Gracie Kids Club After School Activity

All ages - Tuesday, Thursday @4 PM & Saturday @ 12 noon

Kids (6-10) - Monday, Wednesday, Friday @ 4 PM

Juniors (10-14 yo) - Monday, Wednesday, Friday @ 5 PM

We offer after-school and Saturday kids classes.  Self-confidence, concentration and discipline are all transferable life skills honed on the jiu-jitsu mats.  For example, children learn how to defend themselves from a headlock or from being mounted by a larger person.  We also teach children how to avoid conflict altogether.

AFTER SCHOOL CLUB

We offer kids after school club Monday through Friday after school.  Mental focus, mentorship and physical fitness activities are the pillars of our cirriculum to introduce BJJ techniques in a fun manner approriate for younger students.  Students gain self-confidence in a manner that reflects in academics. 

We are located just a short distance from John Muir Middle School, Reed Elementary School and Branham High School.  Other nearby schools include Pioneer High School and Leland High School, Los Alamitos Elementary School, Racherl Carson Elementary School, Allen At Steineck Elementary School, Simonds Elementary School, Greystone Elmentary School and Williams Elementary School.

ANTI-BULLYING

Each year approximately one-third of adolescents worldwide are the target of bullying.  Lives are forever changed s a result.  Bullying is different from just playing around or peer conflict. It occurs when a student, or group of students, repeatedly hurt or humiliate another student.  Bullying and harassment often cause lasting physical and mental harm, marginalize diverse students and negatively impact the entire school culture.

Through BJJ, our students become more confident in their physical abilities in order to protect themselves.  More important, students develop situational intelligence in order to avoid conflict altogether.  Our atmostphere of respect for one another and common goals becomes a model for children trying to negotiate their role in society and ocassional confict.
 

MENTORSHIP

Our dojo is home to many Silicon Valley executives, engineers, attorneys, and the like.  We share the Gracie family values of making jiu-jitsu a teacher of life skills and life lessons beyond just the physical aspect.  

PHYSICAL FITNESS

Let's face it, most kids are not as active as previous generations.  Without options, they can turn to video games, social media, and other non-physical activities.  Brazilian jiu jisu involves a full body movements that require coordination between differnet parts of the body.

The snake move shown in the above video is one of the basic moves drilled almost each session.  The snake requires core strength and hip movement over the span of a side to side movement.

 

 

 

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