Kids’ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Ocelotl Martial Arts Academy
Building Confident, Disciplined, and Resilient Young Champions
At Ocelotl Martial Arts Academy, we believe that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is more than just a sport—it’s a powerful tool for individual development and personal growth. Our Kids’ BJJ program is designed to instill confidence, self-discipline, respect, and problem-solving skills while keeping kids active, engaged, and having fun. Unlike traditional team sports, Jiu-Jitsu teaches focus, resilience, and real-world self-defense in a structured, safe, and supportive environment.
Through interactive drills, fundamental techniques, and engaging games, we guide kids on a journey of self-discovery, strength, and responsibility. Our curriculum is carefully tailored to match each age group’s developmental stage, ensuring they progress at their own pace while staying motivated and excited about training.
✅ Why Choose Kids’ BJJ at Ocelotl?
✔️ Build self-discipline, confidence, and leadership skills
✔️ Learn non-violent self-defense techniques for real-life situations
✔️ Improve coordination, agility, and strength through fun training
✔️ Develop social skills, teamwork, and problem-solving abilities
✔️ Train in a safe, structured, and encouraging environment
Kids’ BJJ Programs by Age Group
🐻 Cubs (Ages 3-5) – Jiu-Jitsu FUNdamentals
Our Cubs Program introduces our youngest students to the fundamentals of Jiu-Jitsu through play-based learning. This class is all about developing agility, flexibility, and coordination while learning basic Jiu-Jitsu movements in a fun, engaging, and structured environment. Through interactive games and simple drills, kids build a strong foundation in both technique and core values like respect, discipline, and teamwork.
📍 Focus Areas:
✅ Introduction to Jiu-Jitsu movements
✅ Fun games & interactive drills
✅ Coordination, balance & body awareness
✅ Basic self-defense in a playful environment
🐆 Jaguar Young Warriors (Ages 6-9) – Developing Strong Foundations
The Jaguar Young Warriors Program helps kids build a solid foundation in Jiu-Jitsu while improving coordination, confidence, and critical thinking skills. This class blends beginner and fundamental techniques with engaging drills and interactive games that reinforce core Jiu-Jitsu principles. Kids will also start to understand the importance of respect, responsibility, and perseverance, all while having fun and staying active!
📍 Focus Areas:
✅ Fundamental Jiu-Jitsu techniques & positions
✅ Basic takedowns & escapes
✅ Strength, flexibility & coordination drills
✅ Problem-solving & discipline through structured lessons
🦅 Ocelotl Young Warriors (Ages 10-16) – Strength, Strategy & Advanced Skills
As kids grow older, they transition into our Ocelotl Young Warriors Program, which provides a comprehensive approach to Jiu-Jitsu training. This program builds on foundational skills while introducing more advanced techniques, positions, and strategies. Students will refine their technique, improve their agility and movement, and develop a deeper understanding of Jiu-Jitsu concepts. This program also emphasizes mental toughness, leadership, and goal-setting, preparing young warriors for both competition and real-world self-defense.
📍 Focus Areas:
✅ Comprehensive training in all fundamental Jiu-Jitsu positions
✅ Introduction to advanced techniques and strategies
✅ Increased focus on movement, agility, and reaction speed
✅ Leadership, goal-setting, and personal growth
Why Jiu-Jitsu for Kids?
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of the best martial arts for kids, teaching valuable life skills that extend beyond the mats. It fosters discipline, respect, and resilience, helping children become stronger mentally and physically while equipping them with practical self-defense skills.
💪 Give your child the gift of confidence and self-discipline—Join Ocelotl Martial Arts Academy today!
📍 Kids’ BJJ classes available for ages 3-16. Try a FREE class today! 🚀
We Teach Gi & no Gi Classes
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SELF-DEFENSE
At Ocelotl Martial Arts, we teach both kickboxing and Muay Thai. Although the techniques are similar, in Muay Thai fundamentals you will enjoy the added benefit of learning how to effectively aim with your knees and elbows providing a wider breadth of knowledge regarding self-defense. Muay Thai fundamentals focus on the skill behind each throw and how you can use them to your advantage if situations where self-defense can save your life. Sign up for a class today!
PHYSICALITY
Training in Muay Thai is accompanied by a cascade of physical benefits. Training will lead to weight loss from cardio-intense sessions to increased strength, endurance, and coordination. Muay Thai can help you become stronger, more powerful, and more stable. We offer your first class at Ocelotl for free so come in today and try out a class!
MENTAL ACUITY
The benefits of participating in Martial Arts are widely-known to increase both physical and mental skills. Muay Thai puts participants on a direct path to more confidence, self-reliance, perseverance, and alertness. People also benefit from increased creativity as they have the freedom to employ all "8 Limbs". You will also feel your mental state shift to one that exists with less anxiety and stress. Come in today and see how you feel after having tried one of our classes.
TECHNICAL FOUNDATION
Muay Thai fundamentals offer a great beginner-friendly program that will help you get a great workout and develop solid technical skills that can translate to other martial arts sports. If you see a future in a martial art but do not know where to begin, trying out our Muay Thai fundamentals program will be a great place to learn the basics of striking, kicking, elbows, and knees. Start off with a strong foundation and build your knowledge of how to employ your entire body when training martial arts.