Anti Bully Awareness Program
It is estimated by the National Education Association Anti Bully Awareness Program160,000 kids miss school each day for fear of being Bullied, Embarrassed, or both. We cannot ignore this problem and hope it goes away. Get involved now!
Here at Maine Tang Soo Do, we teach an extensive Bullying Prevention and Intervention Program. We specialize in teaching children how to effectively communicate their way through all unwanted attacks both verbally and physically. Children today are afraid of appearing weak therefore they will often suffer in silence while trying to endure the torment of being bullied. This has become an epidemic in our society today that has resulted in hopelessness, despair, and even death. Our program is designed with a two fold plan. First, for the victim of bullying we provide a way to learn how to communicate to their Parents, Teachers, and Law Enforcement, without appearing weak or being ashamed. Second, we eliminate potential bullies in the making by teaching them Self Esteem and Self Respect is the true power that they are seeking. The First thing we teach at Maine Tang Soo Do is RESPECT and PEACE OVER WAR.
RESPECT
You have to have respect for your own self first! By keeping your body clean, Eat well and have Happy Thoughts. Respect means saying Please and Thank You, honoring a friend, helping out at home without your parents asking you to do so, looking someone in the eyes when they talk to you, telling your parents that you love them, and following the rules of good behavior.
SUCCESS
Success is a never ending journey. Successful people will do what unsuccessful people won’t do. It could mean winning a contest, improving your grades, doing what you love to do. Being happy and surrounding yourself around good friends.
ATTITUDE
Every day you decide on what type of attitude you want to have. If you want to have a positive attitude, you have to be nice to people. Look for the good in people and smile. If you talk about people speak nice things about them and be respectful.
SELF CONTROL
In Tang Soo Do training, self control means never misusing your Martial Arts Skills unless you are forced to defend yourself! Self Control also means controlling your emotions if someone makes you feel angry and in a nice way tell them how you feel. If someone asks you to do something that you know is not right like drugs, cigarettes or alcohol, Walk away! Say NO! If your parents ask you do something, you just DO IT!
SELF DISCIPLINE
Self Disicpline in Tang Soo Do is having respect for the Dojo and using what you learn in class constructively when outside of the dojo. Self Discipline means being respectful, not being late, and doing your homework without your parents reminding you. It also means that you need to keep your body clean, eat healthy foods and giving 110% effort in everything that you do and focus on having a positive attitude.
BULLY
A Bully is someone who is not nice to people, they are mean, they do not say please or thank you. When they get angry they yell at people, they call people names, cut people in line, they are disrespectful and start fights. They send out text messages to hurt or embarrass another person.
CONFLICT WITH A BULLY
Some people think that if a Bully is bigger or physically stronger, we do not stand a chance of getting away. Actually, we can get away from a bully no matter what size or shape or strength he/she has. You can stop a Bully from hurting you without fighting. By learning how to be aware and how to talk with a Bully we can stop a fight before it ever happens.
IGNORE THE BULLY
When you ignore a bully you pretend that he or she isn’t there. If a bully says something mean to you, or yells at you, or calls you names, all you do is ignore the bully. It takes a strong mind to ignore someone calling you names. You think you have a mental strength to pretend the bully isn’t there and walk away with confidence? Some bullies do not like to be Ignored! But ignoring the Bullies threats requires caution. So if you choose to ignore a bully, get ready to move quickly just in case!!
5 RULES FOR SAFETY
1. Use your Mind!
2. Use your Words!
3. Use your Legs!
4. Ask for Help!
5. Defend Yourself!
If you are approached by a bully, show confidence by creating a strong posture by standing straight and tall, do not look down, look straight ahead and make eye contact and use a deep strong voice to discourage a bully. Yell BACK OFF!!!
If you follow these rules of behavior it will help you to become a better person as well as a leader!
Six Smart Ways to Resolve Conflict Peacefully!
1. Ignore the Bully. Listen to the threats, but don’t react. Tell yourself that you don’t have to get back at the bully.
2. Agree with the bully! If the bully calls you names, agree! Let the insults go. Don’t fight back!
3. Be nice to the bully. Treat the bully as a friend. You can turn a threatening situation into a friendly one.
4. Walk away! Don’t get into it! Just walk away. This takes the wind out of the bully’s sail!
5. Refuse to Fight! The winner of a fight is the one who prevents it. Stick up for yourself. Just say no to fighting!
6. Call for Help! Call a Parent, Teacher, a friendly adult, or a Police Officer. Anyone who can help you stop a fight before it happens!