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Kids Self Defense Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu For Kids Our priorities are your priorities. Safety, fun and discipline. We help children develop into well rounded adults using a specifically designed program of common sense self defense and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Simply put, this means that your child will be trained to identify and defend themselves in many stressful situations. As a result of our training your boy/girl will experience, learn or improve on some or all of the following positive characteristics: Self Confidence: For many children, Self confidence doesn't come naturally. Confidence is developed over a period of time. As a child accomplishes new goals, his or her confidence level increases. Children become more self confident in Martial Arts because they progress at their own pace and are not compared to others: Better Grades: Better Grades mean being a better student and citizen. Every child learns to follow directions, pay attention in class and participate in class activities. These skills help them to become better students. Coordination & Physical Fitness: Jiu-Jitsu challenges the entire body, developing coordination, balance, agility, poise and physical fitness. These traits are important in the physical development in your childs life. Discipline:Jiu-Jitsu will help your child to discover that through self-discipline and perseverance he or she can accomplish almost anything. Self Defense: Jiu-Jitsu teaches children to think instead of panic in potentially serious situations as well as how to react to threats from other kids. Your child will also be taught not to be a bully. For life threatening situations only, your child will learn practical self-defense.
	The prime purpose of physical activity in childhood is developmental in all fields, health and fun. Competitive success is by no means a goal. It is important for all kids, gifted or not. Those kids who are more gifted will be able to continue and specialize in a specific sport later, on the basis of general abilities we helped them to develop earlier. So we should focus on developing a wide basis of techniques and skills, a wide range of movement vocabulary, and certainly not on those skills that are aimed to competition. The time for this will come later, and trying to hurry will only do harm.
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	Safety Tips What are the most important things a parent should know when talking to a child about this issue? 1. Don’t forget your older children. Children aged 11 to17 are equally at risk to victimization. At the same time you are giving your older children more freedom, make sure they understand important safety rules as well. 2. When you speak to your children, do so in a calm, nonthreatening manner. Children do not need to be frightened to get the point across. Fear can actually work at cross-purposes to the safety message, because fear can be paralyzing to a child. 3. Speak openly about safety issues. Children will be less likely to come to you if the issue is enshrouded in secrecy. If they feel that you are comfortable discussing the subject matter, they may be more forthcoming to you. 4. Do not confuse children with the concept of “strangers.” Children do not have the same understanding of who a stranger is as an adult might. The “stranger-danger” message is not effective, as danger to children is much greater from someone you or they know than from a “stranger.” 5. Practice what you talk about. You may think your children understand your message, but until they can incorporate it into their daily lives, it may not be clearly understood. Find opportunities to practice “what if” scenarios. 6. Teach your children that it is more important to get out of a threatening situation, than it is to be polite. They also need to know that it is okay to tell you what happened, and they won’t be a tattletale. Back to the top What are the most important things a parent should tell a child about this issue? 1. Children should always check first with you or a trusted adult before they go anywhere, accept anything, or get into a car with anyone. This applies to older children as well. 2. Children should not go out alone and should always take a friend with them when they go places or play outside. 3. It’s okay to say no if someone tries to touch them or treats them in a way that makes them feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused and to get out of the situation as quickly as possible. 4. Children need to know that they can tell you or a trusted adult if they feel scared, uncomfortable, or confused. 5. Children need to know that there will always be someone to help them, and they have the right to be safe. Back to the top What is the biggest myth surrounding this issue? The biggest myth is that the dangers to children come from strangers. In the majority of cases, the perpetrator is someone the parents or child knows, and that person may be in a position of trust or responsibility to the child and family. What advice would you offer a parent who wanted to talk to their child about this issue? Parents should choose opportunities or “teachable” moments to reinforce safety skills. If an incident occurs in your community, and your child asks you about it, speak frankly but with reassurance. Explain to your children that you want to discuss the safety rules with them, so that they will know what to do if they are ever confronted with a difficult situation. Make sure you have “safety nets” in place, so that your children know there is always someone who can help them.