| Bullying has been a problem for children since the | | | | adults they are not always the best for children |
| beginning of time and certainly since schools were | | | | who may not be able to control themselves or |
| invented. No one wants their child to be bullied. | | | | know when they need to stop short of doing |
| However the reality is that at someone most | | | | serious damage to their attacker. |
| children will be bullied in some way or another. The | | | | Tae Kwon Do and many styles of karate have |
| sad truth is that you won't always know about it | | | | been popular with kids and teenagers however |
| or be able to prevent it. | | | | perhaps the best martial art that should be taught |
| So how can you best prepare your child to | | | | to kids for self defense is Judo. There are several |
| defend themselves? Of course in the reverse you | | | | reasons for this. Firstly Judo is designed without |
| also do not want your child to be a bully | | | | an emphasis on size and strength and is actually |
| themselves or to inflict a serious injury on another | | | | perfectly formulated for use against a larger |
| child landing both them and you in serious trouble. | | | | opponent by using their weight and force against |
| This means that while there are many martial | | | | them. This is done primarily through a series of |
| arts or fighting systems that can be effective for | | | | throws and joint manipulation techniques. |