RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL · RELATED MARTIAL ART

Youth Martial Arts and Attention

Population

240 children ages 7–11.

Intervention

Taekwondo compared with active physical education over 11 weeks and 16.5 total hours.

Reported outcome

Executive-attention effect approximately d=.28; conduct-problem IRR .79. Not every measured outcome improved.

Supports

Cautious context for structured martial-arts training.

Does not support

Calling Taekwondo BJJ evidence or guaranteeing an individual outcome.

Verified

2026-08-18 · review again 2027-08-18

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