The 4 Dimensions of Martial Arts Education Grandmaster McCarthy sees martial arts as an education system that addresses four key dimensions of the human experience: The Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual. Most academic schools today focus primarily on developing students mentally—teaching them to read, write, and do math—but they don’t do much for physical education. Many schools have cut PE classes to focus on raising test scores, which leaves students with no outlet for their energy. In contrast, the martial arts provide a holistic education. We develop physical abilities like strength, endurance, flexibility, and coordination better than any PE class that only teaches kids how to play softball, but the
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