"Most of what I do in terms of building confidence is to give people physical skills. Of course, confidence is more of a mental thing than a physical thing, but all the underpinnings of confidence are physical.
"The beginning of confidence is physical. A rational human being will see where they’re having success, and where they’re having failure. When a student notices that they’re getting tremendous success on the mats with a given move, they will carry the confidence that they earned in the dojo, into school, social situations, and everyday life in general.
"So my job as a coach is to set them up in the dojo with a certain set of skills. If I can set you up with a given move or tactics, and you can apply them with success 10 times in a row against a bigger stronger training partner, I don’t have to do a single thing when it comes to instilling confidence… my students can already recognize their success, and confidence manifests as a side-effect."
NSP takes the John Danaher approach to building confidence in students. Through learning and repeatedly applying the highly effective NSP self-defense skill set, our kids have gone from being painfully shy to outgoing and confident.
