Cyber Bullying - Martial Arts is the Answer

Cyber Bullying - Martial Arts is the Answer

Written by: Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts

Cyber bullying is a term that is in our legal lexicon for the past decade. In simple terms it refers to any bullying that might take place with the help of technology. It cannot be dismissed as a minor issue, because today’s children live in a world that is as much virtual as it is real. From a very young age, kids have access to technology including cell phones, computers and internet, whether through their parents or in their schools. This has led to a situation where classroom concerns like bullying are no more limited to the four walls of the classroom.

The Larger Danger that is Cyber bullying
Whenever a child is hurt mentally or emotionally by their classmates or seniors in a virtual platform, that counts as cyber bullying. The rumors, scandals, hate speech and embarrassing pictures that are spread through messages, emails or social media comes under this category. It is a greater danger than classroom bullying. Its reach is farther than the few students in a classroom. There is a permanency and retrievability to these messages and pictures that might cause a larger emotional damage to its victims.

Victim or Bully: Who Needs Help?
It is a usual tendency among parents, teachers and students to condemn the bully alone and take the side of the victims. Victims of cyber bullying definitely need help, support, love and encouragement since their own diffidence, lack of courage and lack of self-confidence may have a chance in inviting bullying. However it is equally important to provide bullies with the same, because usually bullies victimize others not due to an innate cruelty, but because of other reasons such as dysfunctional family background, personal insecurity or behavioral problems.

Martial Arts to Resist Cyber Bullying: For the Victim and the Bully
In a land where 33% children are being bullied, but only 7% of parents are even aware of it, our children need a lot of support and help to resist bullying. Martial arts are a perfect source of support, help and encouragement that will help both the victim and the bully.

It instills confidence, self-worth and physical strength in learners. These are exactly what bullied children need, because one courageous denial would put an end to bullying in many instances. Movies like Karate Kid are not fiction, because children will learn through martial arts how to stand up for themselves and their peers.

The same could be said for children who bully others. They will learn values of companionship, respect, friendship and courtesy through bullying. Once they are no more insecure of their own abilities, they won’t feel the need to demonstrate superiority by dominating other children.

Good martial art schools, like Bruce McCorry’s Academy (Peabody MA) are also spaces where children will interact with friends and instructors who can point out their personal insecurities and problems and help with these. It is important to choose a place with an experienced instructor pool, a friendly peer group and an encouraging atmosphere like Bruce McCorry’s if you want to learn martial arts to resist bullying. Once children realize the damage of their own actions, cyberspace itself could be used as a positive sphere to apologize, recover and make new friends. To see our children living without the fear of cyber bullying, let us turn to martial arts.  Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts Academy. 

Kids Sports and Martial Arts

Martial Arts for Kids: Your Key to Summer and Winter Sports

written by: Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts

A significant study by the Aspen Institute recently pointed out that in the last five years, there is a fall of 2.6 million in the number of youngsters who participate in sports. This is an unfortunate account, because both summer and winter sports were so much a part of our youth, even a decade before. The same study tells how physically active youngsters could do better in every facet of life, ranging from fighting obesity and ill health to being intelligent and being more productive at work. 

On the other end of this spectrum are those children and teenagers who are intensely passionate toward sports, though their number seems to be declining. It is the need of all health-conscious parents and a health-conscious nation to kindle a passion for sports among our children. It is time to ask how we can do this.

Sports and Youngsters: Do We Need a Booster?

There are three reasons to why youngsters may not be motivated to take up sports like before. One, the young generation has multiple avenues of entertainment, which may make them insensitive to physical activity. Secondly, today's school is a much hectic world, leaving our children physically and mentally exhausted. Thirdly, even passionate sports watchers may not sometimes take up sports if they doubt their strength or ability. This brings us to ask if our kids need a booster to motivate them to take up sports and help them to excel in it. The key to this lies in martial arts.

Martial Arts for Kids: The Key for Summer and Winter Sports

Martial arts are your child's all time sports companion, whether his/her interests lie in summer sports or winter sports. It awakens them to the significance of physical activity and helps them to be champions in the sports they take up.

The most popular summer sports like baseball, soccer and basketball are extremely demanding, both physically and mentally. Martial arts can help your child to gain the physical strength and mental co-ordination necessary for these. Martial arts can also supply your child with inexhaustible energy levels, which is a genuine help if he/she likes summer sports.

Winter sports like hockey and skiing are not as tiring as their summer counterparts, but what makes them challenging is that they demand a lot of courage and confidence from the participant. This is precisely something that martial arts can instill in children. They teach kids to be brave enough to take up challenges and fulfill them.

