Introducing KICK Colorado Bully Proof Campaign. It means that through knowledge have come responsibility and hope, and through both, action. -Edward Livingston. Through teaching and training martial arts, we have a responsibility to teach community activism through learning how to keep our homes, schools, neighborhoods, and community safe from Bullying. Bullying in schools, on the internet, and in our workforce has increased significantly over the years. Through a methodical process we train our athletes to commit to building a more peaceful society. Many experts state that bullying continues when people allow it by complacent reactions or doing nothing to change it. KICKCO teaches young athletes to stand up for themselves and for others who are at risk of being bullied. In our basic level we teach posture, confident voice, and avoidance of dangerous situations. In level two we teach releases when the situation is escalated to a physical response. At the third level we teach athletes how to control the situation without being a bully themselves. And finally, as athletes advance to the fourth level we train vigilance and awareness to recognize the signs of bullying to to build a bully-proof atmosphere... thus making our athletes catalyst for positive change in their sphere of influence. 

Our athletes have responded well to this new knowledge and wisdom and they dialogue on ways they can be agents of change. Follow more posts on upcoming testimonies on how KICKCO is changing our community to being Bully-Proof!

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