Anti-Bullying Programs Continue to Fail - Enter BullyProof Vest

BullyProof - VictimProof Your Children

 Instead of being a victim, you can be a victor!  That's the message of John Nottingham's BullyProof Vest anti-bullying alternative.  This practical bullying prevention program is designed by professional protectors and has helped thousands of men, women and children protect themselves for over 27 years.  

Did you know that some of the most popular anti-bullying programs teach methods that can escalate bullying and make the teasing, harassment, torment and oppression worse?  

Since the tragic incidents at Columbine High School in Colorado, an anti-bullying movement has sprung up attempting to stop all bullying.  While well-intentioned, these methods have been failing now for years and reports of bullying is getting worse.  Why?  

They are creating softer targets and more victims with a flawed ideology.  Read recent research about the failing school-wide anti-bullying programs here.

Enter John Nottingham's BullyProof Vest

The best self defense is using your most powerful weapon - your mind. BullyProof Vest teaches children, parents and educators a conflict avoidance method that works in the real world.  

John Nottingham's BullyProof Vest uses intelligent protective strategies of bodyguards and VIP security specialists.  It incorporates practical tools like how to detect problems early and how to talk your way out of bad situations.  

John Nottingham's BullyProof Vest teaches avoiding conflict with Verbal Judo and using communication skills before it can escalate into a fight. The program incorporates research and techniques from Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle, Izzy Kahlman, Dave Kovar, and Ph.D. Joel Haber "The Bully Coach".

This series teaches children how to talk their way out of trouble instead of using fists or inappropriate behavior. 

Students learn through watching video, role play, interactive instruction and humor that keeps them engaged and encouraged.  The message of peaceful positive persuasion, de-escalation, empathy and respect come through clearly to all ages.

BullyProof Mind - How To Handle Bullies in Your Life With The World's Most Powerful Weapon

BullyProof Mind - How To Handle Bullies in Your Life With The World's Most Powerful Weapon

Do you or your kids have trouble with bullies?

Not sure what to say or how to handle it?

Ed Tate 2000 World Champion Speaker How To Handle Bullies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6kOQZq6yGg

Listen to World Champion Speaker Ed Tate as he describes his journey of how he learned to overcome bullying.  From his early days as a young boy dealing with daily racist insults on a schoolyard to getting beat up when he thought fighting was the best way, Ed ultimately arrives at a better solution for bullying.

You are far more powerful than you have been led to believe.   Confusion can lead to powerlessness, powerlessness to hopelessness and hopelessness to sadness.  But that doesn't have to be your path.  Clarity leads to certainty and confidence, confidence leads to courageous action, courageous action leads to strength, respect and dignity.

Faith and hope fight fear and powerlessness.  Just because you are targeted for bullying, insults, rumors, harassment and being picked on does not mean that you have to be a victim.  

You can learn to stand up for yourself and overcome your situation.  Millions of others have done it and so can you.  You're not alone and there is help and hope if you want it.  It all begins with knowing you are worth fighting for... and the best way for you to fight back is first with the power of your mind.

For more info, workshops, speaking or training contact BullyProofVestAZ@gmail.com

Peace Before Punches

 Bullying Prevention World

Dealing with bullies in school, on the playground and cyber bullying

More Bullying Comeback Lines Click Here

Dealing with bullies in school, on the playground and cyber bullying the smart way
Verbal Judo Tongue Fu!  Peace Education The Bodyguard Way
Redirecting Behavior With Words - Wage Peace
by John Nottingham The Arizona Bullying Prevention Initiative and Phoenix BullyProof Project Bullying Prevention Initiative International USA Martial Arts & Kickboxing Phoenix

Here are new bullying comeback lines you can use to handle a bullying situation.

• Deadpan Bullying Comeback: "Why do you waste your time saying that stuff to me?"
• Deadpan Bullying Comeback: "I'm not sure why you keep saying these things to me, but it really doesn't matter."
• Deadpan Bullying Comeback: "Okay. Finished?"
• Deadpan Bullying Comeback: "That's funny, but now I'm bored."
• Deadpan Bullying Comeback: "Those things are ridiculous, but whatever."
• Deadpan Bullying Comeback: "Here we go again, tell me when you are done."
• Deadpan Bullying Comeback: "I don't do this to you. You should really think about what kind of person you are acting like."

