Parents also need to consider the long term affects of the damage caused by an attack and ask themselves what they could have done, if anything, to prevent it; or at least what could have been done to minimise injury.

As a man of faith, I have strong views on violence and aggressive behaviour; I definitely do not endorse violence of any kind. However, we must consider the physical impact and wake up to the possibilities that we should be preparing ourselves, and our children to defend themselves. Is it careless as a parent not too?

Kids Wing Chun Academy is dedicated to helping children and parents protect themselves against physical attack using traditional Chinese Wing Chun Kung Fu. The KWCA goal is to build the confidence and skills necessary to effectively deal with confrontation of any kind. Humility, compassion, respect are fundamental values of the Kids Wing Chun Academy.

Department of Education figures from 2011 showed an average of 13 permanent exclusions per day, prompting an average of 878 children taken out of class each day for abuse or assault on fellow pupils or teachers.

Of course, violence is not a solution, but the question remains; should our children be learning how to defend themselves from a violent attack? One consideration is the amount of physical injury sustained by the victim of an attack, and whether these injuries could be prevented or minimised if the victim would have been able to defend themselves effectively.

A survey by BeatBullying identified some of the effects of child-on-child violence to include eating disorders, self harm, truancy, depression, and the use of violence against other children. The survey further identified the most common location for assault as being school, with over 50% of those surveyed had only experienced a single occurrence of physical violence, the effect of even a single attack .

As a parent I believe the risk of being negatively affected both short and long term is too high a price to pay for being the victim of a violent attack. I have witnessed some appalling injuries which could have been prevented, without causing much harm to the attacker in self defence. Parents can make their own decisions as to how their child should deal with a potential attack, however, learning an effective martial art as a self defence is a real option.

Information Sources:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jul/28/pupils-suspended-exclusions-violence

www.beatbullying.org/pdfs/CoCV%20Evaluation.pdf



Why not get ready for the long school summer break and book your daughter or son into one of our summer camps or free trial sessions. Details are still being flushed out at KWCA, but you can pre-register your no-obligation interest here.

Kids Wing Chun Academy have classes throughout Surrey teaching traditional Chinese Wing Chun Kung Fu to children, teenagers, and parents. Our locations are close to the shops, restaurants, and town centres, so if you fancy doing a little shopping whilst your children train, you could get a little You time. If not, you can watch, or even join in on one of the sessions and train with your children instead. Either way, there’s fun to be had for all!

Class locations in Wimbledon, Kingston, Epsom, Croydon, and Dorking.

Kids Wing Chun Academy is dedicated to providing the highest levels of Wing Chun Kung Fu found anywhere in the world. Children not only learn the phenomenal self defence but also improve discipline, focus, concentration, and confidence. To join our the club or find out more information click here.

Kids Wing Chun Academy’s Kingston/Surbiton are among further classes at Croydon, Epsom, and Dorking to provide convenient and comprehensive set locations to train around Surrey. Our new Wimbledon location launches on 15th May 2012.

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Wing Chun is a very practical system, and taught well builds an incredible confidence foundation, especially for children. Of course, it’s advantageous to learn the right Wing Chun Kung Fu system first time!

At Kids Wing Chun Academy we teach advanced Wing Chun Kung Fu designed to arm your child with the highest quality skill levels. Classes for children aged 4 through to teenagers. Build or improve focus, concentration, respect, self discipline, and confidence in your child.

Values underpin everything we do at Kids Wing Chun Academy; come and talk to us to find out what we can do for your child.

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Kids Wing Chun Academy is dedicated to providing the highest levels of Wing Chun Kung Fu found anywhere in the world. Children will not only learn a phenomenal self defence but   will also improve discipline, focus, concentration, and confidence.

Kids Wing Chun Academy’s Wimbledon launch joins locations at Kingston, Croydon, Epsom, and Dorking to provide convenient and comprehensive set locations to train around Surrey.

KWCA News Team

Wing Chun is widely accepted by those in the know as one of the most effective fighting systems on the planet, however training the right techniques in the right way enable the practitioner to excel and internalise the art. There are many reasons why Wing Chun is so effective, however, training each limb to have a mind of it’s own adds to it’s effectiveness. How you train, as well as what you train has a direct impact on skill levels of the techniques a practitioner is trying to execute. There are a number of reasons for this however today I will focus on one of them, the training partner.

Many aspects of Wing Chun need to be trained in two’s and that means working with a training partner. Many of the advanced elements of Wing Chun need to be trained with a similarly skilled partner to get the most out of what is being trained, however regardless of each partner’s skill level, each partner will improve if concentrating on the KEY elements of what is being trained.

It is important to train with a variety of sizes, strengths, and personalities. Some people are very passive whilst others are more forceful or aggressive in nature. Of course, some are stronger and fitter than others, regardless though, it is important to find the positive, and experience all.

A training partner could be a friend or relative. Your best friend at school, an old friend from college. A brother, sister, or cousin; daughter and mother, father and son; grand parents and grand children. It could be someone close to you that you feel could benefit from having more confidence or just simply something great to share with someone who means a lot to you.

Consider what you want to achieve, and how you are going to achieve it; consider finding a training partner to achieve it with, and you will greatly increase your speed of progression.

Training the right material in the right way helps to manage anger and fear, and drives confidence. Knowing that you are prepared for potential encounters can change the way you see and interact with others, and life’s challenges.

Challenge yourself to be better than you are.