Nagashi uke! Or as we say in English, ‘sweeping block!’ School counselors invite Cesar Kai karate academy on February 23rd to discuss anti-bullying to 6th graders.

The Cesar Kai is a karate academy that teaches children self-defense and goes around to schools teaching them different topic; leadership, life-skills, and more. The academy has been performing these inspirational talks for the last two years. “Our real desire is to make an impact in our community,” Sensei Mario Cesario said about why the academy has decided to do what they do with schools. Sensei Cesario also implied, “one word can make a difference in one’s life.”

Mrs. Valente, one of the school counselors at WMS, has a daughter that so happens to attend the academy that has recently visited our school. School counselors discovered that the academy does these inspirational conversations and brought the Sensei’s Mario and Carl Bigelow to WMS for the first time. Sensei Mario said he is “excited” to speak to our school.

Sensei Bigelow spoke to the 6th graders about how he was in their place, spectating anti-bullying assemblies, and he did not pay attention “at all”. Bigelow said a reason why he did not pay attention is because, “I thought the person who was talking wasn’t being honest.” Bigelow then acknowledged the students that he, was a victim to bullying. He began listing the things the bullies have done to him, and he has “absolutely been shoved in a locker” since he was much smaller than he is now.

We give the academy our thanks for their motivational conversation with the 6th graders that they will always remember. With the two of them teaching the ways of handling with bullying if they are a victim and what to do if they know someone who is a victim. Arigato gozaimasu (thank you very much) for coming to our school.