Bodybuilding may have saved Cho Seung-Hui and 32 people

Growing up back through the ages of 5-10, I had encountered many bullies in school and in the neighborhood I lived in. The bullies were all older than I was and much stronger. At that time, my older brothers and sister, whoever was around in hearing distance from the screams would come to my rescue. But that was not always in my favor and they weren't always around to scare the bullies away. The bullies sometimes had older brothers and sisters too, which made the retaliation and story telling interesting.

When your bullied as a kid, you don't want to involve anyone else from that reason. Reason being that you don't want to make it into something bigger than it needs to be, harm other allies or admit your weak.

I never told my parents I was being bullied, they never heard about any story ever.
I was very shy as a kid, never talked in the house or to strangers. I knew at that point, that
I had to start completely defending myself.

At age 10, I began strength training and at age 11 I also began Tae Kwon Do. What a powerful combination! I didn't know what bodybuilding was back then, but I knew doing an hour of push-ups, sit-ups, sprints and what I call stunt-man wall dives, made me stronger.

Korean Tae Kwon Do took that strength and made it functional, which I only used to it's fullest in self-defense as taught by my master. I was still small in size, but I could defend myself from bullies. Back then bullies didn't carry weapons of any kind. Maybe a rock or a stick. I had a close encounter with a chain, but that was it. Getting bullied didn't happen every day.

Let's just say, Tae Kwon Do gave me power to do something if it needed to be done.
I did have to use many times and it did save my ass. But practice makes perfect and I practiced every day for hours.

As I grew older, into my teens, the bullies were still there but I learned that the Tae Kwon Do did not really help that much since, there would need to be physical confrontation to prove your functional strength and self-defense. If it came to that, it was too late. So, I started taking strength training further into the art and discipline of muscular development aka Bodybuilding.

Bodybuilding puts size on your frame. You look bigger and you look like tough. It's an easy method to intimidate people, especially most bullies.

There are so many other benefits to bodybuilding that are beyond muscular development.

Aside from all the many physical changes, Bodybuilding positively and strongly increases:

• Self-Confidence
• Self-Assurance
• Self-Esteem
• Self-Image
• Self-Mastery
• Self-Control
• Self-Discipline
• Self-Respect
• Self-Empowerment

Everything is for yourSelf. They don't call bodybuilders narcissists for nothing.
Since I started bodybuilding I have not once EVER had anyone try and pick a fight with me or bully me. It's not even attracted into my life. It is non-existent.

Do you have a son or daughter that's acting strange, shy, gettting bullied. Do you know someone that is ? Get them into a bodybuilding and Tae Kwon Do program. Train for a couple of years.
Don't have anyone to back you up in the meantime, then get into a support group FAST.

I'm not an expert in dealing with bullies by no means, but getting into Tae Kwon Do and Bodybuilding worked for me. It didn't work right away obviously, but in the end I was bully free.

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