INTRODUCING ALL CHILDREN TO SELF DEFENCE
A message from MANTIS and the Anti-Bullying Alliance hosted by the National Children’s Bureau:
Each and every one of us has a responsibility to help keep our children safe. MANTIS (Manage Any Nasty Trouble In Society) has drawn on its own extensive teaching experience and world-leading self-defence expertise to create The Children’s Protector. We, and The Anti-Bullying Alliance hosted by the National Children’s Bureau with whom we have partnered, believe this is an initiative which:
• can help reduce bullying and child abduction
• increase children’s safety and well-being
• Create profound change in people’s lives by contributing to a safer environment and building self-confidence.
• Increase learning ability and focus. The Children’s Protector is a unique programme which combines an interactive DVD teaching tool (which can be played on an Xbox or Playstation) with an eight-week practical course taught at carefully selected local martial arts academies, gyms and learning centers. Lauren Seager-Smith, National Coordinator, Anti-Bullying Alliance, says: ‘We want all of our children to live happy, fulfilled lives without fear of bullying. All of us – whether children or adults can benefit from learning these simple techniques’
This is not a new martial art. This is a practical, easy and fun way for a child to learn basic self-defense techniques and know just enough to be able to escape violence, get away from being grabbed and then know what to do having escaped it. We are saying to parents: would you like your child to be able to extract themselves from a dangerous and threatening situation and know what to do next?