Remember that it's not just what you say but HOW you say it. Your body language, tone and delivery are key to making these work.

Be Water When They Are Fire.  It's really hard to continue to be mean to someone when they are strong enough to stay nice.  Eventually, most people will learn to respect you and become your friend.  Only in rare cases do people continue after you have shown that you will not get angry or allow yourself to react in an exaggerated manner.  Be kind, compassionate and loving and you will be surprised at how others will treat you.  At first, it usually gets worse, but then it gets better as they learn how to treat you.  Many times, you will have earned their respect and become friends.

Who is mighty? One who has self control and can make friends from enemies.

Cyber bullying, also known as electronic bullying or online social cruelty, is defined as bullying through a variety of mediums including:

• email
• IM - instant messaging
• Chat rooms
• Websites
• Gaming sites
• Text messages through cell-phones
• Pictures and videos
• Whatever new technology is adopted by this demographic

 Solutions:

• Inform them to stop
• Turn it off
• Create new screen name and identity
• Document and keep records of everything
• Report it if necessary
• Don't respond [starved response]
• Give them options to be friendly or documented

 Wage Peace!

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Thwart Violence & Unleash Your Power With New Self Defense From Bodyguards

Learn To Be Streetwise Like a Bodyguard With a Unique Approach To Defensive Tactics and Personal Protection Self Defense Training

It is 20 hours that will transform the way you think about asocial violence, criminal encounters and your personal safety. Some people take the course to be able to better protect their loved ones."


You may have heard of self defense courses such as:

• Civilian versions of modern military combatives, such as MCMAP, MAC, LINE, kapap Krav Maga and Systema, Close Combat Training, CQB, CQC or WWII Combatives
• Self-defense oriented forms of jujitsu, such as Bartitsu and Kodokan Goshin Jutsu.
• Rape prevention, including Rape Aggression Defense System (RAD),[10] AWARE,[11] etc.
• Reality-Based Self-Defense (RBSD)[12] Impact
• Sport based systems, such as Muay Thai, Boxing, Judo, BJJ, and Wrestling. *source wikipedia

VIPER is a unique self defense program that you won't see other places. It is taught to select military, law enforcement and discriminating civilians to equip them with unique protective and personal security skills that include bodyguard tactics used to protect dignitaries, VIPS and even the President.

"We are not simply training people with a few tricks to defend themselves. We are not teaching them how to escalate a fight or stand toe to toe with a criminal.  Instead, we are training them to think like a professional protector - a bodyguard. The objective is simple, increase our clients personal security to become a hard target for predators and criminals."

Realistic Practical and Proven

Self Defense Security Specialist
John Nottingham

• Self Defense from Punches & Kicks
• Self Defense from Grabs, Holds, Pins
• Self Defense from Knife, Gun
• Defend the Most Common Crime Scenarios
• Defend Stand up and Ground
• Situational self-defense tactics

Origins in Military Hand to Hand Combat
VIPER stands for Violence Interdiction Personal Evolutionary Responses and was developed for a highly efficient and sophisticated self defense approach. The underlying principle behind VIPER is to do whatever is possible to derail the pathway to violence. From detection, deterrence, de-escalation, distractions, diversions, to defensive tactics, the course is far more comprehensive than a simple self defense class offered at a community center.

In-Depth Training - Like a Police Academy or Bodyguard School
VIPER personal protection course brings individuals to a high level of personal safety, confidence and peace of mind in a very short period of time. It isn't a magic pill, but it is highly efficient at teaching personal security options without the baloney most have come to associate with self defense courses.


Criminology 
The no nonsense approach is evident from the moment you begin.  It starts with classroom and a manual that includes such information as crime statistics and a fundamental knowledge of how criminals operate.  Clients learn to identify red flags, or pre-incident indicators of situations that might lead to violence.


Self Defense Mythbusters
Actual crime footage is used to point out lessons that can save your life or the lives of loved ones by avoiding or averting the elements that enable the crime process.
Next clients learn to dispel the common myths surrounding self defense such as the palm heel driving the nasal bone into the brain, the infamous groin kick, organized sportive fighting, social violence and the fallacy of "awareness". 

