Leadership Academy Changes Bermuda Martial Arts

The Successful Kids program at the Bermuda Small Circle Jujitsu Academy is changing the landscape of martial arts in Bermuda. The focal point at this academy is creating leaders of tomorrow through a state of the art martial arts program. The Successful Kids program in essence is a robust leadership program. We teach world class small circle jujitsu because unfortunately there are undesirable people on this earth but we want children and adults to learn how to avoid violence through decision making and positive strategies. Bermuda Small Circle Jujitsu Leadership Academy has changed Bermuda martial arts.

Small Circle Jujitsu Is Bermuda Martial Arts

Small Circle Jujitsu is growing leaps and bounds because of its practical techniques. Anyone that has the privilege of learning small circle jujitsu always comments on the practicality of the techniques. The classes are fun for children and adults and the philosophy has changed everyone personally that has the honor to train in Small Circle Jujitsu. Sensei Ed Melaugh self defense world champion had a very important part in my development in small circle jujitsu say sensei Shawn Harvey. Sensei Melaugh a world class instructor and an awesome small circle jujitsu practitioner which allowed me to learn jujitsu at a high level of expertise. Small Circle Jujitsu is now becoming a Bermuda Martial Arts.

Primary Schools And High Schools Are Embracing Martial Arts In Bermuda

The education system in Bermuda is starting to see the importance of how martial arts can help their students focus in class better. Sensei Shawn Harvey has been invited to talk at public and private schools in Bermuda discussing ways to have students focus on listening skills. Teachers have embraced the Successful Kids Program that the Bermuda Small Circle Jujitsu offers with open arms. Most times martial arts was looked at as a recreational activity or a sport however, the real value of martial arts is it’s philosophy and principals. Primary schools and high schools are now realizing the importance of martial arts and the disciplines behind it.

Jujitsu classes in Bermuda Creates A Drive In Martial Arts

Bruce Lee is a famous icon in martial arts and Enter the Dragon was a huge movie in the early 80s that drove a lot of people to martial art dojos. There was a big martial arts moment in the 80s and everyone had a pair of kung fu slippers in their closet. Today jujitsu has evolved in the US through different competition like MMA tournaments. UFC is a major icon for mixed martial arts fighters that use jujitsu techniques to submit their opponents. Since small circle jujitsu arrived in 2002 martial arts in Bermuda has grown leaps and bounds. Small circle jujitsu was founded by Professor Wally Jay in 1987 and evolved by his student sensei Ed Melaugh from Boston. Sensei Harvey evolved small circle jujitsu by creating and combining martial arts philosophy and leadership information with the small circle jujitsu techniques. Creating a “Harvard” style format for his martial arts program – Successful Kids Program

We have discovered a mathematical equation to help your child earn their black belt and become successful in all areas of their life.

Before we get to the equation I would like to comment on a disturbing trend we sometimes hear in our enrollment conferences. Parents saying they want to see if their child will like the program first. Mom and dad LOVE the program but just can’t get Tom to take an active role in the program. Sometimes we get stuck in this problem… If mom LOVES the program than why is the child not doing it?

Here is where the mathematical equation becomes crystal clear…

Your child’s enthusiasm toward his own success, for example, earning a black belt or graduating from High school is ONLY 10%…Why is that? Because he doesn’t know what will be worthy for him. He is too young to know this information. How will a 7 year old know what will benefit him or her later on in life? We as adults are still learning this information… life is always ever evolving so how can our children possibly know this information now?

45% of your child’s success, for example, earning a black belt will be up to the parents? Why? Because your child is depending on you to make the right decisions for them. You will need to provide transportation, help motivate, inspire, explain why you enrolled them in the first place, help them through tough times when they feel like quitting, paying the tuition, helping them to practice jujitsu and the lesson plans, encouraging them to do their best, taking plenty of pictures when they are successful. The list goes on and on…

The other 45% is our WILLINGNESS to want to develop your child to be their best. Making sure our instructors provide the best information, teach the techniques correctly, become good mentors and life coaches, and provide inspiration, motivation, outstanding lesson plans, and exciting classes, have a genuine interest in your child’s success, care about them, really wanting them to prosper. This list goes on and on.

As you can see your child’s success is based on a COMMITMENT between the parents and our instructors to help your child be their outstanding best. If anyone of us doesn’t hold up our end of the commitment your child fails. Your child doesn’t earn a black belt.

So when your child earns their black belt and they look back will they regret their decision for taking the classes? Exactly, they wouldn’t because they didn’t know the feeling of earning their black belt or the information gained in the process. They will not know until they earn their black belt. It’s a process.

Keep your child focused and she/he will be enormously successful.

To your child’s success,

Sensei Shawn Harvey

Bermuda Martial Arts – Keeping Our Children Focused

Humans naturally want to try everything and anything, not wanting to miss out on any opportunity. Although this may sound good it’s a fool’s game. Think about this… it is impossible or insane to try to do everything imaginable in the world. Furthermore, it would be very expensive on your pocket book. For illustration, if you have your child in 10 activities costing an average of $100.00 you will be spending $1000.00 per month and running insanely from one activity to the next.

Now I understand that you are trying to expose your child to different activities but it would be more cost effective to focus on one or two important activities that will have a more lasting effect on your child’s future. Therefore, spending that $1000.00 per month on one or two programs that your child can really focus on and master. And your life as a parent – will be less stressful because you are no longer running from one activity to the next.

Keeping our children focused is very important to their success or failure.

When it comes to martial arts training at Bermuda Small Circle Jujitsu Leadership Academy your child’s enthusiasm toward earning their black belt is only 10%. Why?

I am glad you asked…

You see… 45% of the enthusiasm comes from the parents helping to keep the child motivated, focused, paying for the tuition for the classes, transportation to classes, helping the child read their lesson plans and encouraging their child to practice martial arts techniques at home.

The other 45% is the Bermuda Small Circle Jujitsu Leadership Academy’s instructors showing a keen interest in truly developing your child. For example, making sure your child is receiving personalized attention, motivation, inspiration and teaching leadership skills. Essentially, really caring about your child’s personal success.

Therefore, choosing an activity for our children is really a parent decision (Don’t leave this important decision to your children) and then finding the right team to help your child become a success. To keep your child focused choose one or two activities and close the door on all the other distractions.

Priceless wisdom…

Martial arts can be taught for recreational purposes, competition or sport. But what most parents may not fully appreciate is that martial arts can be taught solely for survival.

When martial arts are taught for survival only – points in a martial arts tournament doesn’t matter here.  Teaching our children how to survive when we (the parents) are no longer on this earth is a huge topic of conversation. What tools will they need to survive in this new economy? What skills will they need to acquire to achieve this?

A good martial arts school will teach your child proven principals and philosophy that has been around for thousands of years. Also a good martial arts school will teach your child respect for himself, respect for others, goal setting, focus and listening skills that will improve school grades.

Therefore, when is the best time to put your child in martial arts classes? Answer…As soon as possible. Don’t wait until your child is a teenager because it will be harder to change their habits… not impossible but harder.

An old Chinese story… When a bamboo stick is young it can bend, however, when the bamboo stick is old when you bend it…it snaps!

The earlier you place your child in a good martial arts school the stronger your child’s foundation will be. A good martial arts school is a perfect parenting partner and will reinforce all the information you want your child to learn.

Until next time have a great week!