ABOUT THE COURSE - **** You really need to read this before you commit ****
The course is structured to best transfer useable skills that will stay with you long into the future.
We use role play and physical integration to build usable and reproducible skills
There are no "martial arts moves" in this course however some basic martial arts fundamentals are relied upon, such as body language and distancing
This course is designed and delivered by martial arts and self defence experts and professional educators. It has been designed primarily for children 11 years of age and older. (Grade 6ers to high school age)
This course has a limited number of places available. Waiting lists are not relied upon. Late cancelations by you means that someone else has potentially missed out on this valuable course because of your poor planning. If you want to do the course but can't get to your preferred classes, please contact me directly for options. I will definitely try to help you.
If you sign up for this course, please make it your top priority.
There are always lots of questions. Most are answered below but if there are more, please contact Peter directly
The course itself is safe, informative and engaging. There are no martial arts physical contacts involved and is suitable for any fitness level and condition
Adults/guardians are welcome to stay on site and within earshot but the course works best when children feel uninhibited to speak freely. The course has been run many times before and only ever received 5 star reviews.
The course is suitable for all sizes shapes fitness levels and abilities.
There are no prerequisites to this course.
If you have limitations or need to exclude some activities (for any reason), advise your instructor at the beginning of the session
Children sometimes have anxieties when discussing sensitive issues especially if they have already been bullied.
There is no cure for this other than reassuring the participant that this stuff works, the instructors themselves have been victims of bullying and that are only being taught things that have actually worked for them. We can also tell you a whole list of everything that does not work.
We take a different approach to bullying and use tried and proven methodology.
This is quite different to the usual approach, (which clearly does not work). The standard approach of government centric anti-bully programs is one of risk mitigation and abrogation. STAND UP uses a knowledge discovery path and then builds active skills that are rehearsed and practiced.
Most people don't know what bullying actually is. How can anyone solve a problem when they can't even define it? We do!
Most of the government definitions are just plain wrong. We'll prove it and give you a better one that allows you to see the bigger picture and the solutions become obvious. We start by teaching the difference between bullying and assault, and what to do if you are assaulted ( very different response is required from being bullied)
We then teach you several proven strategies to correctly match the risk, such as Blocking, Blanking, Fogging, The Stand (active intervention and redirection) & the Sit Down (Eliciting Empathy)
These might seem like complicated terms but they work. These strategies also work equally well in real life and online.
If the participant has not yet been bullied, don't wait. This course will serve well and a cure but also an inoculation.
Please fill in a separate form for each participant
You will be sent confirmation email after booking as a way for your to retrieve details and a text message to reminder before the event. (Please be patient, if you don't get your confirmation immediately, please be assured, once you press the submit button, I have your booking, If you book close to the event date, you may just receive the reminder text message)
You can definitely sign up for more than 1 class.
peter@innercircleacademy.com.au