Kids Jiu Jitsu

​I like teaching kids so why don’t I have a kids class right now? I don’t have a kids class because it doesn’t benefit them. Parents force their kids to show up so that they can see results for their money and oftentimes it’s detrimental to the relationship with the parent and their relationship to Jiu Jitsu. The likelihood that a child continues training from a young age all the way to black belt is incredibly low. If you start at age 5, you will train for 13 years before you’re eligible for a black belt, that’s a long time for something with no alternate benefits. There’s no college scholarships, not much money, and if you look at Mica Galvão, you will be riddled with injuries in your early 20’s. Jiu Jitsu isn’t something to take overly seriously as a child and the superiority complex that is preached by martial arts schools traditional and non-traditional doesn’t work for me. I don’t do mat chats telling kids how to live their lives, because I’ve seen the same people who preach their efficacy teach classes of 3-5 year olds hungover and high. I will teach kids classes again, but I will teach them my way. I’m here to make effective grapplers not sell a fantasy of molding perfect human beings, however my standard for an effective grappler includes not being a turd.