ANTI-BULLYING, IKINAKAMPANYA SA MARTIAL ARTS NG ONE C’SHIPS

ILANG best martial artists ng ONE Championship ang nagtagu­yod ng kampanya upang masawata ang pambu-bully ng mga atletang martial artists kasabay ng panghihi­kayat sa practitioners na pairalin ang kahalagahan ng disiplina sa sarili.

Ang bullying ay naging hot topic sa bansa nang lumaganap ang viral video sa social media ng isang batang martial artists na nanakit ng kamag-aral na naging laman ng mga balita.

Ang insidente ng gayung pam­bu-bully ay nakatitigatig sa marami dahil nasisira ang imahe ng martial arts na ginagawang instru­mento sa pananakit sa iba na taliwas sa tunay na bokabularyo ng isang martial artists. “Bullying is not in the vocabu­lary of a real martial arts practitioner. Martial artists have self-control, discipline, respect and humility. Being abusive is not a martial artist’s attitude,” paliwanag ni dating ONE Flyweight World Champion Geje “Gravity” Eustaquio.

“This world needs superheroes, not villains. We are totally against bullying. One wrongful martial artist doesn’t define the whole community of martial arts. That is not the case at all.”

Naniniwala naman si ONE Lightweight World Champion Eduard “Landslide” Folayang na ang coaches ang dapat na gumabay at magturo sa disiplina ng isang aspiring practioner sa simula pa lang.

“First of all, martial artists are supposed to be taught not just how to fight, but values must be instilled. They must develop character more than the skills and fighting itself. The essence of martial arts must be the first thing that must to be taught,” saad ni Folayang.

“Martial artists are supposed to protect the weak, not bully them. Martial arts are not supposed to be a weapon for a bully. “For trained martial artists, when a bully is around, you simply restrain. Refuse to engage into a fight until you have no choice but to fight back. Show them kindness, that’s the best way to handle bullying I think.”