"petrified and too scared to travel on buses".. but what if?

Posted below is an article from the Milton Keynes Citizen, a tragic story about two young girls who have now said that they are  "petrified and too scared to travel on buses for fear a similar incident happens again" 

"TWO teenage girls have been left sickened and traumatised after a man exposed himself to them at a bus stop.

Gemma Titchmarsh, 18 and her 17-year-old sister Georgina, were sitting at a bus stop close to the Agora Shopping Centre in Wolverton at around 7pm last Monday when the man approached them, exposed himself and then started touching himself inappropriately.

Gemma said: “We were sat chatting and the guy must have walked past a few times in the half an hour or so we were there. You don’t really pay attention when you’re chatting as you’re in your own little world.

“All of a sudden I heard him next to me breathing heavily and as I turned to my right it was right in my eyeline. I instantly felt sick and I got an awful feeling in my stomach. It was horrible. I genuinely thought I was going to be sick.”

Gemma said she looked up at the man and made eye contact but was too scared to move for fear he would attack her or her sister."

Please read the rest of the artical here: http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news/local/sisters_rape_fear_after_bus_stop_flasher_shock_1_3567428

Even though the girls were not physically attacked, the fear of being in a situation where an attack was possible, has traumatised both of them, and has made such an impact that it could affect the rest of their lives!

It makes you think... what if? What if, the girls knew how to defend themselves in an attack situation, no matter of their opponents size or strength? I believe that it isn't just the man that has terrified them, but the sudden realisation that if he did attack they have no idea what to do!

At Evade, we teach incredible self-defence techniques that are designed to work against a larger and much stronger opponent. Not to mention a new program coming soon (Empowering Women), which through years of studies, takes women through the methods that an attacker would follow and adapted the techniques to suit those situations. 

What if those girls had the confidence to know that if an attack occurred, they would be ok? Maybe they wouldn't be scared to walk down the street alone.

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Which path is your child on?

Just seen an article in the newspaper this morning about parts of British cities (Manchester included), and how they are becoming 'no-go areas' controlled by drug-dealing gangs, being compared to cities in the US and Mexico.


Please read the full report here: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/891673-cities-in-uk-are-becoming-no-go-drug-ghettoes


Which leads you to thinking... why is this happening? 


Well, according to the article, 'mobsters' are are using drugs to enslave vulnerable youngsters and lead them into gangs and crime. And in my opinion, these youngsters just simply don't know any better. I feel so thankful that I joined Evade at such a young age and have followed the lifestyle of a martial artist, while most of the people of a similar age to me were drinking on the streets; potentially leading to gangs and violence, I was on the mat training and having fun; learning how to stand up and say no!


At Evade, we teach kids about drug defence and how to say no to peer pressure, we give them a voice! I will be forever grateful for this and every child should have the chance that I had to get on the right path of life. 


Alex Morton

Evade Game Day - What a Success!

On Saturday 25th February 2012, the first Evade Game Day was launched as part of Evade's Brand New Character Development Program.

All I can says is... it was fantastic! So much energy, and such a great atmosphere. This is the kind of reward that children should be able to have for working hard at home and school, and because of the excitement and the fun, it works so well! So many parents have been coming up to me and telling me the improvements in their child, and it makes you feel great! I'm positive that the kids will be working so hard over the next two months in order to get to the next Game Day. 

Top Tip: The secret is to make sure that your child understands they are not behaving well to please you; instead, you are helping them earns points so they can make it to game day. They will respond much more powerfully if you work with them rather than against them. 


If you are the kind of parent who wants their child to be successful in life, click the link: http://www.evadeblackbeltschool.com/join-evade/ or email Alex@evadeblackbeltschool.com.