Our Kids program is designed for Boys and Girls alike we actually have almost a 50/50 ratio. We teach children in divided into two age groups 6-9 and 10-13 years of age.
We understand that younger students have a shorter attention span. That's why our unique children's program implements interesting, enjoyable methods to maintain students' attention and teach our young students skills they can use for life.
The children's training program is specifically designed not to promote aggressive behavior, in fact, we strongly promote non-violent resolutions to conflict using creative methods that help children to explore and understand conflict through role-play and group exercises.
Students will learn confidence, self-discipline and self-control as they learn how to act and react to the world around them. Our program makes it easy for them to learn these important core values and develop positive character traits while teaching them the value of setting and achieving goals.
We believe in praise, encouragement, and positive reinforcement. Our young students are treated with respect and are taught to return the same respect to others. We also have incentives for good academic report cards and students must maintain good academic grades for promotion to a higher rank.
Junior Luta Livre is a specifically for Kids designed Program, which teaches the traditions of old with the methods of today. Junior Luta Livre teaches the all aspect of todays Submission Grappling. In addition to the Grappling the Kids are thaught in basic striking skills as well as it has been a part of the complete system of Luta Livre.
For more information on Luta Livre please visit the website of the International Luta Livre Organisation. www.LutaLivre.net
Colby Fletcher is our Kids Instructor and as you can see above in the Video with her Student Bobby Remming is running this Kids Program with great success.
Colby herself is a outstanding Martial Artist that trains daily for several years now. Naturally she has many years of experience in her Families Sport of Muay Thai and Luta Livre. But furthermore she has show great talent in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and has proven that in Competition. Colby received her Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Professor Marcello Monteiro and a Blue Belt and is by now a strong candidate for a Purple Belt in Luta Livre under ADCC Veteran and ILLO Headcoach Andreas Schmidt.
During his last visit Andreas Schmidt actually awarded her the Illo Redbelt. The Redbelt is given to Lutadores that have attended several coaching seminars with Andreas schmidt himself to ensure the quality of instruction. With this Readbelt she now is able to go ahead and teach the specific Junior Luta Livre program.
We are a offical Luta Livre Academy of the International Luta Livre Organisation and follow their strict guidelines and all ranks given to the children are offically accredited.
We have NO testing fees, Thunder MMA provides the new Belts, Patches and certificates.