Drystn Laki Adams

Personally I'm automatically spseuct of any martial arts school that does any of the following things:* Uses USA in the name* Calls the school a Studio * Is part of a Chain of schools* Uses/Requires belt contracts* Promotes many people to black belt. That is especially true of children.To summerize, I myself have ADHD. My martial arts training has helped me. BUT, I do not think it is a good idea to enroll your son in schools that do the things I listed. My recommendation comes from 42 years of serious martial arts training, and more than 35 years of teaching martial arts. I have watched the martial arts go from a means of self-defense to an activity (and a high priced one) for children.In the 1960 s children were not involved / allowed in most martial arts schools. According to Black Belt Magazine in the late 1906 s, less than 3% of all students in all martial arts in the USA ever made it to black belt. Of those that did less then 50% of them ever were higher. For the few that did reach black belt, most spent 5 or more years to get there. And Black belt in the orient is considered a beginner and is only ready to start learning the real art.NOTE: I talked a lot about being promoted to Black belt because today it is to easy and people signing up in schools that have lots of them are most assuredly just joining rip-off schools, which we call belt-mills, McDojo ..There is much, much more I could say but this covers the basics. If you want to get your son into the martial arts I suggest you find a school that does not do the things I mentioned.Best of Luck!And be careful of other peoples recommendations of the school in your area. Even the worst schools have many students and family members that will tell you that the school is a good one. It does not mean that it is. It only means that they think that it is. In my experiences most people (including many martial artists) don;t know a good school from a bad one.