Bully proofing starts on the mat

     The Gracie family is famous for bringing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to the United States, and helping the Martial Art spread across the globe. Rener Gracie, now teaching Jiu-Jitsu in Torrance, CA has been doing much more to help the local community by teaching kids Jiu-Jitsu. He has been applying the Jiu-Jitsu concepts of Self-Defense and applying them to help Bully Proof kids. 

     Every once in a while I will read an article in the Japan Times about some kid who decided to commit suicide because the bullying became too bad. Let's figure out a way to not let this ever happen again. For starters, we will be talking about Bullying during the months of August and September in our Jiu Jitsu programs at EDH Grappling. 
     In a recent article by vita coco, they were talking about how the Gracie Bullyproof Program. 
“At the foundation of the Gracie Bullyproof program is the belief that a confident child is a ‘bullyproof’ child,” observes Rener. “By giving children the non-violent self-defense skills to neutralize the violent physical attack of an aggressive bully, we give them the unshakable confidence to address bullies and defeat them WITHOUT violence. We’re teaching kids to fight fire with water.”
     thebullyproject.com is a website you can checkout to use as a resource to raise awareness, become an activist, or get help. At the root of it, bullying is an issue that we need to address as a family, team, and community. If we can get the entire Jiu-Jitsu community to start talking about the issue of Bullying in their kids and adults programs, this would make a huge difference! The change starts on the mat!   

To join EDHBJJ's Anti-Bully Campaign, contact us or drop in for a class

Eliot Kelly

EDH BJJ

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