Bullied? I'll Help You End Bullying By Using Bodyguard Techniques.

Bodyguard Help For Bullied Kids and Teens 
Bullies, Bullying and The Bullied
A bodyguard, law enforcement and military trainer and shares practical advice and solutions to end bullying.  Free scholarships to bullying prevention workshops and Bullying Specialist centers.


Being the target of bullying sucks.  I know.  I put up with it for years and will never forget the pain, frustration, confusion, and feeling of being trapped.  It got to the point that I hated going to school or anywhere that would put me back in that horrible position of being bullied.

Bullied?      I'll Teach You How To Fight Bullying The Smart Way
I feel for you.  What if there were a way to make it stop and feel good about yourself again?  What if I could show you how to change how people see you and treat you?  I can.  I'll show you the same steps I took to end bullying in my life.  I've done it for thousands of other kids, teens and even adults.

The Bullying Can End 
It works and I'll show you how.  The only thing that I ask is that you promise to play full out and give 100% to this process.  That means you aren't going to hurt yourself or seek revenge on those who are being mean to you.  You can't bail out when it gets a little rough or scary.  There are no guarantees that this will work perfectly but I've helped thousands of others just like you and haven't failed yet (Thank God.).  I'm going to be your partner, your friend and adviser bodyguard. (Since I can't be there to personally protect you, you'll have to be a good student and be ready to use your mind and do some training.  Don't worry, its not impossible, you can do it and maybe even have fun in the process.)

This Bullying Prevention Method Works
It will work and the steps are simple, but it wont be easy.  If someone tells you that it will be easy, they are lying to you.  Those are probably the same people who told you they would help and haven't.  What I will say is that it is easier than getting picked on everyday.  It is easier than feeling like crap inside and sick to your stomach from fear and anxiety.  You can do this and I'll help.

Your first step is to contact me at info@usa-martialarts.com and read up a bit on me to know who is your new friend and in your corner http://JohnNottingham.com.  I am going to be your friend and guide. You'll work with me directly - anonymously if you must.  You just have to be honest so that I can help you.  I'll need to know your situation and what is going on.
Tell me:

• What is going on and a bit about yourself (age range and a nick name you want me to call you is fine - don't give detailed personal information to anyone online.)
• How long has it been going on?
• What you've tried to do to stop the bullying?
• Who is picking on you?
• Why you think they are bullying you?
• Whom you have told and asked for help?
• Your written promise not to harm yourself or seek revenge on those bullying you (I only train good people who need help.) Example: "I promise not to harm myself or seek revenge on those bullying me.  I will follow the steps and do the practice. Signed, your new friend: Joshua"

Free Bullying Help  
Right away I'll send you a guide, an audio interview and some links to get immediate access to bullying prevention tips that work.  These won't be things your teacher will tell you.  These are based on the same techniques and strategies I teach bodyguards, law enforcement and military to use to save lives.  I have thousands of students who have used this techniques over the last 26 years and you can too!  I'm confident that I can help you but I need make sure so email me your situation (You can even create an alias and separate email account to protect your identity and keep things confidential.) .  I look forward to helping you.  I'll be your BullyProof coach and help you earn a BullyProof Vest.  Take heart and have hope.  You are far more powerful and valuable than you can imagine.

With respect and optimism,

John Nottingham
Bullying Prevention Initiative International | Arizona Phoenix Bullying Prevention Project
USA Martial Arts & Kickboxing
Nottingham Sword & Shield Security Bodyguards
info@usa-martialarts.com

PS Even if you're not in Arizona, I will still help you.  I have friends and resources all over the US, Canada and even Korea and China.  I'll find a way to help if I can.  There is hope and you're worth fighting for.

Practical Bully Prevention and Victim Proof Training

“How To Make Sure Your Child Doesn't Get Bullied, Harassed, Teased or Picked On.”

