<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Spirit Taekwondo]]></title><description><![CDATA[iowaspirit]]></description><link>https://www.iowaspirittkd.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2026 03:46:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.iowaspirittkd.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mental Health Benefits of Martial Arts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spirit TKD believes in strengthening the entire student. While martial arts help to strengthen the physical body, it provides a more important benefit of improving and strengthening mental health. Suicide attempts and depression is on the rise among teens and now the second leading cause of death for individuals 10-24. Each day 3,041 adolescents in grades 9-12 attempt suicide. The CDC reports 29% of high school students considered and made a suicide plan last year. Statistics also say 1:4...]]></description><link>https://www.iowaspirittkd.com/post/mental-health-benefits-of-martial-arts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ffa14b6f9c2fd0017f73623</guid><category><![CDATA[News articles]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2021 20:47:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/88bbfe_d018678d70bf4d5387608043c285c348~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Master Amy Ratekin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>