Passionate sportspersons have always found a companion in martial arts, because it trains them to be tireless, team-spirited and calculative. Martial art is the way to unlock the athletic side of your child, where he/she can relate with the joy of physical activity and find motivation to pursue sports.

Bruce McCorry's Academy - Martial Arts for Sports

Being one of the foremost martial art schools in Massachusetts, Bruce McCorry's is the perfect choice if you want martial arts to boost your child's passion and abilities in sports. Under experienced instructors, learners at Bruce McCorry's get to explore the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of the martial arts to the fullest. The highlights of Bruce McCorry's programs are the Afterschool and Summer Programs for children, but since age is no bar to get the best of martial arts, we also have an elaborate set of courses aimed at adults as well. Enroll today and explore the martial art way to sports!    

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Martial Arts for Kids Ages 3-16

Martial Arts for Kids Ages 3-16: Only The Best at

Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts Academy 

As most martial arts evolved in the context of military defense or spiritual gatherings, kids below teenage years were not always part of martial arts in histories. But when martial arts developed as a sport for health, fitness and happy living in the modern times, experts started unearthing the benefits of kids' martial arts. Surprisingly, the formative ages of childhood and teenage ages were found to have the highest potential for imbibing the benefits of martial arts.

How to Make Childhoods Work Wonders: Kids Martial Arts at Bruce McCorry's

When Bruce McCorry's Academy emerged as one of the youngest martial art institutions in Massachusetts in the 1970s, it recognized the importance of child martial arts at once. Today, its endeavors have developed into some thoroughly researched and structured martial art courses for children. These courses are intended to bring about the following advantages:

1. To make up the lack of physical activity in a child's daily life

2. To fight conditions which are related to the lack of exercise, such as obesity 

3. To improve the health of kids in general, by enhancing their immunity and resilience

4. To keep the child fit, and to help him/her to remain in shape in the future

5. To improve their study skills by sharpening their intellectual abilities

6. To enhance their athletic, kinetic and co-ordination skills

7. To teach them social values like respect, friendship, trust and cooperation

8. To teach children how to defend themselves and stand up for what they believe in

9. To help kids to de-stress after their daily worries, and keep them energetic and lively

10. To instill self-confidence and self-worth in children

Bruce McCorry's programs for children are structured by veterans to meet these standards which only an institution that walk with the times can offer you. The lessons offered by us blend physical activity, meditation, activities and fun, customized to meet the age, capability and the aptitude of the learners. The physical moves help to enhance the health and fitness goals outlined above. Each martial art demands focus, calculation and thinking, which will generally improve the intellect of a child. Our campus provides an excellent interactive space which will work upon the social skills of children. And the greatest advantage that martial arts can give to your child is to transform them into human beings who believe in themselves and their abilities, who can stand up for their beliefs and opinions and who can grow up knowing how to keep their life, relationships and career goals balanced.

Kids Martial Arts: Only The Best at Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts Academy

We have a bunch of courses for children between the ages of 3-16, the most popular of them being the Afterschool Program and the Summer Programs (for kids and teenagers) and the Little Ninja program (for preschoolers). The content of the first two programs are designed to equip the child to meet the daily demands that are made on his/her life as a student and an adolescent. They are also timed so as not to clash with the school timings. The preschooler program is for younger children about to make their first step into the field of martial arts. It aims to bring about the development of a child's body, mind, brain and behavior at an age when these are in the stage of formation. 

Bruce McCorry's is the best that you can promise to your child for his/her safe and happy future. Do not hesitate and choose the best of kids' martial arts for your child!

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Kids Martial Arts After School Program & Summer Workshops

Kids Martial Arts at the Perfect After School Program & Summer Workshops at Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts Academy 

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Perhaps you might not have yet imagined your child as a martial art learner. But a number of reasons will tell you that it is the best possible way to imagine your little champion's present and future. That is because martial arts have the wonderful strength to touch all aspects of their lives and leave a positive mark. Scroll on to read how martial arts for kids can transform your child's life!

The Seven Success Formula: Children's Martial Arts at its Best
Martial arts is scientifically proven to influence and improve seven aspects of a child's life: this includes the physical, mental, emotional, athletic, academic, social and spiritual dimensions. Together, an improvement of these aspects are a prerequisite for his/her holistic development.

