SBG Attacks Bullying
Bullying-related suicides
are 3rd leading cause of death among USA’s Children!
An open letter to every parent
who never wants to
see their child bullied.
According to recent studies 77% of children experience bullying while in school. Of that group, almost a third experience severe reactions due to the ordeal!
160,000 kids stay home from school every day because of fear of bullying
Far from just ‘teasing’, bullying can literally ruin a child’s life!
And of even more concern…
There is a strong link between bullying and suicide.
Recent studies have shown that bullying-related suicides in the US, including Oregon, are the third leading cause of death among young people.
Bully victims are between 2 to 9 times more likely to consider suicide than non-victims.
This doesn’t need to happen to your child!
SBG Martial Arts & Fitness Academy has over twenty years of experience in Portland, dealing with exactly these issues.
We don’t ‘think’ we can help your child live a happier, healthier, safer life; we know we can.
And we will prove it.
Yes, bullying can ruin a child’s life. But your child never needs to become a victim.
SBG has a tested, proven program that will develop all the skills necessary for your child to live a stronger, more confident, kinder and bully free life.
One of the biggest advantages that SBG offers to your child is this fact:
What we teach actually works against bigger, stronger, fully resisting people!
That may sound funny at first, but understand this weird fact…
Most Martial Arts simply don’t work, if the other person, the bully, isn’t cooperating!
The sad truth is most martial arts, including those taught to children, are simply make believe!
Most children are brave, they may want to stand up for themselves but end up learning this lesson quickly when they get beat up by a larger child, or a typical bully.
Our children’s martial arts program, which we call ‘Growing Gorillas’, is a systematic, pragmatic, tested, safe and healthy step by step method which will teach your child the fundamentals of the most effective martial art on the planet, and by far the most beneficial to children…
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, as developed by the world famous Gracie Family.
In 1993 Royce Gracie gained fame for his domination in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The UFC. He became known for beating opponents much larger than he was.
And believe me; watching a young, skinny kid walk into a cage and defend himself against much bigger, much stronger, trained fighters, changed the face of martial arts forever.
That was the introduction into the United States of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
What Royce Gracie proved was that a weaker person, can if trained properly, defend themselves against much bigger people. Even trained fighters!
And guess what. . .
SBG Martial Arts & Fitness Academy founder, Matt Thornton, was the first Oregonian to ever receive a Black Belt in this amazing art!
He began training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Royce’s older brother and family champion, the legendary Rickson Gracie, before the first UFC even took place.
That lifetime of experience as a world renowned leader in practical Martial Arts (you can read his full bio further down), along with his experience as a father of four children himself, helped create the Growing Gorillas program
Which is specifically designed to help your child gain the confidence necessary to avoid bullying, and live a more healthy and joyful life.
Here is a clip of Rickson Gracie (Matt’s first coach) taken from the blockbuster hit movie, ‘the Hulk’:
Why is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu the one choice for a Martial Art that you should make for your child?
#1 It works.
As we mentioned above, believe it or not most martial arts DO NOT work if the bully is really fighting back.
And when your child needs it, they will be fighting back!
Other schools may teach your child high spinning kicks, or acrobatic looking karate chops that resemble the things they see in cartoons or silly action movies.
But that isn’t going to work in a real fight.
You DO NOT want your child finding that out the hard way, when they get tackled to the ground and punched by a bigger, mean bully.
SBG founder & Oregon’s first Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Matt Thornton and his daughter Anika.
#2 It is totally safe.
Most martial arts teach children to defend themselves against attackers by kicking and punching.
Not only is this the least effective, least likely to work way for your child to fight back. . .
It is also extremely dangerous for children.
Studies done by scientists have shown that that young people who practice striking can develop chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a condition caused by repetitive blows to the head that can lead to dementia-like symptoms later in life.
Yes that is right, dementia like symptoms.
The growing brains of children are not designed to take blows to the skull.
So not only is striking the least functional, least reliable way to deal with a bully, it also forces you to place your child in a position where they are practicing in a manner that could be potentially damaging medically.
No parent wants their child to get brain damage!
By contrast, Jiu Jitsu means literally, the Gentle Art.
Why the gentle art?
Because it teaches smaller, weaker people to be able to control bigger, stronger people on the ground.
And the ground…is exactly where the vast majority of all fights in school, and physical altercations involving young people, end up!
There is no face punching or kicks to the knee needed.
Those things are not what works on the ground anyway!
According to law enforcement data 90-95% of all fights, end up on the ground.
If you have ever been in a school yard battle yourself, you know this reality already.
And nothing, absolutely nothing, will prepare your child for that eventuality as well as the gentle yet dominating art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu can!
Instead of worrying about your child suffering permanent injury and brain damage due to training striking, which isn’t effective on the ground anyway, they will be training in an art that will build up both their body AND their MIND.
It isn’t just more effective, it is also safer and MUCH healthier.
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is the smart choice for children!
#3 It will make your child happier!
Too many adults still see bullying as “just part of being a kid,” it is a serious problem that leads to problems that can last through your child’s entire life!
In today’s day and age, with all the modern technology, the opportunities for bully’s to harm your child have only increased.
As a parent you now have new forms of bullying to consider.
– Cyber Bullying
– Text Bullying
– Verbal Bullying
– Emotional bullying
-Physical Bullying
– Pack bullying (group beatings & humiliation)
Just to name a few. . .
