Three Points Karate - Midtown Tulsa

Classes are cancelled this evening. The roads are a mess. I’ll see everyone Tuesday and Wednesday for regular classes, and then again on Monday the 4th when we start the New Year. Thank you for being a student!

William Pierce

Black belts, tired and sore, writing about their experience.

Black belt testers starting their push-ups, crunches and jumping jacks. They'll do 200 of each before the day is done!

It isn't a victim's responsibility to stop a bully. It's a bully's parents, teacher, school system, bystanders and community's responsibility to stop the bully.

Of course everyone needs to be confident, but when a child being bullied and we tell them to "suck it up" or "Stand up for themselves", we are really telling them, "You're on your own."

This isn't ok.

Sometimes our instructors don't say "normal" things in class. Sometimes we don't say "Suck it up" or "be a man". We say things like "pink is a color, not a girl's color" and "making other people's lives better is your main purpose in life".

Sounds strange for a Martial Arts class, sure. But it's about fostering a generation of people who think of others, consider others' feelings, and work toward interconnectedness with their peers. THIS is why that's important:

http://www.iflscience.com/brain/price-bullying-measured

Study Finds Bullying Affects Mental Health More Than Child Abuse Childhood bullying leaves scars so severe, a series of research papers demonstrate, that it may be worse than neglect and abuse at the hands of adults. Schools that once turned a blind eye, or even claimed that suffering bullying “builds character,” are now starting to take bullying seriously. Howev…

http://3pointskarate.com/confidence-confidence-confidence/

Confidence, confidence, confidence! — Three Points Karate This is one of the daily talks we have at Three Points Karate on different Character Development topis like Confidence, Focus, Integrity and more. We