Judo was developed by a tiny man in his 80’s who grew up small and frail.
As illustrated in the previous paragraphs, simply knowing how to defend yourself can change how you feel about yourself, especially as a kid who experiences bullying.  Defending yourself and knowing how to defend yourself are essentially two different branches of the same tree, and knowledge is more than half the battle.  Bullies often seek out the weak and timid, but Judo can change that.  If your child knows how to protect themself, they are less likely to suffer the fear and terror from a bully’s threats.  This is not a subject that should be glossed over, because, again as previously mentioned, children who find themselves on the receiving end of bullying often live with a certain degree of fear and low self-esteem.  A child who knows how to defend him/herself from almost any kind of attack is almost certain to feel better about themselves and not to fear a bigger, stronger bully.  Judo was developed by a tiny man in his 80’s who grew up small and frail.  After developing and founding the art of Judo, Professor Jigoro Kano traveled far and wide promoting the art, often challenging any size human being to a match.  Videos of Professor Kano are available on YouTube to this day and you can see how the smaller person can have an advantage over a bigger and/or stronger attacker.  Feel free to check out some of his videos, they are quite impressive.