<p>Some of the advantages beyone the obvious when training in any of the martial arts include:</p>
<p>-actively working on both short and long-term goals. You can't become a black belt without earning many of the color belts, and in most arts there are multiple steps before earning each color belt.
-helping to train the junior belts develops leadership skills
-learning from many teachers which may include children, senior citizens, individuals with physical handicaps and generally, learning that not every martial arts teacher looks like Jackie Chan or Chuck Norris, but you can learn from them and must treat all with respect.
-performing with an exhibition team requires precision and commitment to practice
-learning emotional control (likely to be useful during Beast)
-discipline, discipline, discipline</p>