Look for what is best for your child, not cheaper. Each martial art emphasizes different qualities and approaches. There are hundreds of different styles to choose from, and at least 100 schools or classes are available in the Sacramento metropolitan area. Most instructors teach some form of karate. But karate is not all there is.
Many parents have an inaccurate impression of what martial arts really teach.
They think that their kids are learning to become more violent and aggressive. The best martial arts schools teach their students that it is far better to control and de-escalate violence than to feed anger and aggression. Our students learn that the goal is to achieve self-mastery and perfection of character, and to always seek peaceful reconciliation of differences with others, but to be ready for immediate assertive action if physical self protection becomes necessary. We believe that fighting never solves any problems between people, and that the best martial artist is the one who never has to fight. Kids are on their own most of the time, and they have no one to depend on but themselves to make the right decisions for good health and survival.