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 Martial Arts and does not limit its self to Kicks and Punches, Wrestling or Submission Grappling.

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 acredited.

We have NO testing fees, Thunder MMA provides the new Belts, Patches and certificates.