Anybody else use their children like this?

[Clumsy Ninja]

My 5 year old son who likes to mirror EVERYTHING I do picked up his nerf bat and started swinging it at me while I was practicing my Kali in the garage.

So I taught him angle 1 and 2 attacks and practiced my deflections :D

[JediMasterChris]

I use my children like that all the time! Wait.....I don't have any children.:cry: If I did I guess it would be useful, I'm gonna go have some.

[YODA]

Oh yes. Both of my kids train with me - inside & outside of the MA class environment.

[grandmaster mat]

i better go and have a kid then, if i ever have one what do u think about calling it bruce leeor grandmaster hee il cho lol, dont think the missis would be very impressed

[Bodhi]

I've been training my son ever since he could stand (Around 1yr.)

I remember being woken up from a nap by a rattan stick to my head. I look up & My son starts laughing Saying "Hit Daddy".

Peace

[grandmaster mat]

lol

[Cudgel]

child of MAist are very scary I have friend whos son about 2 yrs old could swong a mean stick of rattan and I mean mean if my friend hadnt been blocking like demon he would have been hurt it sounded lie gunshots when the rattan hit tegether. *shudder*

[Kaith Rustaz]

I've been showing my nephew some of the basics. He's got a good grasp of the little bit I've shown him. I'm hoping to get him into classes soon as he's a fast learner, but needs better instruction than I can give him at this time.

I have that fear I'm teaching the next Sithlord. :) (ref to Kenobis fear of failure, for those not familiar with starwars)

[BadMunkey]

I teach my friends kids a few basics here n there.. they pick it up quite well if i can keep their attention long enuff!!

I swear my kids will be doin all kinds of flips and martial arts by the time tey are out of nappies!... I dont have any kids yet.. but when i do... watch out for ya shins! lol

[Peaceful_John]

I did yoga for a while to help my flexibility ( <sarcasm>i think it helps flexibility, doesn't it?</sarcasm>) and one day my daughter started doing the exercises along with me. I was amazed to find that she had little trouble doing any of the exercises. She was doing them better than me and I had been doing yoga for months. I guess 4 year olds probably get lots of exercise and stretching while playing than I do in my little 30 minute sessions I sometimes do.

[BadMunkey]

Children are able to pick up new things much easier than adults and a childs body is naturaly more flexible than an adults. ya can almost tie a young childs body in knots and sit them in the splits with out them caring (up to a certain age) as a rule of thumb the younger the child, the more flexibility it has.