ABSOLUTELY!!! If you child is getting bullied, there is a reason. The bully, like a preditor, is able to hone in on your child's target traits. These traits need to be changed.
It is a common misunderstanding that taking Martial Arts is just about fighting. In some schools, this is true. At AKKA, we teach the Martial Arts as a way of life and learning fighting techniques is the vehicle we use toward a better way of life.
Here is how it works at AKKA to keep YOUR child bullyproof.
1. YOUR child will immediately start excercising and will feel good about themselves. Since we are one of the few Martial Arts schools in the area who actualy give challenging but age specific warm ups/work outs, you will see immediate results and build over time. As they feel themselves get stronger, their self esteem comes up.
2. YOUR child will be surrounded with more positive role models and other positive kids who are all respectful to each other. This helps YOUR child have a more positive attitude.
3. YOUR child will be in a SAFE haven where they will be encouraged instead of ridiculed. We create a diciplined and supportive environment that is condusive to learning, therfore giving students the opportunity to perform and succeed. Students are constantly being taught positive messages and character education.
4. YOUR child will be focused on a goal that is dependent on their own individual efforts. While they are focused on goals, it takes their focus away from their bully problem. At AKKA, we have a belt system that is an individual achievment rewards system.
5. YOUR child will be learning certain postures and body language that will be practiced over and over which will help them change their "target" status and their ability to stand up for themselves. We teach our student to be ASSERTIVE. The bullies will start to notice this change over time and in most cases, will move on to other "easier" targets without incident.
6. YOUR child will have a more independant mind set over time and will not feel the need to follow the crowd as much. This will prevent them from becoming bully bystanders or bully followers.
7. MOST IMPORTANT! YOUR child will be learning practical self defense skills to BACK UP their abilility to stand up for themselves. Competance builds confidence. This is where AKKA is the BEST and where most martial arts schools drop the ball. Most build a FALSE sense of confidence especially if it is a sport martial art. Kids need to believe that they can take care of themselves if they had to.
These are some of the reasons training at AKKA will help prevent your child from getting bullied. Since our programs are year round instead of seasonal, YOUR child will have the support and consistency to be successful.
Contact us RIGHT NOW at www.akka.com to learn more about how we can bullyproof your child.
These are some of the excuses people will use to not enroll.
1. "Martial Arts will make my child more agressive." Nothing could be further from the truth. At AKKA, ALL students are immediately taught that what they are learning is for self improvement and self defense. Our message gets through because we create a healthy balance of respect and fear. The consequences are not fun if they are caught bullying or being too agressive with others inside or outside the school. In other words, they are ACCOUNTABLE for their actions. Bullies are usually not held accountable which is why the continue to issue abuse.
2. "We don't have time." Nonsense!!!! Be honest with yourself. If you are reading this blog it is because your child is getting bullied. Everything you have tried has not worked. Training at AKKA WILL work if you put in the time and effort. Nothing worth while is easy.
3. "My child is in other activities and cannot make time." Once again, what is more important and how's that working for you? Is chasing a soccer ball around a muddy field that has no long term beneifit more important than building your child's self esteem in our program that will last a lifetime? You have to decide. At AKKA, we have a class each day for each age group which gives a great deal of schedule flexibility.
4. "Karate is too expensive." It all comes down to what you value and what you are basing this excuse on. The fact that you are reading this blog means you have a problem. AKKA has the solution. If you are ok stressing out each day wondering if YOUR child is going to get terrorized, then you are right, karate is too expensive. Better to buy coffee and lottery tickets than to invest in YOUR child's safety and well being.
NOTE: This bully problem is too important to just go to the nearest & cheapest martial arts school. Make sure you chose a school that knows how to deal with bullies like AKKA does. You will get what you pay for so DO NOT go to the cheapest school you can find. It is a HUGE mistake! Visit http://biggest-mistakes-selecting-a-school.blogspot.com
5. "We just cannot commit to a program." Anything worthwhile is going to require a committment of time, money, and effort. If you want to solve this problem for the long run they you have to be willing to make the committment. Nothing more to say.
6. "I don't want my child getting hurt." NO ONE wants their child getting hurt. At AKKA, we teach our classes with safety being the number 1 priority. We use the best equipment and have the highest safety standards. Visit http://martialarts-school-safety.blogspot.com
As you can see, there is NO valid excuse. Take this problem by the horns and start solving it RIGHT NOW.
To learn more about our programs, visit www.akka.com We will be happy to explain more about how we can teach your child to be bullyproof.
