**Self Defence for Youths**
As well as all the benefits in general Self Defence Courses (mentioned above), our specifically designed Youth Courses can also have the following advantages for Youth.
- Handling bullies and Stranger Awareness. First Action have specific Anti-bullying and Stranger Awareness components. These are question and answer or 'conversation' type discussions focusing on non-physical methods of dealing with bullies and/or strangers. Check out what's included in our template Handling Bullies and Stranger Awareness Workshop here.
- Teaches respect for each other. By working together in this way, particpants are naturally encouraged to respect each others comfort levels and abilities. They will also need to show respect for the instructors, whether it be our instructors, or their peers when they teach each other the techniques they create themselves.
- Sense of accomplishment. Each particpant will receive a certificate of completion, and, depending on your requirements, we can hand them out in an 'award' ceremony style at the end.
- Disipline. To ensure the prevention of injury, the use of force in training is stressed heavily. Participants either comply or sit out.
- Discover hidden talents. As with many activities of this nature, it is quite often the case that the people that are good at Self Defence are the ones you wouldn't expect. On a different level, you may also see other talents emerge such as leadership, communication, creativity etc
- Spark an interest. Some participants may find they are especially good at, or enjoy it more than others, perhaps on a deeper level. Should our courses spark an interest in Self Defence or Martial Arts we encourage them to join a Martial Arts School which instills many character building traits eg discipline, focus of enery, respect etc
- The following of instruction. Although our techniques are easy to learn and apply, it is often the case that those that don't follow the instructions are unable to perform them correctly. They quickly learn to pay attention while we show them the techniques, or they will not be able to do it effectively.
- Fun and Safe for all ages and group types. Our courses are developed specifically and differently depending on the age group and/or 'style' of each group. Our instructors are also experienced in handling all ages and group types. This combination means that all our courses are made to be interesting and fun for the participants, no matter what their age, as well as safe for all to learn.
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