Our head coach commenced jiu-jitsu as an 11 year old who was being bullied for a speech impediment. If you ask him he will talk about being low in confidence and how jiu-jitsu has taken him from being too shy to lead a small group in silent prayer to now being a highly polished public speaker. As a result of his own transformation he now wants give every child he can the same confidence.
Our kids classes are for kids from 10 years old, and run on Mondays & Thursdays at 5:30pm.
Due to the complexity of BJJ, and available mat space, we feel it's right to start kids from 10 years old. At this age, the kids have the mental capacity to concentrate for the 50 minute class, and learn the moves safely.
It also ensures that most of the kids are rougly the same size (again, allowing for a safer class) and the older ones aren't held back due to kids who are too young or small.
In this class, the coaches try to keep the class fun with a few games, and also focus on the core basics of jiu-jitsu, showing only a limited number of submissions which we feel is suitable for this age group.
For more information on our kids' classes, please see these FAQs:
Why do you only run kids classes twice a week, and none at all in the school holidays?
Why do you only accept kids over 10 years old?
