A young man named Tai was being “jumped” regularly by the school bully and his 2 friends. They had beef with him because the bully (Brandon) liked Tai’s girlfriend.
Tai was stressed about this and eventually broke up with his girlfriend and told Brandon he could have her, he just didn’t want to be attacked anymore at school.
Tai’s friend, a martial arts instructor told him he should tell school staff, but he said they weren’t doing anything, They just stepped in the break up the fights and then sent them on their way. Then he suggested Tai stand up to the bully Brandon. Tai is an accomplished martial artist but is very passive in nature.
Tai was attacked again the next day but he made a scene of it. He called out the bully and said he was afraid to attack him alone. The bully wanted to meet after school so Tai told everyone to show up as witnesses and make sure he wasn’t jumped by the bullies friends.
Tai used Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Muay Thai kickboxing to show his bully why its a bad idea to be a bully. Check out the crazy action in the video below!
Bully “Brandon” (light grey sweater, red San Francisco logo), Tai “victim” (Black sweater/white words, smaller kid)
Facts proving why bullying is wrong:
More than 3.2 million students fall victim to bullying every year.
Around 160,000 teens skip school every day to avoid their bully.
17 percent of students in America have reported being bullied at least two to three times per month.
One in four teachers see nothing wrong with bullying.
Of those who see nothing wrong with bullying, will intervene only four percent of the time.
By the age of 14, less than 30 percent of boys and less than 40 percent of girls have talked to their peers about the consequences of bullying.
More than 67 percent of students feel schools respond poorly to bullying.
71 percent of students have reported bullying incidents as a problem at their school.
90 percent of students in grades 4 through 8 have reported being bullied at school.
1 in ten students drop out of school due to bullying.
Physical abuse is more common in middle schools, while verbal abuse occurs in all grade levels.
