http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/dealing-with-the-bully-and-bullying-part-two-strong-vs-weak-body-language/ Tips, Tutorials, and How-to for Self Defense Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:04:23 -0700 hourly 1 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/dealing-with-the-bully-and-bullying-part-two-strong-vs-weak-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 BULLYING -- How to deal with the bully and bullying from a karate instructor's view Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:54:36 +0000 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/?p=1651#comment-1660 [...] Body language Ask yourself this: Once babies can sit up, do they slouch, keep their eyes down, hunch their shoulders, breathe shallow, or hold their arms rigidly against their bodies? Neither did you. Re-discover the body’s natural posture — it shows you are unafraid. [...] [...] Body language Ask yourself this: Once babies can sit up, do they slouch, keep their eyes down, hunch their shoulders, breathe shallow, or hold their arms rigidly against their bodies? Neither did you. Re-discover the body’s natural posture — it shows you are unafraid. [...]

]]> http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/dealing-with-the-bully-and-bullying-part-two-strong-vs-weak-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-540 Five reasons why karate training bully-proofs kids Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:08:41 +0000 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/?p=1651#comment-540 [...] does it work?  And for the purposes of my series on bullying (here are parts one and two): Can it work for the bullied as [...] [...] does it work?  And for the purposes of my series on bullying (here are parts one and two): Can it work for the bullied as [...]

]]> http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/dealing-with-the-bully-and-bullying-part-two-strong-vs-weak-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-538 Lori Hoeck Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:53:57 +0000 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/?p=1651#comment-538 Hi Vered, Perhaps a better word than "weak" would be "insecure," for those body positions are often ones of insecurity. Hi Vered,
Perhaps a better word than “weak” would be “insecure,” for those body positions are often ones of insecurity.

]]> http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/dealing-with-the-bully-and-bullying-part-two-strong-vs-weak-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-537 vered | blogger for hire Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:39:27 +0000 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/?p=1651#comment-537 Very interesting. The "weak" type you describe - I find it so endearing. It saddens me that bad people mark them as victims and pick on them. Very interesting. The “weak” type you describe – I find it so endearing. It saddens me that bad people mark them as victims and pick on them.

]]> http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/dealing-with-the-bully-and-bullying-part-two-strong-vs-weak-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-536 Lori Hoeck Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:56:12 +0000 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/?p=1651#comment-536 Hi Davina, I so agree. What is it -- 80-90 percent -- of our communications are non-verbal? It means we say a lot without saying a word. Hi Davina,
I so agree. What is it — 80-90 percent — of our communications are non-verbal? It means we say a lot without saying a word.

]]> http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/blog/dealing-with-the-bully-and-bullying-part-two-strong-vs-weak-body-language/comment-page-1/#comment-523 Davina Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:15:19 +0000 http://thinklikeablackbelt.com/?p=1651#comment-523 Hi Lori. I'm pretty conscious of how I walk when I'm out and about after learning that sexual predators are more likely to attack someone who looks easier to overpower. I can see how this also applies to bullying. I also believe that how a person carries themselves in the workplace affects how their colleagues treat them -- it even affects how we feel about ourselves when we stand taller. Hi Lori. I’m pretty conscious of how I walk when I’m out and about after learning that sexual predators are more likely to attack someone who looks easier to overpower. I can see how this also applies to bullying. I also believe that how a person carries themselves in the workplace affects how their colleagues treat them — it even affects how we feel about ourselves when we stand taller.

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