| Did you know that a child is reported abducted or | | | | persuasions of potential abductors. Confident |
| missing every 40 seconds in the United States | | | | children appear to be (and are) strong individuals |
| and that most potential abductors make their first | | | | and are less likely to become victims of all forms |
| contact with the children they abduct within one | | | | of violent acts. |
| quarter of a mile from their homes? With | | | | Martial Arts Increase Strength. Martial arts training |
| summer approaching and children having more | | | | use the entire body during each and every |
| time to play with friends during the day, it is now | | | | session. This means that when practicing martial |
| more important than ever to start (or continue) | | | | arts, your children will be conditioning their entire |
| giving your children the tools they need to protect | | | | bodies to become stronger and more physically |
| themselves: | | | | fit. If they are physically fit, they increase their |
| Never leave young children unattended anywhere | | | | chances of fighting off or getting away from a |
| and have older children practice a buddy system | | | | potential abductor. Furthermore, regular physical |
| with their peers. Teach your children their full | | | | exercise can help decrease the chances of |
| name, your name, your address and telephone | | | | obesity, diabetes and heart disease in your |
| number. Teach them how to dial and use 911 or | | | | children. |
| your equivalent emergency number. Teach your | | | | Martial Arts Teach Self-Defense Skills. Rest |
| children about strangers, to never talk to | | | | assured, martial arts training doesn't focus on |
| strangers and to never go near strangers. | | | | combat and fighting. It does, however, teach skills |
| Give your children the confidence, strength, skills | | | | that your children can use for self-defense should |
| and mental awareness they need to defend | | | | the need arise. The various skills taught in martial |
| themselves if they ever find that they are in a | | | | arts can give your children the knowledge they |
| shady situation with either a stranger or someone | | | | need to handle many situations and the peace of |
| they know - enroll them in a martial arts class. It | | | | mind you need to know that your children are |
| can make all the difference. Training martial arts | | | | trained to protect themselves. |
| can give your children four important skills that will | | | | Martial Arts Improve Mental Awareness. Training |
| not only help them defend themselves against a | | | | martial arts is not a mindless activity. It requires |
| possible abduction, but will also help them in other | | | | complete concentration and focus at all time |
| areas of their lives. Read on to find out more: | | | | during training. This concentration will also carry |
| Martial Arts Increases Confidence. Martial arts can | | | | over to all parts of your children's lives to help |
| help your children increase their confidence by | | | | them be more aware of themselves and their |
| giving them the skills and practice needed to get | | | | surroundings. They will be less likely to just "zone |
| in tune with their minds and bodies They will begin | | | | out" and be caught off guard in a potentially |
| to not only understand their actions and options, | | | | harmful situation. |
| but themselves as a whole. Martial arts training | | | | If you are interested in learning more about how |
| also gives children the skills and abilities they need | | | | martial arts can help your self confidence, please |
| to know that they can defend themselves if the | | | | contact one of my three locations in Bellevue, |
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| Confidence in themselves and their lives help them | | | | orientation. |
| become less likely to fall prey to the convincing | | | | |