March 13, 2011

How To Protect Yourself From Bullying – Unconventional Bullying Advice

http://bullyproofingarizona.blogspot.com/

Former Soldier, Bodyguard Trainer and Martial Arts Master Shares His 5 Step Program That Will Boost Your Child’s Confidence, Instill Inner-Strength, a Positive Attitude & Arm Them the Practical Tools to Protect Themselves from Bullying, Harassment and Teasing

Dear Arizona Parent:

Did You Know:

• Bullying is the #1 cause of school children’s absenteeism in the U.S.A.
• Bullying has been linked to higher rates of teen depression and suicide.
• Rigby (2002), who is a respected researcher on the topic of bullying, nationally and internationally, states:
• “Bullying involves a desire to hurt + hurtful action + a power imbalance + (typically) repetition + an unjust use of power + evident enjoyment by the aggressor and generally a sense of being oppressed on the part of the victim.” (p 51)
• Every day, 160,000 students skip school because they fear being bullied, according to the PACER Center, a parent training and information center for families of children. According to the National Association of School Psychologists,
• 1 in 7 schoolchildren is a bully or victim
• Bullying affects 5 million school children in U.S.

You may be thinking to yourself, “Do I know the techniques, tools and strategies to help my child confront today’s bullying dangers?
Don’t worry – there IS a solution – but before I get to it, let me tell you a story about a boy who was the target of a bully and how it changed his life forever…

SKINNY, UN-ATHLETIC ASTHMATIC
KID TORMENTED BY A BULLY

• His father told him to punch the bully right in the nose to “teach him a lesson”.
• His mother told him to just walk away.
• His teachers never knew about it because the bullying took place out of their sight, and often off school grounds, on the way to or from school.

He didn’t want to tell on the bullying kid because he would feel weak, like a sissy, only inviting more trouble.

He was afraid of getting in trouble for fighting, calling attention to his problem. But far more than that was the pain of keeping the secret. The secret was that he was scared, frustrated and felt trapped. That anger turned inward turned into feeling depressed as the bullying kept up over time.

But that all changed. He found a way:
• To stand tall, walk proud and keep his dignity
• Stand up to the bully
• To defeat a bully without fighting

In fact, he earned the respect of the bully and his classmates
Most importantly, he felt better about himself
Plus he used the lesson many more times in the future

BY STANDING UP TO THE BULLYING, HE WON SELF-RESPECT AND HIS NEW POWER HELPED HIM HELP OTHERS

Yes, as you probably guessed, that boy was me. Today I use those experiences to relate to other kids facing bullying in their lives. You see, I’ve helped thousands of children find their inner strength, their voice and successfully learn how to deal with bullying, conflicts and the most dangerous situations.

My name is John Nottingham and I am a 6th Degree Black Belt in the Martial Arts. I’ve trained in China, Korea and all over the world with some of the best of the best. I was in the Army Airborne and taught some of the roughest, toughest heroes in the world hand-to-hand, hand-to-weapon military combatives while serving in a Special Forces reserve unit.

Today I own a Executive Bodyguard Security and Training Company, and an award winning Martial Arts school. Over the past twenty five plus years, I have helped thousands of people from all walks of life discover their inner strength and stand up for themselves in every aspect of their lives.

From children who were getting tormented school to women feeling trapped in unhealthy relationships; from employees being mistreated by their bosses to Police and Security who have to use their skills daily on the streets. Not standing up for yourself from bullying can be just like a toxin that attacks your self concept and destroys dreams, hope and goals from the inside out.

THERE IS HOPE! I CAN HELP

I’ve developed a 5 step program to help you:
1. Build your child’s self esteem
2. Learn to handle unfair aggression
3. Flip the balance of power
4. Learn what to say and do and when to do it
5. Know how to spot a “bullying set up” well in advance so you can avoid it

VICTIM AND BULLY PROOFING

This unique method is not one of those ineffective “Ivory Tower” programs you’ll see from educational institutions. The schools that have had us there see the results because it works. Our Bullying Prevention Program isn’t theory or idealistic wishes. We give you hard-hitting tools, some of them the same strategies we teach to bodyguards who protect VIPs and celebrities! We’ll we think you are a VIP and are worth protecting.

