Kids BJJ
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for kids, weekday evenings at 5 PM in North Phoenix. Confidence, discipline and a way to handle themselves that follows them off the mat. ESA funds accepted.
The quietest kid usually ends up the calmest
Kids classes run Monday through Thursday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM. Each one moves through movement games, a technique broken into pieces small enough to actually hold onto, and supervised practice with a partner.
What they’re really learning is harder to put on a schedule: how to lose a round and shake hands, how to keep trying something that isn’t working yet, and how to stay level when a situation gets physical. Belt promotions come when the work has been done, not when a term ends.
Parents are welcome to watch from the side. Most do, at least at first.
- Mon–Thu
- 5:00 – 6:00 PM
- 60min
- Every session
- ESA
- Approved vendor
- Free
- Their first class
- Instructors
- Coach Jessica Lang and Coach Albert Abril, with Prof. Alef Brito overseeing the curriculum.
- What to bring
- Shorts and a t-shirt for the first class, and a water bottle. We’ll get them into a gi once they’ve decided they like it.
- ESA approved
- Pinnacle is an ESA Approved Vendor with the Arizona Department of Education, so Empowerment Scholarship Account funds can be applied toward tuition.
- Bullying
- Humility is a house rule and it is enforced. “Don’t be a bully” is written into our values, and the mat is where we teach the difference between capable and cruel.
We are watching for the confidence, not the medals
Belt stripes are a nice afternoon. The change parents actually report is at home and at school — a kid who speaks up, who doesn’t escalate, who finishes what they started.
I find it extremely rewarding to watch their progress and see their confidence grow — a confidence that they will apply in all other areas of their lives going forward.Coach Jessica Lang
Bring them
for one class.
Weekdays at 5 PM. Nothing to sign, no gi needed, and you’re welcome to watch the whole hour from the side of the mat.
- First class free
- Nothing to sign at the door
- Black-belt led
- 623-272-2918