Published Books

THE WARRIOR METHOD – Develop Confidence, Respect and Focus in Your Child by Giving Them a Black Belt Mindset.

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Do you worry that your child is lacking confidence, isn’t doing as well at school as they could be, or is struggling with their behaviour as they negotiate the challenges of adolescence? The Warrior Method gives parents a four-step character development programme based on martial arts that you can use to transform your children’s lives at any age just as it has transformed the lives of thousands of young people in the UK. Use this proven method to develop your child’s character and equip them with the self-assurance to negotiate problems now and as they become adults. In this book you will learn how martial arts can:Improve your child’s behaviour and reduce your stress: Give your child a Black Belt mindset and high levels of confidence: Massively improve your child’s focus, concentration and school results: Ensure your child is bulletproof to the effects of bullying: Support your child through adolescence and ensure a promising future


NOT A VICTIM – Emergency Survival Guide to help parents mentor their children through bullying, so they breakthrough bullying and not break through bullying.

COMING SOON – AUGUST 2021

How many of us have been through bullying, from mild bullying to severe bullying? 

What impact did that have on your life, how did it change you as a person? 

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When you look back and join up the dots, you may discover that the bullying you went through had a profound effect on your character. 


My name is Sebastian Bates and I work with parents to radically develop their children’s character. I’m the Founder of The Warrior Academy, a global martial arts organisation that’s voted Top 5 in the UK. We teach over 5,000 students in our programmes around the world and our clients include the Royal Family in the UAE. I’m also a Best Selling Author on Character Development having released The Warrior Method in 2018 and host of The Warrior Academy Podcast, Ranked top 3 in the world in Education on Itunes on it’s release. 

We have a unique approach to education following our 4 step Methodology where we believe a higher value should be placed on a child’s character than on their grades or academic success. So much emphasis and pressure is placed on scoring a child, from such an early age on their Academic Success, but very little is placed on putting a progressive structure to the development of their character. 

Maybe add info from Bill Gates report saying, And in fact, there is striking evidence that from an early age, measurements of execu-tive function/ cognitive fitness  are highly predictive of student readiness and future achievement, even when controlling for intelligence quotient (IQ) scores or socioeconomic status. 

I truly believe developing your child’s ‘character’ should be the number one goal for all parents, teachers and the educational system. 

A child’s character, is their confidence, conduct and concentration (3 C’s), it’s their moral compass. A child’s character ultimately affects every decision they make, from the relationships and friendships they make, to the goals they set, the vision they seek and the daily habits they follow. It’s the most important aspect of a child’s development and yet it’s so often the missing ingredient in their education. 

I have such a passion for working with young people and parents because I know what a huge impact it can have on their life. As the lessons we teach compound over time, it’s only looking back we can join up the dots and understand why we make the decisions we make today and why our values are set in a certain way, which manifest in the destiny of our lives. These lessons are so important, they not only impact our own lives, but they impact our community and ultimately the world.

So why are we writing a book about bullying? 

After a childhood of changing schools, struggling academically and being bullied terribly, I found martial arts, it was the hidden turning point in the road for me.

 My experiences of going through bullying, impacted my life so much that it threw me into creating one of the most successful character development organisations in the UK and Middle East. I simply could not stand the injustice and tragedy; that so many children go through bullying on their own for far too long without the support and mentoring they need. I couldn’t stand the heartache, hopelessness and helplessness that parents experience as they watch their children go through bullying, not knowing when it will stop and not knowing how to help. Parents, who feel their only solution is turning to overworked and understaffed teachers to solve the challenges their children faced, typically in an outdated educational system that struggles to keep up with the many social and emotional challenges of each individual, while constantly being assessed, tested and pushed academically for results. 

I’ve worked with hundreds of parents to help them mentor their children through bullying and our programme has been transformational for these children. 

In this raw, honest, informative and practical book…

I’m going to share the programme with you in full so you can create a turning point in your child’s life. I guarantee that if you follow the advice in this book your child will be equipped with the tools to overcome bullying, with the character to do it on their own and you will have the courage to let them do it. 

You will hear stories from incredibly successful individuals who attest the experiences of bullying they went through to their success in life, sport or business. Much like my experience, ‘their pain became their strength’. They experienced post traumatic growth (PTG), that not only helped them grow personally, but helped them impact those around them positively. 

You will learn that Bullying is a transition and not a single event. It’s one of the biggest transitions a child goes through but a very natural way for us to learn important lessons in dealing with confrontation, rejection, difficult social situations and resolution. This approach not only helps us understand why bullying occurs, but gives us the motivation and tools to tackle it head on, refusing to be a victim of a single event that will, without this learning, repeat itself into adulthood. 

You will discover the true impact Bullying can make on a child, negatively and positively. When a child goes through bullying it has this incredible ability to make  break a child’s character. For this to happen the proper mentoring must be present. 

You will hear our personal stories, from both myself and Menno. Our personal stories have led us here to this book. But they also shaped who we are, our character, our values, our decisions in life. We attest the success we have experienced in life to the compound effect of the experience of overcoming bullying. 

You will receive a proven, practical guide.  An Emergency Survival Guide, to help Mentor your child with our system but also for mentoring yourself. There’s nothing out there to comfort parents through this transition and we intend to solve that. 

We will work with you to ensure that the bullying your child may have been through only happens once, and does not re-occur all the way into adulthood. Finally, statistically most children who go through bullying actually become bullies themselves, however, by educating parents and children we can stop the cycle of bullying by giving our children a deeper understanding of why bullying occurs and shifting the mindset and context of bullying. 

Not a Victim is the collaboration of a decade of practical knowledge, experience and real results in mentoring thousands of young people through bullying with the backing of cognitive studies and insights. This is the ultimate emergency survival guide for any parent whose child is going through bullying.