Jiu Jitsu Summer Day Camp: A Fun, Life-Changing Experience for Children Ages 5 and up. This year's camp runs June 4th - Aug. 31st. Mat space is limited and this year's camp is projected to sell out quickly, we'd hate to see your child miss out. To guarantee your child's spot, register today! Call Now - Joshua Blakely - Camp Director (207) 956-1276. We will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Click here for our Summer Camp Flyer

Caring, Safe, Family Friendly Environment - Our staff of expert instructors and assistants are all dedicated to making camp a safe, fun, and educational experience for your child.

Unshakable Confidence with Gracie Jiu-Jitsu - During the camp, all kids are getting the best possible Jiu Jitsu training. All participants will get hands-on instruction and instant feedback on their progress. Regardless of age or experience level, the camp will be fun and engaging for all!

Verbal Self-defense Training - At one point or another, almost every child will be the target of verbal harassment. Although difficult to detect, verbal bullying is far more common and, in many cases, more damaging than physical harassment. Sadly, the harassment often comes from their so-called "friends." To ensure your child is ready for this inevitable reality, our curriculum includes teaching your child how to use time-tested verbal assertiveness strategies to deal with these situations.

Fun and Fitness for All Ages - Not everybody likes to "work out," but everybody likes to have FUN. Every day we will play a lot of games like our "animal exercises" designed to give your child a full-body workout while teaching them that fitness can be fun! Off the mat activities are designed to be positive, creative and educational - arts and crafts, lego, mental puzzles and logic games.

Character Development, Dealing with Peer Pressure, and Child Safety - To ensure that your child has the most powerful experience possible, we also spend time discussing critical topics such as peer pressure, situational awareness and safety, and character development. Our hope is that by earning your child's respect and admiration, we can form a unique bond that will help us ensure that your child is ready for life beyond the playground.

The Future Champions Program at Brentwood Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is designed to provide children ages 5 - 14 years essential self defense and physical training that increases strength, endurance, balance and coordination as well as creating an environment to grow in core character values such as focus, discipline, persistence, cooperation, respect, and self-confidence.

Why Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the best martial arts for your child

The skills that children acquire in our kids Jiu-Jitsu programs help them grow into well-rounded adults and empower them to more effectively handle real world problems, such as bullying. We introduce kids to an active, healthy lifestyle, and build the character, self-esteem and interpersonal skills necessary for more peaceful conflict resolution while stressing the importance of safety and personal responsibility. Kids with character have powerful coping strategies for dealing with and resolving all types of confrontations.

Kids get a great workout while learning
important self-defense skills.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu differs from Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu and other martial arts because of its emphasis on grappling instead of punches and kicks. Our program teaches children how to defend against basic striking techniques and ensures that each child learns what to do on the ground by covering takedowns, reversals, sweeps, escapes, and submissions. Since these techniques rely on leverage and not size or strength (unlike martial arts that focus on punching and kicking) a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner is able to defeat much larger and stronger opponents. This, coupled with the fact that most fights, including confrontations with bullies, end up on the ground, makes Jiu-Jitsu the most effective martial art for children.

Our Future Champions Program is divided into groups to accommodate students of different ages and skill levels:Our "Little Ninjas" for kids ages 5-7 and "Young Dragons" for kids ages 8-14 are custom designed to develop age appropriate life skills that every young person needs with active FUN that every child loves! Call us at (615) 915-1330 today and ask how your child can get started with our first week free offer or come by the Academy and watch a class (Class Schedule). Contact Us to Learn More..

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