National Tour

Chicago

Dec 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

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

Apr 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.

PR NewsWire
Oct 2011
Interesting Expert of the Week, Karate Edition

Washington DC

Jan 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

Dec 2011
ABC 6 Perspectives New Jersey

Oct 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

Mar 2012
NY1 News Cliffside Park Organization Delivers Anti-Bullying Message

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!"

Jan 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

RHODE ISLAND

Apr 2012
Sensei John met Tony Robbins in the green room at the Time Warner building prior to going to a live CNN interview. Both enjoyed conversation about transforming lives.

A few weeks ago Sensei John appeared on CNN/HLN primetime due to an incident in Providence in which 4 girls had been criminally charged for severely beating a 12 year old girl. CNN/HLN TV Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Soon thereafter, Sensei John chose to travel to Providence and empower the victim as well as 500 children from her school which all appeared on ABC television. ABC News