Krav Maga: Mental and Physical Training for Children
Dragon Within knows that the days of children being terrorized by schoolyard bullies are far from over. In fact, reports from elementary and high school administrators indicate that violence and taunting are at an all-time high. Is your child the victim of bullying? If left to their devices, bullies can have a huge impact on your child’s life. It will affect academics, self-esteem and even his or her safety.
Krav Maga is an excellent antidote to this trend. With confidence and physical strength from this technique, your child will be able to respond to attempts at undercutting his or her routine at school. Krav Maga is the ultimate mental and physical training for children of all ages. Here are its best features:
- Instilling confidence: Every child has issues with confidence during elementary and high school. When tormented by a bully, things can quickly get worse. Krav Maga training will show your child how to stand up to any type of approach. Bullies do not like being pushed back. Even when larger assailants come at Krav Maga students, they are taught how to quickly neutralize opponents. No one will be able to instill fear in your child.
- Providing strength training: Knowing how to respond to aggressors is one thing; Krav Maga instruction involves real physical training. Blocking punches, jabbing opponents in weak spots and acting swiftly are all parts of the routine. If you want to be sure your child will be able to defend him or herself if attacked, Krav Maga is the answer.
- Promoting restraint in the face of confrontation: Krav Maga is a self-defense technique, meaning students are taught to protect themselves without instigating trouble. This factor is important, as brawling in school can lead to suspensions and even criminal charges. Students who are trained in self-defense come to learn restraint and control situations better than students unaware of these practices. Let Krav Maga show your child the power in acting responsibly.
- Developing character: Sports that demand intense focus and dedication from your children are excellent for character building. Krav Maga is the product of fighters trained in boxing and wrestling, disciplines known for their intensity. By training in Krav Maga, your child will develop that resilience that is a part of every sound mind. Instead of looking for the easy way out, Krav Maga teaches to look for the best way out.
- Teaching leadership skills: Krav Maga’s founder quickly realized he had a gift and needed to help friends in Slovakia’s Jewish ghetto develop survival skills. This technique teaches children to be leaders; to stand up for what is right; to protect friends; and help band together to thwart the efforts of evil forces. Allowing your child to be a leader in his earliest communities will be a positive experience later in life.
Whether or not you fear your child is being harassed by bullies at school, Dragon Within’s Krav Maga training is a terrific way to teach dedication to physical and mental development in children from the youngest ages. We take the time and effort to make sure all our kids are in a safe environment and that they know how to handle themselves when being bullied.