Build better movers. Good martial artists tend to follow.
BJJ + Okinawan Karate for kids and teens in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens / Crown Heights.
Our kids program uses martial arts to develop coordination, balance, confidence, awareness, and the ability to work with other people. Younger kids learn through movement and play; training becomes more technical and challenging as they grow.
Sign up here ↓What we’re building
Move well
Balance, coordination, mobility, timing, and general athleticism that carries over to martial arts and other sports.
Handle challenges
Practice patience, resilience, awareness, cooperation, and staying composed when something doesn’t work immediately.
Learn martial arts
BJJ and Okinawan Karate give kids a structured way to put those skills into practice with partners, progressively and safely.
A program that grows with them
Foundations
Play, movement, coordination, and confidence. Fast-moving classes use games and simple martial arts skills to make learning physical, social, and fun.
Building
More structure, more technical skill, and more opportunities to apply what they’re learning with a partner.
Advancing
Training becomes increasingly similar to adult martial arts: more drilling, problem-solving, controlled resistance, and responsibility.
Transitioning
Teen training bridges the gap between the kids and adult programs, with more technical training, greater independence, and opportunities to train alongside adults when appropriate.
Why both BJJ and Karate?
Movement on the feet
Karate develops posture, distance, striking mechanics, rhythm, timing, balance, and the ability to move with intention while standing.
Movement on the ground
BJJ develops balance, ground mobility, control, problem-solving, and comfort working against resistance.
Learning how to use their body well
Kids don’t need to specialize early. Both arts give them different ways to practice coordination, awareness, timing, and control.
- A friendly, fun, community-centered environment where kids can learn together
- BJJ and Okinawan Karate taught as one integrated program
- Age-appropriate instruction that develops as your child grows
- No belt-testing fees or required add-on programs
Interested in the kids program?
Tell us a little about your child and we’ll get back to you with the appropriate group, schedule, and next steps.