Predator Vs Prey - Wolves, Sheep and Sheepdogs
VIPER clients then move into assertion competence, boundary setting and the role of tactical communication including verbal judo and predator-prey body language.  


Fear Factor
VIPER clients learn how to properly manage the onset stress response when confronted with decisions in those critical moments of a crime set up.  From the adrenaline dump, tactical breathing, and eliminating distracting worry, clients learn new tools for practical security.


Anatomy
VIPER physical intervention teaches how to stun, disable and inhibit function of the attackers body.  This is done through the study of vulnerable points that disrupt the nervous system, body systems or compromise structure.


Self Defense and The Law
Each client is briefed on the details and rights they have under the law.   They learn when, why, and how they have a right to self defense of self or action for the protection of others.


Safety is First, Last and Always
VIPER staff takes safety very seriously.  For those who do not have the right attitude or might put other clients at risk, they are not permitted to participate.  The ego must be checked at the door so that everyone feels comfortable and safe.  The goal is to reduce stress and worry, not increase it.  The staff uses an empowerment model, not a fear based or tribal hierarchical approach to teaching.


100% No Risk Money Back Guarantee
As always, this course has a guarantee to assure clients they are getting the value that they wanted.  If at any time a client feels that VIPER is not giving them more value that what they paid for, they can get a full refund, shake hands and part friends.

About John Nottingham
JOHN NOTTINGHAM, PI, EPS – Since 1989 John Nottingham has trained law enforcement, military, men, women and children various forms of self-protection. John discovered for every tragic abduction, or attack there are people who escaped. Bodyguard, law enforcement, military trainer and Martial Arts Master John Nottingham set began a quest to learn what specific thoughts and actions helped each adult and child escape from their attackers. GOOD MORNING ARIZONA, Channel 12 Safety Team, and others invited John on their show to share his unique approach to personal safety, security, self defense and conflict avoidance. His methodologies have been shared with law enforcement, military, bodyguards, men, women and children around the world. An Eagle Scout, Army Airborne Veteran, and Martial Arts Master, from bullying prevention to abduction options and learning to be your own bodyguard, John is an internationally respected specialist.

Listen to John Nottingham Discuss the USA Martial Arts Anti-Bully Program on the

Outreach Today Radio ShowClick for The Anti-Bully Interview

Support USA Martial Arts Brown Belt Sean Dean with Great Strides CF Walk Fundraiser!

Meet Sean!


USA Martial Arts & i Love Kickboxing Phoenix are supporting Great Strides on Sunday for him. He's an awesome kid and one of our top students (a Brown Belt). Buy a shirt - help a kid with CF. Goooooooooood Karma. WWJD.  C'mon you Good Samaritans, let's step up and do what you can.

Get Your TEAM SEAN  T-shirts $10, Moisture Wick $16  

Team Sean is named after USA Martial Arts student Sean Dean. Sean is 11 years old, a proud Brown Belt with a Black Belt attitude, and was born with a genetic disease called Cystic Fibrosis.

Every year we walk in the Great Strides 5k Walk for CF. You can be a part of TEAM SEAN by registering to walk, sponsoring us [any amount is appreciated], coming out to join us even if you don't walk and support us by buying raffle tickets or a TEAM shirt! It is a time to show Sean he is not alone in his battle against this life threatening disease.

WHEN: Sunday April 22nd
WHERE: Tempe Center for the Arts
TIME: Check-in 8am Start 9am
www.cff.org/greatstrides [find walker: Sean Dean in AZ]


Students will earn a stripe for your belt for any support. Buy a shirt, make a donation, walk or participate in supporting Sean.  Plus you will also satisfy a requirement for your citizenship / patriotism flag patch.  Wear your TEAM SEAN shirt in class this month to show you support Sean!

"I am asking all friends, USA Martial Arts and iLove Kickboxing members to support my student Sean. Sean is an exceptional individual, one of my best students and he needs to see our support. I'll be there and I hope you will be too." -John Nottingham

BULLY Movie Reveals Hidden Lives of Bullied Children

Bully Movie for Bubble Wrapped Generation and Helicopter Parents?
Bullied as a child, Bully director Lee Hirsch shot the film to show the hidden lives of bullied children.  The film humanizes the issue and makes it personal as we get a glimpse into the pain of bullying from the middle school child's perspective.  He also follows the grief stricken parents of two boys who committed suicide.

