Posted 2012-01-20 15:57:18 by Jun Akiyama
News URL:
http://www.theaucklander.co.nz/news/...lying/1244310/
This article entitled
"Aikido helps boy deflect bullying" reports on how aikido helped 10-year-old Lucas Gribble in Auckland, New Zealand, deal with bullying.
From the article: "What aikido teaches them is to centre themselves, focus on their bodies and to be grounded. [...] We teach them to respond positively to people and emotionally charged situations, rather than responding with aggression."
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