MMA for Children beats Tae Kwon Do and Karate for Northern Virginia - Washington DC

locations

Alexandria Arlington DC Muay Thai BJJ MMA CrossFit

Loudoun County BJJ Muay Thai MMA CrossFit

our programs

Kids Jiu-Jitsu & MMA

Capital Jiu-Jitsu offers mixed martial arts classes to children ages 5 - 15 years old at our main Academy in Old Town Alexandria. We provide kids with essential training in:

Character
Self-Defense
Fitness
and Fun

The discipline and self-confidence that children acquire in our Kids Jiu-Jitsu & MMA program helps them grow into well-rounded adults and empowers them to more effectively handle problems, including bullying. We acclimate kids to an active, healthy lifestyle, and build the character, self-esteem and interpersonal skills necessary for peaceful conflict resolution while stressing the importance of safety and cleanliness. Kids with character have powerful coping strategies for dealing with and resolving confrontations with peers, and kids with self-defense have powerful skills to deal with and resolve physical abuse.

Our program uses games to teach the fundamental movements of our art. Kids learn through playing.

Why Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Muay Thai are the best martial arts for your child

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu differs from Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Judo and other martial arts because of its emphasis on grappling, instead of punches and kicks. Our program teaches children basic striking techniques, but we also ensure that each child learns what to do on the ground by covering takedowns, reversals, sweeps, escapes, submissions and self-defense. 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 structured classes instill discipline and work-ethic in kids.

Parents from South Riding, Dulles, Sterling, Alexandria and Arlington, as well as surrounding areas like NOVA, Washington DC, Springfield, Falls Church, Vienna and Fairfax forgo Karate and Tae Kwan Do schools and bring their children to Capital Jiu-Jitsu for instruction in the world's most effective martial art, Royce Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. Our two full-time locations -- inside Jungle's Gym in Old Town Alexandria/Arlington and in Loudoun County/Dulles-606 -- parents can choose the most convenient professional school for their kids to learn the valuable and potentially life-saving marital arts skills of Royce Gracie Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai.