Kids BJJ

Jiu-Jitsu was developed to enable an individual to overcome a larger opponent without engaging in strikes or kicks. The principles of leverage are applied to weaker points in the body like joints, creating an asymmetrical advantage for those trained in Jiu-Jitsu.

This means children trained in Jiu-Jitsu can end a fight quickly without inflicting or suffering damaging blows and with a much lower risk of hurting themselves or their opponent.

Most martial arts rely predominantly on speed, power, and strength for self-defense. While important, Jiu-Jitsu integrates the use of leverage, reaction, and balance. Students learn how to use an attacker’s strength and force against them to finish a fight. Grappling movements are combined with takedowns to control an opponent through holds, pins, and counters to neutralize an opponent by submission.

Due to its effectiveness, Jiu-Jitsu has established itself as a superior martial art for self-defense and professional fighting. Not only do we empower your child with practical skills and techniques, but we also emphasize the responsibility that comes with such knowledge.

• Confidence – Children become empowered and confident by developing the skills to defend themselves effectively. The inner knowledge they can master to understand a difficult art and stand up for themselves against others builds a strong, resilient character ready for life’s challenges.
• Respect – Young practitioners develop respect for themselves and others by exposing and overcoming their vulnerabilities in every class through drilling, sparring, and skill games.
• Discipline – Jiu-Jitsu imparts discipline through the rigor of acquiring and applying movement skills and techniques under pressure. Jiu-Jitsu builds grit because it requires precision, physical conditioning, a commitment to progression, and persistence in the face of failure.
• Problem Solving – Often referred to as “human chess,” Jiu-Jitsu requires real-time strategic thinking under physically and mentally challenging conditions. Like a real-life video game, one must apply the proper movement at the right time to escape, defend, counter, attack, or submit an opponent.
• Fitness – Jiu-Jitsu requires and builds endurance, balance, flexibility, strength, and stamina. Each class consists of a mobility warmup, drills, sparring, and games that keep kids moving, thinking, and improving.
• Coordination – Jiu-Jitsu is a whole body activity, and one must coordinate actions of the arms, shoulders, and hands while simultaneously applying alternate actions with the legs, hips, and feet. Remembering technique sequences, then applying them in the correct order with the appropriate amount of force and speed develops incredible coordination, motor skills, and body awareness.
• Teamwork and Social Skills – Our Jiu-Jitsu classes involve partner drills, team-building exercises, and fun games that make kids work together, build relationships, and compete to progress and reach new achievements. We pride ourselves on fun, engaging kids classes where kids develop their skills together in a positive environment focused on success.

The kids’ classes at Senzo Jiu-Jitsu are structured and organized. Each class starts with a dynamic warmup, games, or drills to prepare the body for activity, followed by technique instruction. Our instructors demonstrate the day’s technique, and each child practices the new skill with a partner of equal size and skill. Individual attention is given to each student during this time. After technique, fun drills are often implemented to reinforce the learned technique and short sparring rounds where kids are matched again by size and skill level. No striking, hitting, or illegal holds are allowed or tolerated during any point of the class.