A book for young people ages four to eight on martial arts for peace that can help them understand and resolve conflict peacefully.
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Terrence Webster-Doyle is a martial arts sixth-degree black belt, former schoolteacher and administrator, Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Commission task force member, and parent of five daughters. He has written twenty-one internationally acclaimed, award-winning books on conflict education and the martial arts, and is co-founder and director of Martial Arts Partners for Peace.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Want a well rounded child?,
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This review is from: My First Martial Arts Book (Excellence in Practice Series) (Hardcover)
I bought this book for my six-year-old niece.
As a black belt in multiple styles and a martial arts teacher, I recommend this book to any parent who is enrolling their child in martial arts at the child's request. I also recommend this book to any parent who thinks that martial arts will help their child not be a sissy. Why? Because martial arts is much more than kicking and punching, it is about how you behave all day long. Dr. Webster-Doyle speaks to those things that are essential to the arts but most people do not think about: respect, order, honor, responsibility. Do you know how many people want me to prove myself once they find out I'm a black belt? Do you know how many of them are martial artists? Zero. The reward of a martial artist is not the ability to beat up "all comers", it's the self-confidence AND self-disciple to exercise grace and peace until the last moment possible. Don't think that the smile-y faced instructors in this book couldn't hurt or kill you if they had to. Most of the concepts in this book will need to be discussed with your child. This book will need to be read to younger children. Older children can take turns reading with their parents. The kids will love the pictures. Before you buy, you need to know this is not a book that introduces different styles of martial arts. It is more a primer on behavior expected by child martial artists in (and out) of the dojo.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
let these international awards and acclaims speak for themselves,
By Terrence Webster-Doyle "Dr. Webster-Doyle" (Portland, ME. United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: My First Martial Arts Book (Excellence in Practice Series) (Hardcover)
The books of Dr. Terrence Webster-Doyle have won widespread praise as resources for the understanding and nonviolent resolution of conflict.
Dr. Webster-Doyle winner of the Martial Arts Industry Association Distinguished Service Award * Endorsed by: * National PTA * Scouting Magazine - Boy and Girl Scouts or America * NEA - National Education Association * Sports Illustrated for Kids * Mothering Magazine - to name only a few *"The books of Dr. Webster-Doyle are the first attempt I have seen to explain to young people and adults the concept of martial arts as a peaceful, nonviolent 'way of life' and to give students the tools to accomplish this goal." - Linda Lee Cadwell * Awarded the Robert Burns Medal for literature by Austria's Albert Schweitzer Society, for "outstanding merits in the field of peace-promotion" * Selected by the International Association of Educators for World Peace for their Central American peace education project in Panama and El Salvador * Acclaimed at the Soviet Peace Fund Conference in Moscow and published in Russia by Moscow's Library of Foreign Literature and Magistr Publications * On permanent display at the International Museum of Peace and Solidarity in Samarkind, Uzbekistan, the Commonwealth of Independent States. * "Why is Everybody Always Picking on Us? explores the roots of prejudice. I don't think I've seen another book like it. How wonderful if this book could be used in social studies classrooms! I have learned where prejudice begins, how it is created, how it is perpetuated, and how it can be resolved. This book looks at stereotypes, bigotry, discrimination, scapegoating, racism, and more. It is a wonderfully comprehensive manual for young people and adults alike on understanding our conditioning and the root of prejudice." American Pride Through Education *"Webster-Doyle's insight is that by recognizing, understanding, and accepting our violent tendencies, we can avoid acting them out. These new books . . . are good for teachers and parents of elementary school children who need appropriate language and activities to help children deal with their feelings and the violence-provoking parts of the environment. To this reviewer, they are realistic and practical." --Young Children - Magazine of the National Association for the Education of Young Children * "The book excels at impelling children to understand how conflict works within themselves. Tug of War offers engaging exercises that enhance a child's ability to understand the world. These exercises inspire self-observation, and the drawings of award-winning illustrator Rod Cameron enliven the book." Forum ¬- Newsletter of Educators for Social Responsibility * Fighting the Invisible Enemy and Tug of War recommended by the Elementary School Library Collection as "fine contributions to materials for children"; both books also chosen by the British Commonwealth Collection - A Selection of Books and Journals on Nonviolence and Social Change *"Every publication from the pen of this author should make a significant contribution to peace within and without. Highly recommended!" -- New Age Publishers and Retailers Alliance Trade Journal *Why Is Everybody Always Picking On Me? -- cited by the Omega New Age Directory as one of the Ten Best Books, for its "atmosphere of universal benevolence and practical application" * Dr. Lawrence Shapiro of the Center for Applied Psychology described Dr. Webster-Doyle as an "eloquent leader of the movement to combine principles of education, psychology, and the martial arts to teach young people to resolve conflict peacefully." * Selected by the National PTA as a recommended resource for parents. *"We use his books and thoroughly endorse the usefulness of his methods which have high potential in schools." - Stewart W. Twemlow, M.D. Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis, Menninger Clinic * Endorsed by Scouting Magazine and Sports Illustrated for Kids * Endorsed by Mothering Magazine * Nine time Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Awards for Excellence in Independent Publishing - in six consecutive years *Selected by the American Booksellers Association for its resource listing of "Children's Books About Peace" *"These topics are excellent and highly relevant." --Dr. Charles Mercieca, Executive Vice President International Association of Educators for World Peace NGO, United Nations (ECOSOC), UNICEF & UNESCO *"Helps young people deal with conflict and violence by describing practical skills for peace." --Holistic Education Review *"I realize Why Is Everybody Always Picking On Me? urgency for every child and adult . . . My daughter couldn't stop reading it!" --Marina Dubrovskaya, Assistant Director Dept. of Sociology, Lenin Library, Moscow, Russia * "Your book (Why Is Everybody Always Picking On Me?) has really helped me ignore the bullies and in a way stop bullying others." - 4th grader * Presented the National Conference on Peacemaking & Conflict Resolution *"The materials were very helpful to the facilitators who conducted the workshop on bullying strategies." - New Jersey State Bar Foundation * Endorsed by the New York City Board of Education ...To name only a few
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty Bad Book Overall.,
By Alvaro Jaimez "Al Jaimez" (Mexico City, Mexico) - See all my reviews
This review is from: My First Martial Arts Book (Excellence in Practice Series) (Hardcover)
I got this one for my son before his first class. It is really awful. I enrolled him so he could learn to fight. To protect himself from bullies. He got nothing out of the reading and the concepts were not condusive for teaching a kid to protect himself. It really seemed more like a book on how to become and absolute wimp. I don't know what world this guy lives in, but it isn't this one, where signs of real qweakness just get you beat down. What a collosal waste of money that was.
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