<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=28etGz_0wMrz6m600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=28etGz_0wMrz6m600" width="2016" height="1134" ><figcaption>Matt Collins teaches the sport to hundreds of children in the island [Credit: BBC] </figcaption></figure> A kickboxing coach in Jersey is using his experience to help children in the island learn how to be more resilient. Matt Collins has drawn on events in his life to write a book on how to cope with setbacks and negative experiences. Mr Collins was mugged at gunpoint in Nepal in 2005 and has written about how that affected him and how he used the sport to help him recover. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> He teaches hundreds of students across Jersey and works with parents to help them with issues like bullying and loss. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2q2w1r_0wMrz6m600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2q2w1r_0wMrz6m600" width="2016" height="1134" ><figcaption>Mr Collins hopes his experiences can help children [Credit: BBC] </figcaption></figure> Mr Collins has been practicing kickboxing since he was three years old and is a 3rd degree black belt in the sport. He said the mugging in Nepal was “pretty intense” and the sport "has been a real focus not just for my physical and mental health”. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> “You will face tough moments in your life and sports like kickboxing provide a way for children to prepare themselves for that,” Mr Collins added. He started Samurai Kickboxing which teaches students in Jersey and in the UK. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4V4yyw_0wMrz6m600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4V4yyw_0wMrz6m600" width="2016" height="1134" ><figcaption>Jasper has been practicing kickboxing for five years [Credit: BBC] </figcaption></figure> Jasper, 9, is one of the students who is taught by Mr Collins in Jersey. He said “I learn kicks and punches and play fun games” at the classes and “I feel protected better and know what to do if something bad happens”. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Evie, 7, is another of the students going to the Samurai Kickboxing classes. She said “I’ve been learning a lot and practising a lot of fun things” and “kickboxing is good at teaching you how to deal with loss because you lose quite a lot in the sport”. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4FSYvV_0wMrz6m600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4FSYvV_0wMrz6m600" width="2016" height="1134" ><figcaption>Evie hopes more children will try kickboxing [Credit: BBC] </figcaption></figure> Follow BBC Jersey on <a href="https://twitter.com/bbcjersey" rel="nofollow"> X </a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bbcjersey" rel="nofollow"> Facebook </a> . Send your story ideas to <a href="mailto:channel.islands@bbc.co.uk" rel="nofollow"> channel.islands@bbc.co.uk </a> . <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate><h2> More on this story </h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx9pz9zw6vo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> Children's sports programmes allocating £100k </a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn8y9927mego?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> After school football sessions helping children </a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-67793445?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bnewsbreak.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D" rel="nofollow"> Free martial arts pledge for families in need </a></li></ul><h2> Related internet links </h2><ul><li><a href="https://www.samuraikickboxing.com/" rel="nofollow"> Samurai Kickboxing </a></li></ul></div></body>

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