Gracie Barra San Clemente’s Felipe Guedes teaches an anti-bullying course to students / Photo: Gracie Barra

A large issue for kids today is the presence of bullying. Jiu-Jitsu is a great martial art for not only self-defense in bullying cases but in building the confidence to prevent it altogether. Gracie Barra has been a leader in their bully-proof programs and now they are releasing a new program for the year of 2013 starting April 6.

During the entire month of April they are offering a free self-defense program that will help kids ages six and up to properly prevent, respond and deal with bullying.

Now the team has designed a curriculum broken down into three steps:

1- Walk away

2- Stand up for yourself

3- Protect yourself

“Turn bullying from a potential lifetime trauma, into an opportunity to build a stronger character in your child.”

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Take a look at the video below for an example of how each step is taught to the students:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIDUFevU_rU

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“Daniel is a student of Felipe Souza at BJJ School UK, an affiliate of my Jiu-Jitsu school in Brazil,” says a joyous José Henrique “Zé Beleza” Leão Teixeira.

“As it happens, in England we have the same Future Champions goodwill project, and Daniel Agard comes from that project. He’s a really dedicated kid, always trains a lot and deserves this win. I’ll show up at the Worlds with him and some others…” promises the Master.

Check out Agard in action in the Abu Dhabi final.