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