Bullying Prevention!
Bullying Prevention…
I don’t use this venue to promote specific events here much but September 15th – for the whole community – inside and outside of the KarateBuilt Martial Arts school and in the cities, towns and communities all around – for all the families that live there, we have an event I need all kids and all their parents to come to – it’s on Bullying Prevention.
I could recite the stats (over 1/3 of kids are involved in bullying at any given moment in time… there’s a lot more stats) or I could implore you to come (it’s FREE) but really you have to decide…
is it worth the time (about 60-90 minutes) to have us help you and your kid be safe (maybe forever) from bullying?
Sr. Master Greg Moody, Ph.D.
P.S. I hope that last note isn’t too “hard” – I truly am passionate about having everyone attend and be part of the bullying prevention event because well…. if you have a kids, they will probably be part of it one way or another! I hope you can make time for it!
P.P.S. If you can’t make time because you’re booked on the 15th, then please give us a call and we can arrange an individual class – we do offer some small discounts on private training when it’s this topic so feel free to call us to arrange.
P.P.P.S. PLEASE – if you’re reading this – make sure you’re checking out your kids activities… Let me explain how poorly and sometimes dangerously trained – or background checked – some people are before they work with you (or your children). Many people who work with kids:
- Are not background checked by third party independent companies
- Are not CPR certified (important in case of emergencies)
- Have little to no supervised instruction – often they are just practitioners of the sport (like they played football or played baseball. In martial arts they might be a black belt).
- They often haven’t had any formal training in how to teach.
It seems obvious (and critical) that at LEAST these four things are prerequisites to be an instructor at anything but sadly it’s so true that in a vast majority of cases – especially with kids – this seems to be the situation. And even more unfortunately in my favorite field – martial arts – it’s even more prevalent.
The martial arts organization our KarateBuilt schools license curriculum from – the ATA – requires background checks and we have been background checking and vetting our instructors before they even required it (In fact, they used the company we found for their initial system of background checking)!
In addition to the minimum CPR certification we require, over 300 hours of formal supervised live instruction, hours and hours of classroom work and even after that the KarateBuilt Schools repeat that training again and again as long as they are active instructors in our school.
In addition to all that the curriculum and instruction is designed by me from white belt 9for you beginners – that’s the first rank you start with – through 7th degree Black Belt (that’s a LOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGG time – like 30 years). We know and plan our teaching so far in advance the instructors know EXACTLY what they are doing and can train on what to teach with me so they continue to be the best.
Nobody does this – or has these kinds of standards. This makes our instructors the best in the martial arts and I feel the best outside of academic institutions!
KarateBuilt.com and KarateBuilt Martial Arts have been selected the nation’s #1 martial arts schools for EIGHT YEARS IN A ROW!
Founded in 1995 by Dr. Greg Moody a 7th degree Black Belt and Sr. Master Instructor, KarateBuilt Martial Arts and Karate lessons for pre-school children ages 3-6 and elementary age kids ages 7 and up are designed to develop the critical building blocks kids need – specialized for their age group – for school excellence and later success in life.
KarateBuilt Martial Arts Adult Karate training is a complete adult fitness and conditioning program for adults who want to lose weight, get (and stay in shape) or learn self-defense in a supportive environment.
Instructors can answer questions or be contacted 24 hours or the day, 7 days a week at Karate@KarateBuilt.com or call directly at 866-311-1032 for one of our nationwide locations. You can also visit our website at KarateBuilt.com.
About Dr. Greg Moody: Greg is a seventh degree black belt and senior master instructor. He has a Ph.D. in Special Education from Arizona State University (along with a Master’s Degree in Counseling and a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering – he actually is a rocket scientist). He has been teaching martial arts for over 25 years and has owned eight martial arts schools in Arizona and California. Sr. Master Moody is a motivational speaker and educator and teaches seminars in bullying, business, and martial arts training, around the world.
The KarateBuilt Martial Arts Headquarters is in Cave Creek, Arizona at 29850 N. Tatum Blvd., Suite 105, Cave Creek AZ 85331. You can locate the Chief Instructor, Master Laura Sanborn there directly at (480) 575-8171.