A safe beginning
Classes are taught with attention to age, experience, and the person in front of us. We will help your child settle into the room.
Kids
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
A place for children ages 3 to 12 to build confidence, body awareness, discipline, and trust—without needing to be the loudest person in the room.
Parents are welcome to stay and observe, especially at the beginning.
The habits matter
Listening, respect, control, and care for training partners are part of what children practice here.
A path that can grow
Kids classes meet Monday through Friday, in two groups: ages 3 to 7 and ages 8 to 12. Students 13 to 17 train in the adult classes with a parent’s or legal guardian’s permission.
Two groups.
One standard of care.
Children train with children near their own age. Teens train with the adults.
Ages 3 to 7
The youngest group. Classes are taught with attention to age, experience, and the person in front of us, and we will help your child settle into the room.
Ages 8 to 12
The older kids group. Listening, respect, control, and care for training partners are part of what children practice here, alongside the technique.
Ages 13 to 17
Students 13 to 17 train in the adult classes with a parent’s or legal guardian’s permission, in the same gi and no-gi rhythm as the adults.
Your child’s
first class.
Pick a kids class time and your child is booked. There is no approval step and no call back to wait for; the free week of group classes begins with that first class.
When
Kids Jiu-Jitsu meets 5:00–6:00 pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and 4:30–5:30 pm on Tuesday and Thursday. Book any listed class up to two weeks ahead.
The weekly scheduleWhat to bring
Comfortable athletic clothing, water, and a willingness to learn. Loaner gis are available in limited sizes and quantities; request one when you book.
Parents
You are welcome to observe kids classes. We recommend staying to watch when your child is getting started.
Where
Park in any space that is not marked reserved, and enter through the gate on the north side of the building.
Directions to the AcademyConfidence,
the quiet kind.
Children here practice staying calm with a partner’s weight on them, holding a position without hurting anyone, and speaking up when something is wrong. That is what we mean by confidence: not volume, but composure. We cannot promise what the world will put in front of your child. We can give them a place to practice meeting it with control, respect, and a steady voice, and the habit of asking a coach or a parent for help when they need it.
The coaches
in your child’s corner.
Coach Michael Nelson leads the kids classes. Master Fredson Paixão teaches alongside him, Jesse Arellano, and Jason Bethea. Fredson is a sixth-degree black belt who is actively involved in instruction, not a name attached to a building.
Meet the coachesAfter your free week,
what it costs.
Every program begins with a free week for new local students. If you stay, these are the Academy’s rates.
Family plans and every rateRates
- Kids monthlyOne child
- $149.99 per month
- Kids 2 monthlyTwo children from the same family
- $249.99 per month
Age-group access and guardian agreement terms are confirmed separately.
The greatest technique I’ll ever teach isn’t a submission—
it’s confidence.
— Master Fredson Paixão