To cut through the bullying dilema The Arizona Bullying Intervention Initiative – AZ Children’s Bully Prevention Project is working with Nottingham Sword and Shield Security and USA Martial Arts Phoenix to offer a series of bullying solutions – Victim-Bully Proof Workshops. Free Bully Prevention “5 Step How to Handle a Bully Without Fighting” training is being sponsored FREE to all Arizona Children.

What: How to Handle a Bully Without Fighting
When: 5-6pm Wednesdays during the month of March
Where: at USA Martial Arts Phoenix Tatum/Greenway Albertsons center
How much: Fully sponsored by Nottingham Sword & Shield Security, ScottsdaleBodyguard.com, KidsLoveMartialArtsPhoenix.com and USA Martial Arts Phoenix
How: Contact info@usa-martialarts.com or call (602) 896-8721 to register. Limited space available.

BULLY PROOF VEST by John Nottingham, USA Martial Arts, The Arizona Bullying Prevention Project.

The only bullying prevention program designed by protection professionals.

The Arizona Bullying Intervention Initiative | AZ Bully Prevention Projecthttp://bullyproofingarizona.blogspot.com/
4731 e. Greenway road suite 9 phoenix, arizona 85032
Telephone (602) 896-8721
USA Martial Arts Phoenix
Nottingham Sword & Shield Security Bodyguards

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Arizona Bully Prevention Project USA Martial Arts Teaches How to Deal with Bullies

PHOENIX — A 6th Degree Black Belt Master Instructor and the owner of a martial arts school, John Nottingham was himself the target of bullying when he was younger.   Suffering from allergies and asthma he saw himself as weak and lacked confidence as a child growing up in school.

During the month of March, his program, The Arizona Bullying Intervention Initiative - The Bully Prevention Project is providing Arizona children bullying prevention training free of charge at his Phoenix Martial Arts school.  The event is fully sponsored by Nottingham's Bodyguard security company and USA Martial Arts school.

"I know the pain of being picked on, the fear, the torment and the compounded effects.  I have empathy for those who are the target of bullying and can relate to children when they say they are being bullied," Nottingham said.  That is why confidence building life skills are such a major focus in his children's classes at USA Martial Arts Phoenix at Tatum and Greenway.  

Nottingham, who learned to overcome the bullying shares his strategies from his experience as a military, law enforcement and bodyguard trainer.  I believe we are the only firm combining VIP Security strategies for prevention, last resort intervention and escape.  

According to Nottingham, there are 5 steps he teaches to use when dealing with bullying behavior. He emphasized numerous times that physical force should be an absolute last resort and then only used defensively to escape.

Their method emphasizes an age old martial arts strategy from Samurai Musashi, "To win 100 victories in 100 hundred battles is not th greatest skill.  To win without fighting is the greatest skill."  The children learn that avoiding fighting is the greatest skill, to have self control and "the most powerful person can turn enemies into friends".  

In addition to problem solving, children in Nottingham's classes learn how to use Verbal Judo, speak up for themselves, and when to involve the help of others such as teachers and parents.  The core of Nottingham's curriculum is built on the ABC's of conflict avoidance which incorporates anger management and stress management techniques.

Instead of resorting to violence or becoming a passive victim, Nottingham said that they equip children with the skills to respond rather than simply react with role play and humor.

“We teach to deter, detect, diffuse and last defend.  You can diffuse and redirect the taunts of bullying,” Nottingham said. For instance, he added, just making a joke can diffuse bullying and earn respect. Bullying is about power", states Nottingham.

Nottingham said children who demonstrate bullying behavior seek targets based on perceived vulnerability.  The need to know that they can get away with it and that is why the misguided advice of "just walk away" usually leads to more victimization for children.

