one of the hardest things about teaching children the basics is that they could lose interest fast…(a bunch of you guys emphasized this so im sorry if im just repeating)…usually though the beginning workouts are basics such as punches…endurance stances…etc
I didn’t “teach” my boys anything. They learn by watching everyone else. They are good at what they do…whether it be forms, or weapons, or sparring, or just screwing around…they are good. It helps when they grow up around it constantly, and then they just pick it up. But it’s on their terms! You can’t force a kid to do anything they don’t want to do, especially when it comes to a sport or something like that.
The younger they are when you start them, the more into it they will be when they are older, because it becomes a way of life for them!!
Just my opinion!
~Wen~