Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for Kids

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu / BJJ Classes for Kids

~3.5 yrs old and up!

Build confidence, discipline, and focus - yet still have room to be a kid. This is what Jiu Jitsu does best. Come see for yourself!

Sometimes the simplest of actions, done consistently over time, will have the most profound impact on our lives

Jiu Jitsu Helps Kids

  • Develop Motor Skills, Body Awareness, and Control

  • Develop Greater Cognitive Abilities 

  • Learn Practical Self Defense

  • Gain Confidence and Resilience

Kids get a free trial. Schedule below, or reach out with any questions you have, or just to chat about what martial arts training might look like for your kids!

Philosophy of Our Approach

When kids train martial arts the core of what they are working on is developing the ability to turn frustration into focus. The goal of training is not to help kids control everything around them, but rather to control their response to it.

Martial Arts training allows students to develop the self discipline needed, not just to control frustration, but to feel it developing and intuitively channel that into focus. To practice Jiu Jitsu is to practice overcoming adversity. Jiu Jitsu is not just a skill set to be acquired, it is an approach to discipline.

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kid enthusiastically lining up for brazilian jiu jitsu class in seattle

We aim to teach much more than kicking, punching, grappling, and wrestling. We care about developing a positive mental attitude. We want to help your kids develop the ability to tackle necessary adversity head on, and to know when it’s smarter to walk around the obstacle.

Think of the metaphor of self defense as it applies to the life lessons we want for our children. That is the importance of learning:

How to get knocked to the ground while keeping yourself safe,

Surviving there,

And then getting back up off the ground and standing tall.

While we teach Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, what we want to help develop in your kids is a strong sense of self. When they learn that they can overcome frustration - turn it into focus - and do things they didn’t think possible - then we will know we are on the right path. Please bring your family in so your kids can take that first step onto the mat and learn how strong they can be!

Kids get a free trial. Schedule below, or reach out with any questions you have, or just to chat about what martial arts training might look like for your kids!