1. Martial Arts for the Physical: Martial arts training can redefine your child's physical profile by making them stronger, strengthening their coordination, by making them healthy and immune. Regular and active martial art training is the key to this.
2. Martial Arts for the Mind: Learning martial arts can reduce stress, calm down mental processes, improve thinking skills, instil confidence and make children smarter. Precise and soothing combination of training and meditation does this for them.
3. Martial Arts and Emotions: Children who are martial art learners become emotionally strong. They survive peer pressure and bullying, they make good friends, they cherish familiar bonds and make trustworthy partners in future. The basics of respect, companionship and compromise is taught to them by the ethics of martial arts.
4. Sports and Martial Arts: Martial arts can give your kid a sleek body, coordinated senses, an athletic disposition and inexhaustible energy. These are to be your child's assets in their passion for sports and athletics.
5. Academic Brilliance and Martial Arts: Martial arts try to improve thought process, rational thinking, analytical power and comprehension. This is the impact of martial art training on brain and human senses and is useful in academics.
6. Martial Arts for Social Skills: Man is a social being, but interpersonal skills are not every kid's cup of tea. A vibrant and interactive martial art class is your child's initiation to interpersonal relationships, courtesies, companionship and socially respectable behavior.
7. Spiritual Facet of Martial Arts: This does not necessarily mean religion. Martial arts and healing techniques can make children find their inner peace and it reconnects mind with human body. In these senses, it is spiritual as well.

After School Martial Arts and Summer Workshops for Kids: Hurry Up!
The children's martial arts programs at Bruce McCorry's Academy are holistically designed to improve all the seven aspects of a child's development. It can also identify your child's strength or weakness in any of these and give them special care.

Bruce McCorry's has a long-standing after school program for kids, which gives them confidence, companionship, self-defense and happiness. The after school programs at the academy are a fun blend of education, enjoyment and relaxation. This summer, the academy is organizing vibrant summer workshops for children who want to make the best of their holidays by relishing the joy and power of martial arts. This is your kid's opportunity to try out the seven success formula. Admissions are OPEN NOW: HURRY UP Seats are limited!

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National Autism Month: A Martial Arts Focus

April, the National Autism Month: A Martial Arts Focus 

written by: Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts

April is nationally dedicated as the month of autism awareness. When we dedicate a month for the kids born in the autistic spectrum, it means a huge change has come about in the health profile of the nation and in our perceptions of it. 

Health profile is definitely changing, since there is a general increase in the number of autism diagnosis. Our perceptions are also changing, because autism is more widely recognized now, it is diagnosed and cared for, the approach towards people in the spectrum has become more positive and inclusive. Today we are aware that those who are born autistic have several potentials, and can lead quality lives to a great extent. Martial arts is one of those assistance's that can help autistic children to nourish their full potential and lead better lives.

Martial Arts and Autism: A Way Forward

What martial artists have been trying to say for a long time is now being proved by studies and clinical research. 

The following instances are examples:

* University of Wisconsin proved in 2010 that autistic children can gain a lot from martial arts – it helps them to socialize better, to be physically coordinated, and to have improved self-confidence.

* Martial art lessons are shown to provide spaces where children are asked to interact with instructors, talk with friends, pair with partners, and work as a team with students. Though these are more difficult for autistic children, special care will naturally improve their social skills.

* University of Isfahan brought out the path-breaking finding that martial arts can actually reduce obsessive and repetitive actions in the children of autistic spectrum. Martial arts involves a lot of self-control and self-disciplining. The reduction in stereotypical behavior could also be because of the fact that martial arts give the children with special needs a vent to exhaust their excess energy.

* As several studies noted, martial art training considerably improves the motor skills and motor coordination among autistic kids

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* Perhaps, what autistic children can benefit the most from is self-esteem. Martial arts show them whom they really are: talented children with great potential in a number of aspects. Coupled with developed physical strength, martial arts give them confidence. This will help them to stand up to bullying and hazing which are usual classroom concerns faced by these children.

Choosing Special Needs Martial Arts for Your Child

Given all the merits of martial arts, it is extremely important to choose a genuine and reliable martial art school for your child. Make sure that the instructors and helpers are trained to care for children in the autistic spectrum. You should also ensure that the institution keeps mandates of safety.

The special needs program at Bruce McCorry's Academy is an example of how an ideal special needs martial art program should be. It opens up a space where children can socialize with and learn from their peers and trained instructors in a safe and happy atmosphere which they will love. Bruce McCorry's also provides special care which would help you to identify your child's specific talents, strengths and weaknesses and how to care for these. With Bruce McCorry's Academy, this April can perhaps make a change in your child's life. Call  today for more information, 978. 535.7878

Martial Arts and Parenthood

Martial Arts and Parenthood: It’s Time to Begin the Journey

written by: Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts

Parenthood is not just a state of being, it is a responsibility and a tryst with future. It is your way of saying to the world that this is the best I can offer to the world: your children are indeed whom you leave behind in this world. To fulfill this responsibility to the best, what you need perhaps is a journey through the world of martial arts.

