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John Powell wrote:
I agree with that BLOG post's basic message, judo for children prior to their natural movement/transition to aikido at some point.
Having taught both TKD classes to kids and Judo classes to kids, I can tell you that in the end, the kids that came out of a year's training in Judo were just as physically-fit (if not more so) than the punch-kick same age group, they tended to have much better self-confidence, good self-esteem, enjoy camaraderie with their fellow students more and be better able to defend themselves (so to speak) by being able to defuse and avoid conflict.
I have no idea why it appeared to me to be that way, and I assure you that my evidence is purely anecdotal and not researched, but it was my experience.
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Hi John, an interesting observation, there is nothing wrong with anecdotal observations, often it is those that bring the question on in the first place!