This week I’m kicking it with another friend of mine
Sensei Joseph “Big Joe” DeFilippi. Big Joe was born and raised in Detroit,
Michigan. He is married and a proud parent of 3 boys. In his free time
you can find Joe breaking bricks, lifting weights, and hunting. Big Joe is
massive at six foot two inches tall and three hundred pounds. He has
appeared on many television shows including FOX 2 News in Detroit, America's
Got Talent, and an Italian TV show called "Guinness Book of Records",
and the German show called "The Autumn Festival of Folk Music". He
has a full-length movie coming out this spring/summer called “Brotherhood.” Big
Joe has also participated in Speed Brick Breaking demonstrations for
fundraisers, charities, various venues, as well as opening shows for concerts.
His true passion is the protection of our children. Big Joe achieves this by
teaching children martial arts at NAAMA Karate and currently he is in the
process of creating a non-profit organization called Stop The Bullying. He has a great partner on this non-profit, his name is John D. Green.
The non-profit
organization called Stop The Bullying is something Big Joe and his partner John wanted to do for
years. The purpose behind the campaign is to of course stop bulling. What Joe
plans to do with the organization is bring awareness to bullying by going to
schools and talking to the kids about all aspects of bullying. These aspects
could include teasing, name-calling, hitting, cyber-bullying, and so on. To get
his idea across Big Joe may use martial arts demonstrations, he may talk about
who the kids can talk to if these situations are occurring, he may teach some
basic self-defense, as well as get the parents involved so they can watch for
signs that their son/daughter may be bullied.
If you would like
to learn more about Sensei Joseph “Big Joe” DeFilippi or his Stop the
Bullying campaign please go to one of the links below to contact him.
Links:
Website:
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Hi Adam--
ReplyDeleteI like that your friend has started an anti-bullying campaign.It's great to get not only the kids involved but the parents. It also is important that people know all the aspects of bullying like you mention: cyber bullying, name calling, etc. Also, a lot of these poor kids take their own lives to get the bullying to stop so a program that can prevent these tragic events from happening is great!
Great campaign!
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great organization to help create awareness and educate children on the impact, prevention, and self development. With technology and social medias having activities like these are imperative for a child's development in my opinion.