Top 5 Reasons for being a Martial Arts Parent
Martial arts is one unique gift that you can pass on to your children, a chain that may last long down the generation lines. It’s the best thing you can do for your kids, because of the following reasons:

1. To Teach Them to Stand Up
Our children no more live in a world where their childhoods are an eternal bliss of freedom from stress. They might be being bullied, they might be forced to do what they don’t want to be doing, because of peer pressure. It is up to you to be his/her tutor, to teach them to stand up for themselves, defend themselves and never lose their dignity. Through martial arts, you will be equipped to do that as a parent.

2. Defending the Family
Being a parent means that beyond self-defense, you also might be asked to stand up for your family at times. Whether you are a mother or a father, situations might arise when you need to deal with antisocial people or circumstances. Learning martial arts can help you to defend your children and stand up for them when the time comes.

3. Being the Healthy and Emotionally-Balanced Parent
For mothers, there is the mild martial arts training and meditation that you can practice during your months of pregnancy, under the advice of a doctor. From the moment of being a parent, being a healthy and emotionally strong mother or father is inevitable for your child to get the best of your care and time. Martial arts can keep you refreshed, healthy and emotionally poised.

4. Be Fit, Be their Hero
Being a fit and healthy parent can win the heart of your children in more than one way. It helps you to be a part of their games and their fun, it also helps you to take part in their energy and their liveliness. Further, a fit parent is a model for the child to be fit and healthy when they grow up. Remember, you are their superhero and superwoman.

5. Martial Arts: the Bond with your Child
When you and your child learn martial arts together, it binds you in ways which no other sport can do. It is not just the time you spend with him/her that matters, but also the values you instill in them, the fun you have with them, and the moments of togetherness and care.

Bruce McCorry’s Martial Arts: For the Parents and the Kids
Bruce McCorry’s Academy is one of those few institutions in martial arts where you can be a part of family martial arts – where children and parents can learn martial arts together. We have trained instructors for children and adults, and also different adult and children programs for those who want it. Bruce McCorry’s is the place where you can have the best time with your child and learn martial arts for being a better parent. Be here today!  

Dyslexia and Martial Arts

Dyslexia and Martial Arts 

written by: Bruce McCorry's Martial Arts

Two years before, the world looked on with wonder at a young martial art genius who had won the world martial arts championship five times. Scott Sonnon became the overnight hero not just because of his spectacular achievements in martial arts, which is definitely laudable, but also because he chose to tell the world his relentless battle with dyslexia and its social reception and his martial arts journey.

Dyslexic Children: Social Perceptions and the Reality

Sonnon’s amazing success story speaks a lot about the courage and resolution of a determined youngster. However, it also gives us new insight into how the oft-repeated status of martial arts as a companion for children with special needs is not a myth after all.

The past decade has shown a sharp rise in the reported instances of children being diagnosed in the autistic spectrum. Dyslexia is one of the most frequently diagnosed situations. While dyslexia is more a situation that demands a different mode of learning experience for the child, dyslexic children can definitely progress in a usual classroom if the instructor gives him/her with the proper learning atmosphere and some care. However, the problems faced by them in the social sphere such as bullying, neglect and impatience can have severe impact of their confidence level and progress. On the other hand, the example of Sonnon and the studies on dyslexia show that the neurological wiring of these kids can have wonderful possibilities of genius. 

This whole question of the autistic spectrum has also inspired a lot of research, especially with regard to martial arts. A milestone would be the 2010 statement by Wisconsin University that martial arts can reverse the negative societal impact on children with special needs, including dyslexia.

Unleashing the Genius: The Martial Arts Way for Dyslexic Children

Martial arts has a lot to offer for children with special needs, especially dyslexic kids. Particularly in the case of an early diagnosis of dyslexia, martial arts can bring about a huge difference.

Martial art training in the formative years directly impacts the cognitive development of children. It works differently for different children. However, in general, martial arts like Karate help children with special needs to overcome the challenges to their cognition and learning to a large extent.

Martial arts also can help a lot with the social issues faced by the kids. It can instill courage in children and tell them that their special needs are not their inferiority. As Sonnon’s words prove again and again, it can teach them to stand up for themselves and their dyslexic friends, socialize better, and tell the world that their full potential is no way limited by their special needs.

Martial Arts for Special Needs and Dyslexia: Bruce McCorry’s Academy

Martial art offers the best to you when you are in a learning atmosphere that knows your situation best and caters to you according to that. The special needs program at Bruce McCorry’s Academy is such a unique space, where your child get instructors who are trained in the neurology of children with special needs. Instructors at the special needs program try to get to know each learner – adults or children. The martial arts learning atmosphere provided by the special needs program caters to your custom needs and becomes your companion in your larger journey in the outside world. This can be the right place for your young champion.

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