Discipline, self-confidence, respect, integrity, teamwork and responsibility are some of the core principles for personal success. These values, however, are rarely taught to children in schools. At Gracie Barra America, the practice of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is seen as a means to individual development, and our Kids and Juniors Program emphasizes development of these important life skills.

The kids and Juniors Jiu-Jitsu program is designed to:

• Teach a complete self-defense system that will give children a high degree of self-confidence.
• Teach children how to intelligently cope with bullying and peer pressure.
• Teach positive social values such as respect, honesty, humility and dignity.
Help children get along with others and to treat others with respect.

We offer fun and instructional classes for kids. The kid's program integrates sport and self-defense techniques with condi-tioning and skill oriented games aimed at improving your child's coordination, motor skills, agility and flexibility.

Kids are broken up into two classes; 6-8 yrs. and 9-13 yrs. See the schedule for details.