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Martial art instructors should not teach children a martial art

I will not make any new arguements in this round, I will just try to sum up my main points and answer any questions. My opponent says "there are far worse cases of abuse off-camera in both schools and homes. Does that mean school and family homes should be banned for children?" My answer was: children need an education i.e. attend a school, but they do not need to attend a martial arts class. It seems Con is confusing domestic abuse with abuse caused by martial art instructors. They are not the same. Abusive martial art instructors pose a significant risk to the public, they can abuse a whole room full of young impressionable and vulnerable people, then another room full, and another after that before being caught. In fact they could continue to abuse people throughout their career because nobody is able to recognise abuse! This is why it is so serious and why it must be stopped!! I have proven that a lot of abuse occurs inside dojo's, it is not just a few cases, and if it happens on camera it will obviously happen off camera too and probably be worse; possibly like the grahic video I shared. Each video shows students unaware of being abused (including adults), proving how easy it is for martial art instructors to deceive and abuse their students. Learning a martial art is not useful for children. Con has failed to show how a child learning to be overconfident or able to defend theirself for self interest means they will help others i.e. prevent bullying. All I have seen in the videos is people learning to turn a blind eye to abuse, and think only of their self. Children are irresponsible by nature (they are not responsible adults yet) and will use martial art techniques to hurt others, and even try their own dangerous moves outside of a dojo. Taking up a martial art to stop bullying is not the answer, people need to be more aware of abuse and know how to act appropiately when they see it. Anyone can be a bully. The fact instructors can be makes this clear. Learning a martial art will not reduce crime either, it raises a child's chance of being killed by trying to be a hero instead of calling the police, running or screaming. They may also become abusive martial art instructors themselves! Bullies should take up friendlier sports rather than be allowed to do what they enjoy - hurting others. My videos prove that respect is not taught, something they all claim to teach. Trainers do not respect their students and often use them for demonstrations, make them bow, sexually assault them etc. Many thanks for having this debate. Please leave comments and don't forget to vote. Thanks