him. I don’t know of him getting in a real fight but he’s pretty good at standing up for himself and that keeps him from getting bullied.

[sakabatou]

3. I don't remember doing any of that in the private lessons I taught

Yes, I was an instructor. It was mostly going over techniques. Then again, I taught the older kids (and sometimes adults), not the younger kids.