Bully Prevention Unit

This morning Madison attended a special seminar, one designed to help with confidence, knowledge and skill when dealing with bullies.  You can see the group of kids below, and before I go any further, heaven help the kid who ever pushes Madison too far.  I mean, she's got a particular set of skills, and when she's attacking the cushions, she's got this flurry of strikes and a furious shout, "I said STOP!"

The kids started talking a bit, and then it was time for exercise, running around the room a few times and then doing jumping jacks, push-ups and so forth.

The kids always get into the cardio portion of the classes, and then of course they really get into the strikes and kicks.

But the class of course was not all about the physical aspects of standing up for yourself.  It was more about self-awareness and self-control, and being able to know what to do as a final option.  Having that as a weapon can increase your confidence levels, and we know each of these classes Madison attends help here physically and emotionally too, preparing her with discipline and a new boldness.

After class, Daddy was taking pictures of another self defense class for adults, and in the meantime, Madison and a few of the other waiting kids had created something in the extra training room:

This may look just like an art installation on the top floor of the High Museum, but is in fact an obstacle course!  The kids were having fun with this after their training, running through one side, and then back again towards the starting line.  They were comparing their course to American Ninja Warrior, a show Madison likes to watch.

We got home afterwards, and it was there we had a nice lunch, something Mommy prepared for us.  The rain came today, and it was so wonderful that we sat out on the porch to enjoy the downpour, reading and just relaxing in the cooler temperatures, listening to the downpour.

Madison played piano today, but didn't do much in the way of homework - she didn't have anything assigned presently to study, and that's okay.  She was on her computer for a bit, and then also watching a movie we just got for free, where some of the Avengers meet up with Phineas and Ferb, and Perry the Platypus too.  That led us to watching a few episodes of Phineas and Ferb, something we hadn't done in a while.  Those episodes still hold up, and are still lots of fun!

Also, we continued our "Agent Carter" fest tonight, as Madison wanted to watch the first Captain America movie again.  So that we did, until it was time for the nightly rituals of hide-and-seek, reading, prayers, and zerberts.  It was a good day, one made better by the rain here.  But we had a great morning at the martial arts school, and tomorrow should be a nice morning at KidPak.