Giving Bullied Kids a Voice
Director Lee Hirsch said at the Bully premier, "The inspiration for this film, the thing that carried with me is giving a voice to that experience. Giving everyone whose been through it a way to say, this is what I go through."

Inspiring a Change of Heart

Hirsch continues, "We see everyone as change makers that they can sort of make a decision after seeing this film. Tomorrow's gonna be a little different.  They're going to look out for someone, they're gonna make that effort to befriend someone that's being bullied.  You don't have to change the world to stop bullying, you just have to take those small steps."

Pointing Out The Problem of Bullying, The Bullied and Bystanders
BULLY reveals what can sometimes happen to vulnerable kids when they have no idea how to stand up for themselves, handle aggressive behavior or bullying situations. It exposes the ignorance surrounding peace education, conflict resolution and safety skills lacking among the overly dismissive, denying or rationalizing adults. While watching, my mind flashed back to myself at that age and the bullying and aggressive behavior that was so commonplace.

Putting a Face on Bullying
In an interview after a screening Hirsch stated:
"I felt that the hardest part of being bullied was communicating," Hirsch said. "And getting help. I couldn’t enroll people’s support. People would say things like 'get over it,' even my own father and mother. They weren't with me. That was a big part of my wanting to make the film. It's cathartic on a daily basis." Hirsch said he hoped the film grows far beyond him, inspiring advocacy, engagement, and empowerment not just in people who are being bullied and in their families, but by those of us who all too often stand by and do nothing. He stated, "I hope we build something that’s really sustainable. I hope this takes on a life of its own."

When Ignoring Bullying Fails
The timely documentary film clearly makes the point of the failure of these adults to know when, how or why to intervene, if at all. It could be easy to overly generalize and say that this is the case with most schools and administrations, however, I have met and worked with amazing teachers and administrations who take this seriously and objectively.

USA Martial Arts Phoenix is Proud to Offer 

Fully Sponsored Bullying Prevention Workshops & Camps

Contact: BullyProofVestAZ@gmail.com

We can do better by sharing best practices and listening to the right specialists, experts and experienced professionals.  That is I created Bullying Prevention Initiative International and the Phoenix BullyProof Project.  Hope and help are available for those who reach out.

Read my full review and 2 part commentary here

*sources: Enews and Wikipedia Bully

Bully Movie Sparks Community Action in Phoenix Arizona

Bullying Specialist Offers Free Bullying Prevention Training To Phoenix Children
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New Movie BULLY Sparks Interest
The new BULLY movie has sparked interest in parents equipping their children with bullying prevention skills.  From knowing how to handle bullying, who to talk to, how to tell someone about being bullied and avoiding bullying at school, online or otherwise, Phoenix parents can now turn to a Bullying Prevention Specialist.

Is Your Child BullyProof?
BullyProof Vest is a program designed by professional protectors, namely a bodyguard and law enforcement trainer John Nottingham.  Nottingham has been teaching men, women and children how to successfully deal with bullying for over 26 years with is unique peace education process.

"Bullying is a symptom of several larger issues including, social intelligence, assertion competence, boundaries training, empowerment, respect, emotional health, personal safety and our fundamental values on peace education.  Our tools help identify the key issues of the bullying situation and offer practical steps to improve them." - John Nottingham, Bullying Specialist

Applying bodyguard tactics to bullying prevention is a unique idea.  This is one of the first programs to ever be designed by professional protectors in cooperation with other experts and refined over twenty five years.

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally To Stop Bullying
Nottingham Sword & Shield Security Bodyguards and USA Martial Arts & Kickboxing Phoenix are sponsoring Bullying Prevention Camps and workshops for children and parents seeking help with BullyProofing kids.

"We are taking advantage of the media coverage from the new movie BULLY as well as Stand4Change.org Anti-Bully movement to train parents, teachers and children how to effectively handle bullying.  It's all fine to have awareness but now it is time for effective action."

BullyProof Your Child
For more information about BullyProofing your Arizona child, contact BullyProofVestAZ@gmail.com.  John Nottingham will be conducting a series of BullyProof workshops and camps as a community service.

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