National Stop Bullying Campaign
Launched on Oprah Radio December 2010
(This radio show segment starts at 01.10.03)

This video was produced in NYC by some of the best talent. It was a true philanthropic effort to support the Harmony By Karate National Stop Bullying Tour.

Director-Chloe Crespi, Kim Haden-Producer, Editor-Gustavo Bernal,John P Mirrione-Executive Producer, Heather Hurley-Casting Director, Actor-John Barbieri, Rob Featherstone-Director of Photography, Vince Cupone-Stunt Coordinator, Julie Matos-Key Stylist

Sensei John P. Mirrione, renowned karate, fitness and spiritual expert, at eight years
old was hurt badly by a bully, but his newly created Stop Bullying Campaign is motivating Americans to take control of this crisis.

Sensei John Mirrione's National Stop Bullying Campaign was launched on Oprah Radio Saturday December 11th, 1:15 PM on the Derrick Ashong Show. The year-long, national, public-awareness and philanthropic effort, designed to support Stop bullying causes, began in Chicago in December 2010. Sensei John is travelingl to 9 cities across the country to share with school children his inspiring story and teach them about building inner strength through meditation and philosophy.

During each of the 9, Stop Bullying Assemblies (in cities from Greenwich to San Diego),
Sensei John Mirrione shares a peaceful technique with school children struggling to cope with their own conflicts: When a conflict arises, the victim and also bystanders should standup and say something as simple as, "Stop!" Mirrione feels that bullies are victims too, and fighting is their way of expressing pain. Bullying, he says, is a means of controlling another person. Shouting "Stop!" or another command empowers the victim and draws attention to the situation so that others can intervene. Mirrione recommends that this simple approach be implemented in schools nationwide

Further, Sensei John's book, Philosophy Of The Week is being used as a inner guide tool
as part of his Stop bullying campaign to teach self empowerment to children.


Rapper Brick Casey endorses campaign

Chen was bullied to the point of committing suicide as a US solder in Afghanistan. Sensei John is gulf war veteran and has the stop bullying campaign and was interviewed regarding the military’s basic training approach.

National Tour

Chicago

December 2010
Sensei John Visits the Nettles Horst Middle School
(See this on Telemundo) WGBO-TV (Univision), Chicago-in Spanish)

Highlights: A young girl asked Sensei John if he ever thought of killing himself. Sensei John gave her a very positive response and realized the importance of his bulling campaign. Sensei John was very impressed with the teachers of this school because they opened up and shared their bulling experiences.

New York

January 2011
Conscious Consulting Hour Radio Show
Sensei John Talks about the Stop Bulling Campaign
(Listen to the Show: 0111014)- 1 Hour Interview

April 2011
Reebok Sports Club/NY
Sensei John sets world record to promote Stop bullying campaign!
Watch Sensei John's Set World Record with
One-Arm Bare-Knuckle Push Up On Stone Slab

Posted on AOL News/ABC News

Reebok Sports Club/NY Newsletter (Partners section)

Highlights: On Friday April 15,2011, Sensei John Mirrione set a new world record. Under the watchful gaze of observers from Record Holders Republic, he performed the world's slowest one- arm, bare-knuckle push up on a stone block. The knuckles of his index and middle fingers supported his weight as, balancing on a stone block, he went down to a 90-degree angle, held himself there for 20 seconds, went down further, held himself for another 20 seconds, then went back up and held himself at the 90-degree angle once again. At the end his knuckles were bloodied, but Sensei John was happy.

"One extremely slow push up, which maintains perfect form is much harder to do than a series of fast ones which use momentum and in which form suffers." Sensei John said. "Plus it promotes the spirituality of martial arts because of the discipline, control and calm that's required in order to do it properly." Before performing the push up, Sensei John meditated briefly. The meditation was about going inside, relaxing and letting everything go. "I needed to be in a perfectly relaxed state," he says. "I couldn't go into it with an aggressive attitude if I wanted to be successful."

And the stone block? "It's the hardest natural substance in martial arts. If you don't fear the stone, you don't fear anything."

Breaking this record is not Sensei John's ultimate goal. He is fulfilling his quest to spread Stop bullying awareness throughout the country!

WBAI-FM
May 2011
Sensei John continues his quest to spread his message of harmony!

Listen to Sensei John's interview on WBAI-FM Radio's Rape Declaration On Forum Show as he highlights his good works with Harmony By Karate's South African associate and victim, Ouma Chaane, who was a victim herself to abuse. Ouma recieved a Harmony by Karate Scholarship in 2008 in which she trained for two months to conquer her own fear through self-empowerment and the philosphies she practices - thanks to Sensei John's tutelage. Now, three years later, Ouma is training many students and helping the women and children of Orange Farm, South Africa protect themselves against the threats of violence they face in their community everyday. We are very proud of Ouma's efforts to better her life circumstances and positively affect all those around her.

Sensei John's interview continues to describe his success stories of his Stop bullying adventures as he strives to complete his National Stop Bullying Campaign tour.

Washington DC

January 2011
Sensei John Visits the Harding Middle School
(See this on CBS News)

District of Columbia Public Schools
Karate Expert Gives Hardy MS Students
Peaceful Skills for Dealing with Conflict

The Georgetown Current News
Sensei fights bullying at Hardy Middle

Northwest Current News
Hardy pupils get lesson in Stop bullying

Highlights: The Harding Middle School, most recently has a serious bullying crisis due to changes that had occured within it's school system. Sensei John was excited to connect to many classrooms of children as well as lecturing two assemblies.

NEW JERSEY

December 2011
ABC 6 Perspectives New Jersey

October 2011
ABC 6 Action News

Holbein Middle School, Mt Holly, NJ
THE TRENTONIAN Newspaper's Website in Trenton, NJ

News 12 New Jersey Cable-Television Channel/12
IN OUR SCHOOLS Show

SOUTH CAROLINA

Myrtle Beach, SC, Boys & Girls Club
WMBF-TV (NBC), Morning News broadcast
Myrtle Beach, SC

WPDE-TV (ABC) Carolina & Co. Live, news-talk show
Conway (near Myrtle Beach), South Carolina

VIRGINIA

Virginia Beach, VA Boys & Girls Club
WVEC-TV (ABC 13) News At Noon Show
Norfolk (near Virginia Beach), VA

WVBT-TV (FOX 43) The Hampton Roads Show, news-talk program
Portsmouth (near Virginia Beach), VA

The Virginia Beacon Newspaper/CBC Interactive Business Network

CONNETICUT

New Haven, Boys & Girls Club
Director-Seth Poole "It was an honor and a pleasure to have Sensei John join us to deliver his message against bullying. He was well received by our young people and it was a great event."

Greenwich, Boys & Girls Club
Director- Don Palmer "Sensei John did a great job with the children! Thank you!"

January 2012
 Greenwich Patch News
Greenwich Post News
Greenwich Time News
WGCH-AM (1490)/THE NEWS CENTER Talk Show

Amy Mortensen/Connecticut Post Freelance
Child learns to yell "stop" when being bullied

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