There comes a point where your child needs to be sure of them self.
As SBG Martial Arts & Fitness we prepare children just like yours
so they can do just that.
Studies have shown that children involved in healthy sports programs, like those we offer at SBG Martial Arts & Fitness Academy:
– Will have more self-confidence.
– Will be 60% less likely to get breast cancer.
– Will be less likely to suffer depression.
– Far more likely to stand up to bullies, and even as adults, they will be more likely to leave a partner who beats them!
– Less likely to become pregnant, or cause a pregnancy as teenagers.
They will learn what it means to be strong.
Not just physically strong.
Mentally strong.
Emotionally strong.
Healthy.
We are so sure you and your child will LOVE our Growing Gorilla’s Children’s Martial Arts & Life Skills Program that we will:
1- Give you a free Parent Consultation
2- Free private lesson for your child
3-Free Uniform
And. . .we will let your child try the program for
45 DAYS FREE
Just call now:
503-230-7924
All sports can help your child achieve benefits that will help them throughout their entire lifetime; however, ONLY SBG can offer your child the BEST of these benefits.
Why?
1- Our innovative & healthy training methods.
Our 20 years of experience teaching these arts in Portland Oregon have given us the knowledge, a level of understanding no one else can match, which directly contributes to the program your child will be benefiting from!
The Growing Gorillas Program was developed by SBG founder Matt Thornton’s first black belt from Portland, Travis Davison. Travis, who is a father of four, wanted to create a system of training for his own children. A method that would be safe, healthy, and fun.
Something that would help him impart his love for the sport and science of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, onto the people he loves the most.
His own children.
In the process he developed a training method that isn’t just unique, it is remarkable!
And the kids?
The kids LOVE it!
Travis Davison, the first BJJ black belt from SBG Portland, and the creator of the Growing Gorillas Program. A father of four, competitor, and world class coach, he poured his heart into creating something he wanted for his own kids. And now you too can benefit from this vast experience, and detail!
We know what we are doing, and your child will love the programs we offer.
2- A level of individual attention and care that is unmatched in the field.
Our coaches love working with children.
Not only are the specially trained through our instructors program, they also regularly compete in the sport they are coaching themselves.
In fact, they are world champions!
Meet Coach Amanda Loewen:
Coach Amanda (above standing) on her way to a silver medal at the recent Pan American games. One of the most prestigious tournaments in the world. Coach Amanda works directly with SBG founder and Head Coach Matt Thornton, as the program director for SBG’s Growing Gorillas Children’s Program. And she serves as an excellent role model and mentor to the kids.
Watching Coach Amanda work with the kids is impressive.
She instills discipline and kindness, while at the same time making sure everyone is having fun, and learning the skills needed to take the art as far as the child wants to.
She doesn’t work alone, under the watchful eye of Head Coach Matt Thornton, Amanda also has multiple assistants, all there to give your child the individual attention they both deserve and need, so they can learn this healthy and amazing Martial Art.
3- A Full Time, Year Round Program for your child.
Most sports, as healthy as they may be, are seasonal.
Just as your child is establishing that much needed routine that so many children desire, the season is over and it is time to move on to something else.
SBG’s Growing Gorilla Program runs all year round.
Once your child experiences the training being offered at SBG, they won’t want to stop.
And thanks to our year round, full time schedule, they won’t need to.
4- Growing Gorillas is MUCH MORE than just ‘Martial Arts’ training!
Not only do the children in our program learn the world’s most efficient, effective and safe martial art, they also get weekly Life Skills lessons. The Life Skills program incorporates age appropriate lessons on things like:
– kindness
-self respect & respect for others
-discipline & hard work
– focus
-teamwork
-determination
– courage
-humility
-Much Much more!
Every week children are presented with a new lesson, and a new challenge. All designed specifically for the child’s age group, and blended in with the lesson plans and drills taught in the class.
At SBG we are not just interested in helping your child to be a champion in the Martial Arts.
Though we can do that.
We want to help your child be a champion in life as well!
SBG’s Stella Davison, having a great time as she works her way to one more gold medal. The smile on her face says it all!
5- A proven track record of unprecedented success.
SBG Martial Arts & Fitness is the only school that has produced NINE world class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts.
We have the #1 competition record in the Pacific Northwest.
When it comes to medals awarded, by percentage, nobody comes close to us.
We have FIVE Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belts on staff.
Coach Amanda working one on one with two of SBG’s future champions.
We were the first people in the State of Oregon to ever put on a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event in Portland Oregon.
SBG’s founder, and your child’s Head Coach, Matt Thornton, is World Renowned as a Martial Arts Coach and Mentor.
And the highest ranking black belt in the State!
He is literally flown all over the planet to teach the unique methods your child has access to, right here at home in Portland!
Matt is so sought after that he has been asked to travel Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Germany, France, the UK, Ireland, Singapore, Thailand, The Seychelles Islands, Africa, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, all across the USA, literally all across the globe!
So what are you waiting for?
Call now and get your child started in one of the healthiest things they could ever do.
They will love it!
We are so sure you and your child will LOVE our Growing Gorilla’s Children’s Martial Arts & Life Skills Program that we will:
1- Give you a free Parent Consultation
2- Free private lesson for your child
3-Free Uniform
And. . .we will let your child try the program for
45 DAYS FREE
Just call now:
503-230-7924
