Violent vs Non-Violent
The school system of today is much different then when I was growing up. Back in the 1970's, when kids got in a little scuffle, they had to go to the principal's office. Maybe they would get the paddle, maybe not.
Today, when kids get in a little push and shove match, they bring in school psychologists, assistants, counselors, and what not, and we wonder why it costs so much to educate our children, but that's another subject.
These next three stories are 100% true.
Zachary was a kindergartener who was biting Logan at school. Logan is a student at ASMA. Zachary bit Logan on a daily basis. Logan, fed up with Zachary treating him like corn on the cob, slapped Zachary on the side of the head after being bitten. Guess who brought home the pink slip? Logan. Yep, it had me confused also. Why was Logan in trouble? He was defending himself.
Brady, Spencer and Ollie are brothers who attend classes at ASMA. Spencer had an altercation where he was punched in the belly more than once, so he justly retaliated with a kick that DIDN'T EVEN TOUCH THE OTHER BOY! He was in trouble for striking back. His brother Brady was dealing with a bully who wouldn't leave him alone. So, after a few weeks of being pushed around, Brady took him to the ground with an outside leg trip (a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique).
In all three of these cases, when the boys defended themselves, the bullies left them alone. In two of those cases, the boys defending themselves got in trouble.
With the schools defining violence as an innocent person defending themselves with kicks and punches, we at ASMA stress non violent Gracie Jiu-Jitsu for kids to defend themselves in school or on the playground.
That is what Brady did in the above story. The bully left him alone, and best yet, he did not get in trouble.
That is a win-win for everyone. Solving conflict in a non-violent manner is a pure form of self defense.
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