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Bullying Victims Fight Back With Help From Brazilian Jiu- Jitsu Royalty. UFC 1. 34 in Rio de Janeiro this weekend will rightly include homage to the iconic Gracie family, creators of Brazilian jiu- jitsu nearly 1. Ultimate Fighting Championship nearly 2. But the Gracies' most positive impact might be felt at a middle school in a Denver suburb where a seventh grader is unafraid of bullies for the first time since he can remember. Martin Hendricks, 1. Gracie Academy in Torrance, Calif., in an intensive program designed to make him .
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The first week of school he put the lessons into practice. Let me tell you about it. For kids that get picked on, it's a return to a horror zone. Experts say that more than 1. More than half of all schoolchildren have witnessed a bullying incident and three of every four students say bullying is a problem at their school. The bulk of bullying occurs from the fourth through the eighth grades, although it can continue through high school and even in the workplace.
Bullying is intimidation or domination toward someone perceived as weaker, a way to establish superiority through coercion or force. The emotional scars are often worse than the physical beatings, and victims of bullying often become depressed and do poorly in school. Bullying can even lead to suicide. Rener Gracie, 2. 7- year- old son of UFC originator Rorion Gracie and grandson of legendary Brazilian jiu- jitsu grandmaster Helio Gracie, knows all the statistics. He recognized that the martial art perfected by three generations of his uncles and cousins is ideal for combating bullies.
So he and his brother Ryron developed a program specifically for youngsters who have been the target of taunts and shoves, kicks and punches. Jiu- jitsu is a strategic, relatively nonviolent method of self- defense. It utilizes leverage, locks and holds that can neutralize a bigger, stronger opponent when both combatants are off their feet and grappling in close quarters. Combined with a clear understanding of the appropriate rules of engagement in a school setting, knowing the basics of jiu- jitsu can give a child the necessary tools to combat a bully. Rener knew his background from speaking to his mother: Martin had been bullied for many years by many kids and had simply taken it.
It's horrible and schools sweep it under the carpet. It breaks my heart. In addition to attending daily three- hour group classes, Martin was given private jiu- jitsu instruction by Rener each evening for a week. Then there was the mental training. Rener helped Martin understand that his fear of a bully hurting him was sensible. So was his fear of retaliating when he had no fighting skills.
Rener asked him: . TELL the teacher and your parent that the bully won't stop even after you've talked to him. TACKLE the bully and use jiu- jitsu to gain control of him without resorting to punches or kicks. You take both of your hands and push him as hard as you can in the chest.
You blast him. Knock him off his feet. If he won't say it, wait until a teacher or another adult shows up before letting him up. Rener had given him a plan and taught him enough jiu- jitsu techniques to take control of a bully. Still, Martin wondered, would he be able to execute the plan when he returned to Colorado and started school the following week?***Many schools across the U.
S. The Gracies support zero tolerance but point out that the policy doesn't work well in deterring verbal abuse - - the most common form of bullying. Sometimes, Rener said, the behavior will end there because a school administrator will contact the parent of the bully and the issue will be addressed at home. But bullies can be conniving, and after a short respite the abuse can start again when no adults are present. That's when it's time for the victim to consider using jiu- jitsu, zero tolerance or no zero tolerance.
And it's why teaching jiu- jitsu self- defense and submission techniques separates the Gracie program from others that also emphasize verbal negotiations with bullies. The most injurious jiu- jitsu techniques aren't taught to kids. Nothing that could render an opponent unconscious. It's a far different curriculum than the one that leads to advanced belts for adults, and it's far different from the Women Empowered program designed to help females fight off would- be rapists. Cod Ghosts Update 3.3 3 Download. The. Post. Game brings you the most interesting sports stories on the web. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to read them first!
That isn't to say the Bullyproof techniques can't be devastating in submitting a foe. The 3. 3 junior combative lessons required for a student to pass the course - - at the Gracie Academy or online - - include some of the same moves MMA stars Anderson Silva, Forrest Griffin and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will employ at UFC 1. Saturday. He'd asked the bigger, stronger boy to stop calling him names and throwing a water bottle at him.
But the abuse continued. Rener called and delivered a pep talk. Tomorrow he will do the same thing.
And when he does, you will engage. You don't ask permission, you don't stop, you just engage. The bully then asked Martin if he could practice some new punching techniques on him, and hit him. Then he threw a water bottle at him. Everything Martin had learned during his week at the Gracie Academy bubbled to the surface.
He jumped off the lunch bench and while in midair pushed the bully in the chest with both hands as hard as he could. Both boys landed on the ground and Martin pinned the bully by placing his knee on his chest and holding his arms down with his own. It was a classic jiu- jitsu combination - - decisive and effective without causing trauma or blood. The bully was shocked and as he struggled in vain to get up he yelled that Martin was crazy. The bully's friends told Martin to get up, but as he told the principal later: . But I explained that this was a long time coming for Martin.
He's still that kind kid. He stuck up for himself and for his friend. Fighting was not tolerated, he was told, but in this instance the response was appropriate.
Neither Martin nor his mother told the school about his jiu- jitsu training. The bully sought out Martin at lunch and apologized in front of other kids. Word got around the school. No longer is Martin the target of bullying - - from anybody. Martin had one more piece of business.
He called Rener to thank him. He kept it humble, and allowed the bully to save face.
He just held him with Gracie jiu- jitsu. It's the gentle way.! He can be reached at henson@yahoo- inc. Click here for Yahoo!
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