One of the more challenging stages in a young man's life is the passage from adolescence to manhood. Navigating these internal changes in addition to all the external pulls of society, friends and communities is not easy. Andre Salvage and Associates has developed a workshop to help young men find the courage in themselves to make sound choices, and avoid the pulls that sabotage their lives.
Through lectures, creative role play and practical exercises, we will discuss the changes they are going through and help them develop a better sense of who they are and what type of man they want to be.
The final part of the class is designed to give them the knowledge to meet the physical challenges they will face, by conquering fear and developing practical tools for self-protection. Lecture and Discussion
The lecture portion of the workshop is to discuss the physical and emotional changes young men go through as well as what is means to be a man.
- Knowing, trusting and following ones intuition
- Different definitions of a man
- Listening to your intuition
- Emotional and Body changes
- The differences between living open or protected
- Social, cultural, community and media pulls
- What makes a real role model
- Understanding rejection
- Creating an image you can be proud of.
- Men get angry but why can't we be hurt?
Role-play and Exercises These exercises are designed to challenge their view of how a man should behave and provide tool for better communication. Here are some of the issues and exercises we will be exploring:
- What it means to be assertive
- The image we project to the world and what is really inside
- Expressing how you feel as well as what you think
- Setting boundaries When the bond of friends becomes negative
- De-escalating problem situations
- Cool posing
Self DefenseOvercoming ones fears, succeeding at a challenge and touching one's internal and external power are the greatest steps a young man can experience to give him the courage to succeed. This portion of the workshop will physically challenge each participant to defend himself from a padded attacker. This experience gives participants the skills and confidence to defend themselves effectively.
- Hands on training
- Assertiveness training
- Standing and ground techniques.
- Self defense against single attackers
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