BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU GI/NO GI

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is an effective and sophisticated martial art specializing in ground fighting that has been taught and refined in Brazil for 100 years. This is a combat proven method of self defense which has evolved and been tested in countless no-rules fights, challenge matches, mixed martial arts and sport competitions. Through it all, the art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu continues to be unsurpassed. This method of fighting is based upon the principles of leverage and movement.

It will teach you how to control, stabilize and escape from any position whether standing or on the ground. At the same time, you will also learn the best ways to subdue a larger and stronger opponent by incorporating armlocks, chokes, sweeps, reversals, takedowns, throws and leglocks. With an emphasis on grappling rather than striking, students are able to practice with varying levels of intensity, without the threat of serious injuries which can occur more often in martial arts focused on punching and kicking. The pure art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is about technique over size and strength.

KIDS BJJ/BULLY FREE

Our KIDS BJJ/BULLY FREE program will give your son or daughter the invaluable tools they need to deal with the verbal and physical aspects of bullying without ever throwing a punch or kick.

The National Education Association estimates nearly 160,000 kids miss school every day in the United States due to fear of intimidation and bullying. This is likely a conservative estimate since the NEA suggests that less than 15% of kids actually report acts of bullying.

Kids continue to be bullied in school despite efforts to control it. It happens frequently and can have devastating consequences on the child's school performance as well as their psychological development. Our Kids BJJ/ Bully Free Program is designed to teach kids simple yet effective martial arts skills that are appropriate for them to use. At the same time, our Bully Free Program also stresses development of thinking and interactive skills to prevent actual fights from occurring.

Our Bully Free program has three main objectives:

1. Boost Confidence: Bullies are less likely to target self-confident children. As your child sees themselves increasing their skill their confidence will rise. Our experienced instructors instill this confidence by using positive reinforcement and teaching techniques that will neutralize the attack of a larger opponent.

2. Increase Awareness: Harassment from bullies can be physical or verbal and delivered at various intensity levels, which each have an appropriate level of response. In each lesson, we focus on teaching your child to recognize and respond to the most common physical and verbal bully behaviors.

3. Be Ready: We prepare our students for every common contingency and develop the skills they need to deal with potentially dangerous situations. When your child is prepared he or she will not tolerate harassment from a bully.

Remember, bullying is not a normal part of growing up. Help your child develop the necessary tools to stick up for themselves and others.

CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

Little Lions (ages 3-4)

At this age, the Little Lions will play fun games that will incorporate movements for coordination that will form the building blocks for all athletics and of course, BJJ/Wrestling.

Little Grapplers (ages 5-7)

At this age, children are not interested in learning martial arts, but they sure don't mind "playing" martial arts. In the Little Grapplers class, the kids "play" many grappling games in which we secretly teach the children essential self-defense techniques. By playing the fun and challenging grappling games, children develop strong reflexes in the execution of the basic techniques, as they unconsciously learn the foundational principles of leverage and control. Once a child masters the Little Grapplers class, or turns 8 years old, we promote them to the Junior BJJ class.

Junior BJJ (ages 8-12)

Since bullying is most prevalent in this age group, we teach the children in the Junior BJJ classes the essential techniques they must know in order to defend themselves if physically attacked by a bully. The best part about the techniques is that they are totally non-violent, and are only applied in response to the physical aggression of a bully, ensuring that the techniques are never used for the wrong reason. Unlike most martial arts, which are unnecessarily violent, we do not use any punches or kicks. Instead, we teach the children to use leverage to establish control over the bully until help arrives. Once a child learns these techniques, they no longer have to live in fear, and the increased confidence this gives them is the single most effective deterrent to bullies.