Hi everyone! So, my niece is alsmost 6 years old and is very energetic and generaly active as a child. Her parents are thinking of sending her to either Karate or Tae Kwon Do, both for physical and spiritual exercise and development. Which one do you think could fit better for her age and also considering she likes it which is better in the long term?
Edit: Thank you all for you recommendations! We decided to visit few dojos and speak with the instructors and let her decide. Most probably will be TKD since few videos we’ve watched she found the kicks impressive loll. 🤪
If you can only choose between those two, I would prefer karate, mostly because later in the sporting career tae kwon do becomes excessively violent (to the point of complete knockout and worse) whereas karate remains softer.
But at a young age, the spirit and the style of the dojo are much more important, so try both and then choose the one that has a better feeling.
My son attended a different variety at that age, and we hoped there would be focus on discipline and spirit - but there was none at all, it was just about kicking things. Very bad trainers with no people skills. So we took him out from that again. Turns out swimming was his thing - just had to discover it.