Friday, October 3, 2014

Martial Arts for Adults & Seniors - Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts

Martial Arts for Adults & Seniors - Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts
Written by: Master McCorry
At thirty years of age, you have passed your youth, but still it is difficult to accept what it means to be an adult. However, you start accepting it when your body and mind tell you that the good old days are behind you. Entering to adulthood is difficult – the growing responsibilities and increasing stress soon get the better of you and tire you out. The generation of our parents might have faced it at a later age, but we, being the children of the modern age, end up with greyer hairs and aching joints at thirty.
How can you make this journey a happy one? For anything you know, this is something you can’t do without. The best you can do is to make it as enjoyable as possible. There's a million self-help books out there telling you what to do and how to do it. But, perhaps you need something concrete – something that can actually help you to be happy in adulthood – something like martial arts. Martial Arts for Adults & Seniors: Why Go For It? Learning martial arts might not be the first thing among your goals. However, it is something that will help you to achieve your dreams. Whether your aim is health, fitness, self-defense, stress-relief or confidence, martial arts can make your dream come true for you. Martial Arts for Health: Adulthood is the time when your youthful immunity deserts you. Our lifestyle has given us diabetes, cardiac diseases, obesity and many similar demons to fight. With martial arts at your side, you are at an advantage. There is nothing like martial arts to improve your immunity and make you stronger.
Martial Arts and Fitness: Another thing that usually disappears with youth is your fit and toned body. Even if you did not have a fit body to be proud of in your younger days, you can achieve one for sure through martial arts. Most martial arts sessions burn calories and redistribute fat at a quicker rate than usual workouts. Stress Relief through Martial Arts: The latest study by American Psychological Association (NY) has revealed that 31% of the employed adults feel stressed. Job pressure, relationships, family, money – the reasons to worry are much more once you pass youth. Martial arts is an effective cure for stress. Martial artists experience less stress even in the most pressurizing circumstances. They also handle relationships better. Confidence and Self-Defense: Once you get ready to take on the world, what makes many of you hesitant is the lack of confidence. This is something that martial arts can impart to you. Through learning martial arts, you will summon the courage to face the world and make your voice heard. Martial arts teaches you to be confident not only in your opinions. It also gives you the daring to protect yourself when you need to defend yourself. Self-defense is a skill you need the most to live in today’s world, and martial arts can teach it to you.
Martial Arts for Adults and Bruce McCorry’s Academy While many martial arts institutions focus on children’s martial arts alone, Bruce McCorry’s Academy (Peabody, MA) is unique because it gives equal importance to adult martial arts. Martial art lessons for adults at Bruce McCorry’s are not mere classroom sessions where you learn kicks and punches. The academy teaches you how to apply what you learn to your daily lives to achieve what you want. Feel the magic of martial arts at Bruce McCorry’s!

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

How to Deal with Bullying

October is National Bullying Prevention
Bruce McCorry’s Martial Arts - Your Ultimate Anti-Bullying Advocate!
written by: Master McCorry
In 2006, when the PACER’s Bullying Prevention Center declared October as the month for National Bullying Prevention, it was an attempt by some insightful minds to recognize the threat bullying poses to safety of childhood. Since then, the national anti-bullying campaign has remained alive. However, despite awareness campaigns and prevention programs since then, it hasn’t yet been possible to bring about a complete prevention of this danger. This is partly because of the fact that total prevention of a deep-rooted problem like bullying can only be done by those who are immediately involved in it. In spite of the awareness programs and self-help campaigns, ultimately it is the victim who can stand up and put an end to bullying. What can you do if you are faced with such a situation? Here are some ways to deal with bullying. How to Deal with Bullying? 1. Assert Yourself: Mostly, bullies target children who are unassertive. If you are being bullied, it is important for you to assert yourself and let others know that you have a voice. It is important to have the courage to say no when you are forced to do something you don’t like.
2. Make friends: What you need the most when you are bullied is support. Often, kids who find it difficult to make friends become the victims of bullying because the bullies know that the victim will lack the support of others. It is a good thing to make friends in a new class so that your friends will stand up for you when you are in difficult situation. 3. Stand up for Your Friends: One thing to remember is that bullies take advantage of your fear. If there’s only one person to resist bullying, it won’t make much of a difference. But if there are many of you to resist a bully, you will make a difference. So it is a good thing to stand up for your friends if you see them being bullied. 4. Share your Concerns: Victims of bullying may not feel like sharing their problems with others, especially adults. There are many factors that may prevent them: humiliation and fear are some. You need to realize is that if you are being bullied, it is not your fault. Though you may hesitate, intervention from an adult – a parent or a teacher – can put an end to your problems at once. The more you open up to others, the less difficulty you will have to face. 5. Defend yourself: Most of the times, a bully overpowers a victim using physical might rather than assertiveness. Verbally asserting yourself is important, but it is more important to physically defend yourself. If you feel that you are not strong enough, it would be useful to learn some self-defense technique. It can be anything from Karate to Taekwondo. Any fighting sport or martial art will come to your help if you are at a position of disadvantage. Bruce McCorry’s Martial Arts – Your Anti-Bullying Advocate Bruce McCorry’s Martial Arts Academy offers lessons in more than ten useful martial arts. Martial arts at Bruce McCorry’s will teach you how to protect yourself when you have to deal with a bully. Bruce McCorry’s does not tell students to be aggressive toward others. Rather, the academy will teach you how to be confident, defensive and self-assertive when others take advantage of you. Sign up today for Bruce McCorry’s Martial Art lessons – your ultimate anti-bullying advocate. Please spread the word about October being National Bullying Prevention Month.