User:Dimitripavicevic

January, 2008 User: Dimitripavicevic Martial Arts for Peace®,From : Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Dimitri Pavicevic and Martial Arts (Martial Arts for Peace®) Dimitri Pavicevic - Balck Belt, 3th Dan Rank Karate & Kick Boxing - Red Belt in 合気道, Aikido 1995 circa Australasian Fighting Arts School was trained by Mr Brian Mc Kee (Australian National Coach) Martial arts was created for inner peace. Masters like Dimitri Pavicevic of the 4th Dan rank {Jokyo}, and 3rd Dan rank {Shidoin}, work with their Chief Instructor or Shihan, cohesively, to keep in tact the traditional precepts of KBIA Karate do which state that:- We are proud to study the way of KBIA. We fight the spirit of co-operation We respect the traditional martial arts. We teach young children, Buddhism / Peace and Meditation this is the reference in which children should learn martial arts The inner peace is our every day target in order to understand martial arts at it’s fullest capabilities. The Intention of the Martial Arts for Peace® Association The intention of the Martial Arts for Peace® Association is to bring together people and resources that give an intelligent perspective to the Martial Arts and to disseminate thought-provoking and insightful information about its creative aspects through literature, video tapes, classes, workshops and conferences. Martial Arts for Peace®, a project of the Atrium Society, is a Conflict Education and Character Development Life Skills Program™ for young people and adults that teaches how to cope with conflict and gain the social skills for ethical relationships. The primary interest of the Martial Arts for Peace® Association is to bring about an understanding of the Martial Arts as a beneficial endeavor people can practice for health and well-being. The current publicized image of the Martial Arts as a violent, military discipline is not a true representation of what is, in essence, a means through which one can come to understand and creatively deal with conflict. The Martial Arts can give the student the opportunity to understand himself. In understanding oneself the student comes in direct contact with the origin of conflict, the foundation of violence. This confrontation with oneself is the primary reason why serious people study the Martial Arts. The intelligent practice of the Martial Arts can benefit people in a variety of ways. The Martial Arts is not only an excellent form of physical conditioning and an exciting and challenging recreational way to enhance agility and strength through an athletic endeavor, but also an ethical approach to conflict resolution in that it can be an effective way to dispel harmful aggression by developing the confidence to neutralize hostility by non-belligerent, alternative means. How does Martial Arts for Peace® address the issue of violence? Martial Arts for Peace® is a comprehensive program that addresses violence first by educating students to the A.B.C.s of Self Defense™ – Avoid, Bargain, Control, thereby giving them the complete tools to cope with conflict through being able to first prevent it and then to resolve it though by nonviolent means, and if all else fails, have the confidence to protect oneself through the humane application of physical self-defense skills. Martial Arts for Peace®, then helps young people understand the basic factors that create conflict by bullying – individually and socially. The program then includes two sections under Character Development that help young people to gain intelligent