Why kids don't stand up for themselves

In the jungle, predators look for "easy" targets. It makes sense that no kid bully would look to pick on another kid who appeared formidable or not likely to tolerate any such silliness.

Kids that don't stand up for themselves are easier targets. So why don't more kids stand up for themselves.

If they are afraid that things may escalate physically and they don't have good tools to handle a physical confrontation, then they would prefer to not take the risk of even greater harm.

Learning Gracie Jiu Jitsu provides the tools so that kids feel stronger, more powerful and then are enabled to talk to bullies assertively, calmly and without fear.

If that happens, there is no need to ever actually use the physical moves of Gracie Jiu Jitsu and this is what we mean when we say -