Why your child needs Social Coaching and Kids Self Defense Classes at Shaan Saar Krav Maga Orlando
Are you ready for your child to learn what to do in an emergency situation with a proactive automatic response?
In this blog article we will explore the significance of combining social coaching with self defense education, look at how the program at Shaan Saar Krav Maga can help your child build confidence, resilience, and social skills, along with the physical skills necessary for protecting themselves when you can't be there!
What parent’s are saying…
“The instructor’s are incredibly knowledgeable, patient, trauma-informed and they sincerely want to see you growing and thriving in all aspects of your life. The kids’ classes have a strong focus on social and emotional well-being. In just six month’s I’ve seen my children grow in not just their confidence and physical capabilities but also their interactions with each other and their friends.”
— Alyssa Smith
What Kind of Skills Will Your Child Learn with The Shaan Saar Group at Shaan Saar Krav Maga Orlando?
Learning with Board Certified Educators your child will learn to identify red flags and grooming behaviors, self advocacy among peers and adults, concepts and strategies for verbal and physical confrontations, as well as understanding personal boundaries and social cues.
Kids learn to develop skill they need for long term social, emotional, and physical wellness at Shaan Saar Krav Maga Orlando.
Youth self defense and social coaching: Kids delf defense classes for ages 7 - 17 years of age.
Understanding the importance of social coaching and self-defense classes for kids
The benefits of the social coaching self defense program at Shaan Saar Krav Maga Orlando is a dual education in violence prevention and physical safety lies not only in the young people learning to keep themselves physically safe but to establish healthy attachments, coping mechanisms, and communication skills. These features help young people develop optimally in all respects.
Social coaching teaches children to learn, practice, and model positive social behaviors, identify red flags, assess body language, and modify their own. The agenda of social coaching is to ensure your child can practice personal safety, self advocacy, and a growth mindset in a truly safe and positive environment with skilled professionals dedicated to a legacy of protection.
The United States has seen the widespread of bullying prevention and stranger danger programs in martial arts classes across the country. And yet, we continue to see violence escalating in schools. Learning to protect oneself with punching and kicking is not a preventative measure for violence, rather a tactical response for when a bad situation has already gotten out of hand.
Shaan Saar Krav Maga Orlando's program goes beyond the traditional kids self defense class and teaches children in an age appropriate way how to identify red flags that may indicate a potentially dangerous situation or person, how to set boundaries, self advocate among peers and adults, and physical concepts mindful of size, stature, and biomechanics for physical protection.
In a physical sense students learn physical response which includes the best of Krav Maga and martial arts like No Gi JuJitsu, Catch wrestling, Muay Thai, and Boxing. It is superior physical activity, combined with self defense training while teaching social skills and cues with Board Certified Educators.
Exploring how SHAAN SAAR can help build resilience, social skills, & teach kids to stay safe even when martial arts classes have failed.
Social coaching is an intervention strategy that can be utilized to promote the development of positive social skills, confidence, resilience, and psychological flexibility among children. Specifically, social coaching has been found to enhance children's ability to navigate social situations effectively, including the ability to manage social anxiety and communicate with both peers and adults confidently. It is a cornerstone of self efficacy and a necessary tool for violence prevention and healthy development from childhood to adolescents, and into adulthood.
A study conducted by Ng et al. (2020) indicates that social coaching is effective in promoting social skills and reducing social anxiety among children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Social coaching and social emotional programs can significantly reduce the likelihood of a child or teen participating in risky behaviors, improve focus, behavior, and academic achievement (Chen & Yu, 2022).
Chen H and Yu Y (2022) The impact of social-emotional learning: A meta-analysis in China. Front. Psychol. 13:1040522. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1040522
In addition to improving social skills and reducing social anxiety, social coaching has also been found to promote psychological flexibility and emotional regulation among children. Psychological flexibility refers to an individual's ability to adapt their behavior to changing circumstances, while emotional regulation refers to the ability to manage their emotions effectively.
Research by Fletcher-Watson et al. (2019) found that social coaching interventions designed to promote psychological flexibility and emotional regulation were effective in helping to reduce anxiety among children diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum.
Further, social coaching interventions have been used to help develop resilience among children. Resilience refers to an individual's ability to bounce back from adversity and overcome challenges. Social coaching interventions aimed at developing resilience often incorporate strategies aimed at building productive coping and stress management skills, problem-solving abilities, and self-esteem.
Therefore, social coaching interventions combined self defense education can offer a promising, comprehensive approach to violence prevention.
Social coaching builds self esteem and helps kids establish a strong voice, sense of self which helps to act as a safeguard against physical bullying and violence.
What will your student learn at Shaan Saar Krav Maga Orlando?
In addition to social coaching students will learn to identify red flags and grooming behaviors, self advocacy among peers and adults, concepts and strategies for verbal and physical confrontations, understanding personal boundaries and social cues.
But my child's karate class already teaches kids self defense. What is the difference between this and what my child is already enrolled in?
There is no doubt that after school activities are important but for parent's who desire solution oriented physical activity with fun, learning, and a partner in parenting we encourage you to explore the youth program at Shaan Saar Krav Maga! Our family has loved martial arts and has trained in multiple disciplines all over the world for decades. However, as threat management and criminal behavior professionals our experience and education has taught us (sometimes the hard way) that recreational martial arts educators and classes do little, if anything, to prepare anyone for the volatile reality of real world violence.
Unlike traditional martial arts or self defense courses we provide impactful social coaching to develop consequential skills that will last a lifetime!
Awareness, confidence, social skills, and a great option for learning self defense!
What to do when your child experiences bullying behavior and martial arts class isn't working?
Contact us at Shaan Saar Krav Maga or enroll in our 2-week trial kids program FOR A LIMITED TIME $99. The trial offers unlimited social coaching and self defense classes.
As parent's ourselves we are here to help guide your student in achieving success in every aspect of their life!
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