| One of the other goals of a martial arts program | | | | pick on a kid, would you pick on the kid who looks |
| is to try and teach the kids how not to be bully | | | | confident, looks like he might be able to defend |
| magnets. Over the years I've done a lot of | | | | himself, looks like he might go running and yelling |
| homework and a lot of research on why kids are | | | | and carrying on and doing something that would |
| bullied, and what makes them targets. | | | | draw attention to you? Or, are you going to |
| What I've found is that 9 times out of 10 the kids | | | | pick on the little kid hiding in the corner that's |
| that are being bullied are the kids with a lack of | | | | probably not going to say boo and is going to let |
| self confidence. It's the child that walks down the | | | | you take his lunch money every day? |
| hall with his head down and his hands in his | | | | It's one of the things that we really do stress in |
| pockets and doesn't want to talk to anybody; | | | | our program; you have to look the part. If you |
| they immediately become singled out and become | | | | look like a target you're going to be a target. |
| a target. | | | | What we are really talking about is how to |
| One of the things that we teach the children right | | | | influence the people around you without ever |
| off the bat, is if you can show a sense of | | | | saying a word. Have you ever known someone |
| confidence, if you can walk with your head held | | | | who when they walk in the room the whole room |
| high, shoulders up, back straight and you look like | | | | lights up, they haven't said a word, they haven't |
| you're king of the world, it puts an air about you | | | | done anything yet, they just have this air about |
| where you don't look like an easy target. Let's | | | | them - it's not arrogance, it's just a sense of self |
| face it, if you were a bully and you were going to | | | | confidence. |