Kids Martial Arts

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ)? - Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a martial art, self-defense system, and a fitness program. It has proven to be the most practical and effective self-defense system in the world. It relies on leverage and technique, rather than strength and size. This allows you to defend yourself against much bigger, stronger attackers. As a result, BJJ is a great art for everyone, especially kids.

BJJ focuses on grappling and ground fighting with the goal of getting into a position to force an attacker or opponent to submit or give up. BJJ is also an intense, aerobic and anaerobic workout so your overall health and fitness will improve, including your flexibility, strength, cardiovascular fitness, ability to burn fat, and muscular endurance.

Muay Thai—Muay Thai is referred to as “The Art of Eight Limbs“, as the hands, shins, elbows, and knees are all used extensively in this art. A practitioner of Muay Thai (“nak muay“) thus has the ability to execute strikes using eight “points of contact,” as opposed to “two points” (fists) in Western boxing and “four points” (fists, feet) used in the primarily sport-oriented forms of martial arts.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

You generally wear either a gi (sometimes called a kimono) or no-gi attire to practice/train. If you are in your trial classes, you can wear any comfortable clothing and we will loan you the appropriate attire. When you sign up, you will be required to purchase a gi from one of our preferred vendors (WarTribeGear, FujiSports, and Venum). A gi consists of a jacket, reinforced pants, and a belt. Both men and women should wear a rash guard and a spandex shorts under the gi.​

We also practice and compete (for those who want to compete) without the gi. This is called “no-gi” Jiu-Jitsu or “submission grappling”. The “no-gi” attire consists of fight/board shorts and a rash guard.

Muay Thai

You can wear a sports tee or singlet as a top. For your bottoms, Muay Thai shorts are your best options, as are MMA board shorts. Basically, any shorts that do not restrict your leg movements will do just fine. You will be throwing some leg-splitting kicks so you don’t want to be restricted by your bottoms. As you progress, we suggest you also purchase your own hand wraps, gloves, and shin guards.

We recommend bringing in a water bottle and a light snack especially if your child is attending more than one class. A healthy snack like a granola bar or fruit will give them the energy and focus they need to get through the next class.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is very safe and in fact, is the safest martial arts when compared to other arts like Judo, Boxing, MMA, and Taekwondo.

Yes, we do. Please contact us for more information.

We require that you wash your gi before rolling in it. Wash separately the first time, and then with like colors after that. Don’t iron the prints/logos/patches.

Wash your gi in cold water, low/medium spin. and low/normal soil level, then air dry. Never tumble dry your gi unless you want it to shrink, and even then do so VERY carefully.

When you do wash your gi, put in a couple of laundry cups full of white vinegar into the basin. White vinegar is naturally antiseptic and relatively cheap, a big bottle of it costs less than 5 dollars. Still, use your other cleaning agents and set the washer to a heavy cycle so that the clothes get agitated. Removal of soil from clothing is a largely mechanical process so the more violent your washer is the better chance you have of getting rid of the nasties on your gi.

No, we do not have childcare at LJJA. We do however have an area that children can sit and watch movies or do homework while their parents train. Parents are required to keep their children from disrupting class.

We only accept students aged 5+.

Yes. Please contact us to get more information.