As a martial artist myself, I would have to agree with this completely. I started when I was 15, and while not the genius that this kid seems to be, I did lack many of the social skills that seems to be all too aparent in us geeks. Martial arts builds a self confidence that is very hard to attain via other means, as well as self disaplin (I was never a speller). It dosn't matter which martial art you choose, they are mostly just different ways of obtaining the same thing. But as a capoeirista, I would have to reccomend Capoeira:) Failing that either Aikido, Tai Chi, Wing Chun or Tae Kwan Do
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As a martial artist myself, I would have to agree with this completely. I started when I was 15, and while not the genius that this kid seems to be, I did lack many of the social skills that seems to be all too aparent in us geeks. Martial arts builds a self confidence that is very hard to attain via other means, as well as self disaplin (I was never a speller). It dosn't matter which martial art you choose, they are mostly just different ways of obtaining the same thing. But as a capoeirista, I would have to reccomend Capoeira :) Failing that either Aikido, Tai Chi, Wing Chun or Tae Kwan Do