Bully Busters

Ronin Jiu-Jitsu Center and the Washington City Community Center Unveils New Program to Stop Bullies in Their Tracks

Classes start immediately and enrollment is ongoing.  Bring your kids in to try out a couple of classes for free. 

Every day in America, an estimated 150,000 kids miss school due to fear or intimidation of bullies.  In fact, many believe that fear of bullying may be the leading cause of low self-confidence in children.  Worse, statistics suggest that less than 15% of kids actually report acts of bullying.  "Most bullies are insecure and seek self-esteem normally by harassing smaller or weaker children," says Ronin Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Jake Johnston.

Jake has created a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu based self defense program titled "Bully Buster" program.  His goal is to teach children ways to safely diffuse everyday bully problems.  "The goal isn't to teach children how to fight; the goal is to teach children how to defend themselves from bullying.  I don't advocate violence.  A lot of the principles I will be teaching will help in safely diffusing and escaping violent situations," says Jake Johnston.

In discussing his program, Jake went on to say, "My program has three objectives: The first is to boost confidence.  Bullies are less likely to target self-confident children.  The second is to increase awareness.  Harassment from bullies can be physical or verbal and delivered at various intensity levels.  My third and final objective is to teach kids to be ready.  Only when your child makes it clear that they will not tolerate the harassment will they free themselves of the bullies torment."

Aside from preparing your child to deal with bullies, another objective of the Bully Buster program is to instill in your child the character traits that will lead to success in all areas of life.  There are six chapters in the Character Development Program: Responsibility, Health, Respect, Citizenship, Manners, and Caring.  Each chapter is studied for two months.  Time is dedicated in each class to address the featured trait and the simple things that your child can do to make the trait an every day part of their lives. 

The Ronin Jiu-Jitsu Center is offerering two programs for children:
The Little Samurais program is for kids 7-11 years old. At this age, some kids aren't interested in learning martial arts, but they sure don't mind "playing" martial arts.  By playing the fun and challenging "games" in class, children develop strong reflexes in the execution of basic techniques, as they unconsciously learn the foundational principles of leverage and control.

The Jr. Samurais program is for kids 12-16 years of age.  Since bullying is the most prevalent in this age group, we teach the Jr. Samurais the 15 essential techniques they must know in order to defend themselves if attacked.

Please contact us if you have any questions.