April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. What can you do to help keep the children you love safe? Here are some tips that can help:
1. Teach your child that no one has the right to hurt them, physically or emotionally.
2.Teach them about personal space.
3.Teach children to listen to their "Uh Oh" feeling when something doesn't seem right.
4.Teach them to tell an adult they can trust if they have a bad feeling about something or someone.
5.Teach them the difference between a bad secret and a good surprise.
6.Help your child identify several adults that can be trusted and encourage them to tell you and or them if something bad ever happens.
7.Listen to children when they tell you something is wrong.
8.Teach your child to be aware without instilling fear in them.

Contact one of the appropriate links on the right to report child abuse.

How can I help you?

I want to help everyone reading this achieve some of their personal goals for 2010...How can I help you? Maybe you want to get in shape, maybe you want to be prepared for a potential self protection senario, maybe you need stress relief, or maybe you just need to meet some new friends.

I am offering a free month of classes. No strings attatched... What's the fine print? What strings are attached? None! This is exactly what I am telling you it is. How can I offer free classes? What do I gain from doing this? First of all its only a month. I have to pay my bills just like everyone else but I do teach my students to give back to the community. I gain new friends, hopefully, and more people know about me and our school. Some people don't even know we are here and I have been teaching self protection and martial arts in McComb since 2001. Additionally we had a number of women attacked and even killed in our community last year. I what I teach can help save the life of even one person then whatever effort I make will be worth it. I understand money is an issue in this economy so I will do whatever I can to help anyone that wants to train.

What is new at the school?
I am still working on the diabetes program... I thought that I had finished the training then they sent me several more weeks of work... I am starting that tommorrow so that I can share that information with my readers. I am teaching my students verbal judo. This is the same training that the top law enforcement officers from local, state, and federal agencies get. It is just geared towards martial arts rather than police or federal agents. We will be doing more self protection seminars this year. Please contact us at epicmartialarts@hotmail.com

I'm at your service this year, seriously. Let me know how I can help.

Thanks

Chris Holmes-Master Teacher
601 248-3222

New Year of Self Defense...

Hello everyone... It's a new year and most of us are making resolutions and at the moment we may even be trying to reach those goals.. We may be working out trying to get in better physical condition, we may be trying to lose weight, we may be trying to be more proactive in our life and doing things that will payoff in the long term.

The question I would like you to ask yourself is: Am I going to still be doing the right things 6 months from now? We all have good intentions...How many of us actually follow through? We usually do good for a few months then we gradually fall back into our old habits and routines. Do you want to change that? Would you like to learn more about preventing diabetes before you develop it? Would you like to learn how to de-escalate a bad situation? Do you want to know how to defend yourself? Would you like to lose weight and get in better shape?

If you truely want to make a difference in your life this year, call or come see us at Epic Martial Arts... I can promise long term results but no quick fixes.... It will take work, blood, sweat, and tears... I will teach you what you need to know but you will have to master it. If you would like to really change your life call me at (601) 248-3222.

Let's have a great year in 2010!

Chris Holmes-Master Teacher