As the excitement and anticipation of a new school year or new semester overwhelm families, there are also some dangers which must be addressed with your children.

The dangers we are concerned with most at the onset of the first day of school are bullies, who use the new school year or semester as their opportunity to establish their "dominance" over their schoolmates and set the tone of fear and intimidation for the rest of the year.

In particular, they tend to pick out certain kids to set that tone with and torment them throughout the year, as the example to keep the other kids in check.

The best time to deal with these problems is at the beginning of the year to prevent your children and other children from becoming victims to start with. The fact of the matter is that 'bullies' are actually very weak (not strong) and there are ways to deal with them from the get go, to stop them in their tracks.

That's why the World Hwa Rang Do Association has decided to be pro-active and offer FREE Children's Self-Defense and Bully Prevention Classes, in West Los Angeles throughout 2011.

This is a community service for all families in the LA area and has already generated quite a bit of interest from kids and parents since we had our debut class last September in 2010. We highly encourage you to RSVP for these special and free classes.

Grandmaster Taejoon Lee will be leading every class, addressing the 3 areas of Self-Defense Against Bullies: Prevention, Verbal and Action

Things we will address include the following:

• What your child should do to avoid becoming a bully target
• Learn the non-violent approach to making your child's first bully encounter, their last.
• The simple and effective self-defense techniques your child should know, in case they encounter ANY aggressors
• How to use what you learn about bully prevention and self-defense to practice with your child and enjoy quality time with them
• Bonus: See how parents can use the simple techniques your kids will learn as self defense for adults!

These classes are for both parents and children to participate in. The maximum benefit for your child will be achieved with parental participation, although it is not required.

Click Here for the Full 2010 Schedule!