Karate Chop Bullying seminar event to be held at Mankato YMCA

It’s time to wax on and wax off, as Greater Mankato Area United Way is taking a page out of “The Karate Kid” playbook to combat bullying.
Published: Oct. 2, 2023 at 7:03 AM CDT
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MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - It’s time to wax on and wax off, as Greater Mankato Area United Way is taking a page out of “The Karate Kid” playbook to combat bullying.

The local non-profit is teaming up with Kato Karate to host a free Karate Chop Bullying seminar on Monday.

The event will go from 7 p.m.-8 p.m. at the Mankato Family YMCA.

The owner of Kato Karate, Tim Flynn, will facilitate the event. Flynn has experience speaking about self-discipline, self-esteem, and about anti-bullying.

The free bullying prevention event is recommended for grades four and up and is part of United Way’s suicide prevention initiative.

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