“Evidence shows that the more a child reacts emotionally or shrinks, the more the bullying behavior is encouraged,” Nottingham said. He and his staff of Black Belt instructors encourage role play situations where a child might be bullied and practice stress managing breathing to help calm nerves and prevent a child from crying or encouraging more bullying.

Another tactic for a child is to stay with a group of other kids or near a teacher or adult. Bullies are far more likely to target kids who are alone or unprotected.  Nottingham teaches children to avoid 'Hot Zones', or areas most likely to be targeted for bullying.

How does Nottingham know his ideas really work?  Not only did he learn to deal with bullying as a child, he has since trained thousands of children, teachers and parents his methods.  When he isn't teaching Police and Military, he is working in the community to share his peaceful methods of conflict avoidance and bullying prevention.

“What we teach is unique and we have seen the amazing results,” he said.

Children learn to avoid conflict and still keep their dignity.  They also learn the importance of standing up for others and not standing by passively when they see others being bullied.

Nottingham emphasized kids and parents have to be realistic and remember that while most bullying scenarios can be defused, sometimes the child is going to get struck, slapped, tripped or pushed no matter what the boy or girl does. He also stated that children do not need to be Jet Li or Chuck Norris in order to use some basic defensive martial arts techniques if force becomes necessary.  Children need to know that in certain rare situations that they have a right and responsibility to protect themselves and that nobody has a right to harm them.

“Research and our evidence clearly shows that that the majority of protecting yourself is having the confidence to know you can,” Nottingham said.  The good news is that we provide children, parents and teachers with hope from practical and proven skills.

To register for these free bully prevention classes contact USA Martial Arts Phoenix at the links below or call 602-896-8721

• How To Deal With a Bully Without Fighting
• How To Turn Your Bully Into a Buddy
• Bully Proofing Your Child

ScottsdaleBodyguard.com Nottingham Sword & Shield Security

USA-MartialArts.com Phoenix Self Defense Martial Arts and Kickboxing

Phoenix-MartialArts.com Arizona Martial Arts Lessons for Men, Women, Children

KidsLoveMartialArtsPhoenix.com Web Special!

Arizona Bully Proof Project - Training Teachers, Parents and Children How To Handle Bullies

Bully Proof Training Arizona

How to stop a bully, bullies and bullying behavior. A private initiative sponsored by a collaborative effort of USA Martial Arts Phoenix and Nottingham Sword & Shield Security Bodyguards

• 160,000 children cut school every day in the United States to avoid a bully. --National Education Association. 
• A majority of the school shootings have been linked to cases of excessive bullying - U.S. Secret Service. 
• Studies have shown that adults who were bullied as children have a much higher level of depression and lower self-esteem than those who were not.

Our mission is to STOP this epidemic of bullying and prepare our children for life!!!

Bullies To Buddies | How To Defeat a Bully Without Fighting

A 5 Step 3 Pronged Assertiveness and Bully Proof Course

Designed for Children in part by leading training experts!

Everyday our kids are in EXPOSURE ZONES where inappropriate and often violent behavior occurs. This course teaches children how to handle the various difficult situations that arise everyday.

In a fun and lively environment, this program addresses the following:



Dealing With Bullies:

• Playground altercations
• How to handle name calling and teasing
• Protecting personal “space” and possessions
• Setting boundaries against inappropriate touch or attention
• Assessing appropriate defense and how NOT to start a fight
• How to physically break away and escape the grasp of a would be abductor

Children gain CONFIDENCE with the new assertive choices they learn to apply in a wide variety of situations. Our students are less likely to react out of anger or fear, or have to use physical resistance after asserting proper awareness skills and appropriate de-escalation behavior. This course is invaluable to help kids deal with bullies that are taking advantage of the zero tolerance rules at school!

Arizona Bully Proof Project

USA Martial Arts | Nottingham Sword & Shield Security Bodyguard Training

4731 E. Greenway Rd Suite 9

Phoenix, Arizona 85032

http://USA-MartialArts.com 

(602) 896-8721