anti bullying classes for kids in los angeles

There has been a great need for a program such as Anti-Bullying for Verbal Self-Defense youth program.

This coupled with Kung-Fu San Soo makes it a very powerful self-defense system for kids. The program consists of a thirteen-week series of classes given once a week where the kids learn various techniques to diffuse a confrontation. We start with learning about Anger guards. Anger guards are a way of identifying your hot buttons. It is knowing what triggers you to get angry. We teach the student to NAME IT, KNOW IT AND OWN IT so they have more self control and do not react with anger. We then go over word blocks, redirection of behavior with words and then on to more advanced concepts. The course is offered on an ongoing basis so that if the student begins the program at week 5 or 6 they can start there and continue until they complete the first classes they missed. Additionally, the kids go home with what we call "car talk" sheets. It is an exercise that the parents can participate in with the kids to help them learn more effectively. They are called car talks because so often parents spend more time with their kids in the car, and this provides a perfect opportunity to use this otherwise non-productive time usefully, and makes the experience rewarding for the student and the parents.

The Verbal Self-Defense program sets up a series of actions that the student considers before resorting to the physical. These actions are very helpful when the student wants to stand up for him or herself and teaches the student the steps to be taken toward solving a problem without having to become physical. If the student is forced into using Kung-Fu San Soo, the art affords them several means of reducing the need for fighting which may cause pain or injury to another. They learn how to block, evade punches, grabs and pushes. They also learn strategies for dealing with multiple attackers that may want to confront, intimidate and/or harm them in a physical way.