The Kansas Department of Education has given KU a contract to research and develop anti-bullying policies that they hope will help state schools develop and improve similar policies. The work will identify and track several kinds of bullying, including cyber-bullying, relational and physical bullying. KU said Kansas law requires policies that clearly define bullying, but [...]

“Dragon: the Bruce Lee Story” airs tonight on Encore Drama at 6 pm PT and ET. The 1993 biopic tells the life story of the martial arts master and film icon Bruce Lee. Read the full article here: Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story – Timesonline.com

Be prepared to get angry. You might not like these tips on how you can become a better marial artist. Or maybe you’ll learn something you can apply. 5) Read. The masters of the past imparted their wisdom in books for future generations to benefit from them. It’s a conversation with another great mind. Reading, [...]

If bullying is not prevented in childhood, it will effect one in adulthood. Adult signs of childhood bullying: struggle to hold down a regular job and poverty poor social relations poor health “We cannot continue to dismiss bullying as a harmless, almost inevitable, part of growing up,” says psychological scientists Dieter Wolke of the University [...]

Not all bullied victims end in suicide or opening fire of fellow students, but bullying does have serious, long-lasting effects on a person. It usually manifests psychologically and translates physically: stomachaches, headaches and digestive problems. It also manifests in too much isolation in the bedroom, avoiding places they usually love to go, excuses not to [...]

Kathy Lamberger, principal of Washington Junior High School has a new approach to anti-bullying: teach kindness first. “Our focus is so much on what is the right thing to do rather than what is the wrong thing to do,” Lemberger said. “I’m not an advocate of stop bullying, I’m an advocate more of what it [...]

Anti-bullying expert gives tips to families to help their children be safe: Keep lines of communication open. Encourage children to talk to you if they are being bullied at school. Report any bullying to school administrators/teachers. Encourage children to walk away from a bully and tell an adult. Bullying is all about control. Take away [...]

“Bachelor” contestant Gia Allemand committed suicide last week, and questions regarding a connection between her death and bullying have been raised. Ms. Allemand has posted several tweets on her strong feelings against bullying, and has indicated her own bullying experiences most of her life. When she learned of a bullied 16-year-old Canadian girl’s suicide, Ms. [...]

Are the following statements about the Samaurai warrior and his weapon fact or legend? A good samurai sword will slice through a silk scarf that’s dropped on the blade. A katana can chop a regular sword in half. In battle, Japanese swordsmen would use the edge of the blade to block their enemy’s attacks. It’s [...]

How do I protect my child from bullying? Identify signs of bullying Know your child’s surroundings Communicate Watch for cyber-bullying Encourage your children to do what they love Be an example Be proactive Read the full article here: 7 Ways to Protect Your Child From Bullying – The Epoch Times

Finally, a program designed to teach kids psychological skills to prevent bullying. Anti-bullying campaign “Operation Mojo” went into Friday, August 16, at South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas It focuses on inner confidence, self-control, and respect for others. Leland Brandon the campaign’s founder said, “People are people. But if everyday this person goes [...]

Geraldine Johnson is a certified bullying prevention trainer in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania. She works with parents on learning proper behavior modeling with their kids. She encourages her own child to share daily about one nice thing each of them has done that day. Stacie Molnar-Main is a Bullying Prevention Expert. “Most kids associate bullying with hitting [...]

World Wrestling Entertainment’s wrestling superstar Darren Young spoke at an anti-bullying assembly at South Los Angeles’ Samuel Gompers Middle School not about his sexual orientation, which he recently revealed to the media, but to tell about his experiences having a speech impediment as a child. “People told me that I would not be a WWE [...]

Pulitzer prize winner composer David del Tradici composed his new song, “Bullycide,” which premiered at San Diego’s Museum of Contemporary Art Saturday August 16 in the Sherwood Auditorium. A composer-in-residence of the New York Philharmonic, Mr. del Tradici wrote the song in resonse to the prolific suicides of gay teens. He modeled the music after [...]

Kansas City, Missouri has taken a new stance against school bullies. In a 4-0 vote the City Council approved a new anti-bully measure. Parents of bullies will have to either take a bully prevention training course or pay up to $1,000 fine. As statistics show that 42% of all children get bullied online, the new [...]

Paramount had scheduled the release of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie for June 6, 2014, but has now moved it to August 8, 2014 without any expanation as yet. Some speculate that the move came about as “Transformers 4″ scheduled for release the same time might cause merchandizing components to bump into each other. [...]

Shannon Lee speaks out that her father’s greatest contribution to the world was he built a positive image of China. He brought Eastern culture to the West in a popular light that has endeared him to all Chinese people. To his Western fans he was inspiring and innovative. Ms. Lee says, “When he was teaching [...]

Jackie Chan noticed the growing interest among young people globally for baseball and softball. He has since added his support to the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s campaign to bring the sports back onto the Olympics program. “The two sports teach children teamwork, discipline – about facing challenges and overcoming difficulties,” says Chan. Read the full [...]

Let’s go back to 1990. We are at the end of the megabuster hit film “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.” Remember the ending? The four turtles after defeating Shredder spew forth a stream of adjectives searching for the perfect word to express their uniqueness, and finally, Master Splinters joins in with his own contribution, “kowabunga!” which [...]

When trading kicks in a striking match and your in for the takedown, how do you get out of falling into submission and turn the tables on your opponent? That depends on your state of fitness. To help you condition and prepare for that match, you need to start working out months in advance with [...]