Mini Class

Saturdays 9am - 10am

Ages 5-7 years old

What We Teach:

🥋 Safe Landing and Falling Techniques – Learn how to fall safely to prevent injury and build confidence in movement.

🥋 Groundwork Skills, Including Holds and Escapes – Develop essential groundwork techniques to control or escape from opponents.

🥋 Beginner Throws – Start with simple throws on a crash mat to build strength and improve neck stability.

🥋 Balance and Coordination – Fun activities and games to improve motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness.

🥋Moral code– Learning values (as above) and etiquette, listening to instructors, and respecting others. To make us great human beings.

🥋 Focus and Concentration – Practice focusing/concentration during activities to build mental discipline.

🥋 Teamwork and Friendship – Engage in partner exercises, promoting teamwork and creating strong bonds with peers.

🥋 Confidence Building – Develop self-esteem and confidence through structured activities and personal progress/achievement.

🥋 Grades through the British Judo Association's Syllabus – Work towards earning belts and progressing through the BJA's Sho grading system specifically designed for under 8s.

This is an ideal age to start judo, and many of our Mini Judo students continue training with us into their teenage years and beyond!