Kids-and-Youth-Martial-Arts

Your Children will enjoy years of fun and excitement while learning the best in sefl-defense here at AMAFA. Sensei Daniel Smith as combined his training in Okinawan Karate with Wing Chun, Thai Boxing, French Savate, Jeek Kune Do, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to form a mixed martial arts and self-defense program for children ages 5 to 13 years of age. Your children will learn the importance of street safety, stranger awareness and home safety, along with building respect for others, self-discipline, and confidence while learning the fun of health and fitness. Sensei Smith has broken down this program into two sections.

Section One (White belt thru Green belt)

Students will focus on the basics of Okinawan karate, Wing Chun, and Muay Thai Knees and Elbows. This section will give your child the basic building blocks for the next and more advance sections. They will learn stances, blocks, kicks and forms from Sensei Smith's own Okinawan mixture, that he developed from his training in over 20 styles of martial arts and 32 plus years of training.

Section Two (Blue belt thru Black belt)

At this level students will start there training in Savate kickboxing, Thai boxing, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Self-Defense. These classes are also open to any child ages

8 to 14 who is interested in just taking kick boxing or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by itself. For tuition options contact the school.

Boxe Francaise~Savate, the noble art of France meaning "Old Shoe", is a contact sport requiring dexterity and precision. Students will use there hands and feet to make contact with a partner who is in constant motion. This requires 'Agility' to execute quick and coordinated movement. 'Flexibility' to properly combine the movements, and 'Godd Relexes' to react quickly to your partner who is also trying to make contack with you. This class will offer an awesome array of kicking and punching skills with a great aerobic workout along with improved flexibility and balance. Students in this class must have wrestling/or martial art shoes and boxing gloves to participate.

Thai Boxing, will consist of elements from Western Boxing, Filipino Boxing, and Chinese Boxing. Students will learn foot work, offense and defense techniques as well as counter fighting. This is the best boxing program around.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Judo, and self-defense. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program here is based on the RCJ Machado's Jiu-Jitsu system. In class students will learn postions, submissions, escapes, and counters, along with techniques from Kodokan Judo and self-defense. Student will earn ranking in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu along with their advancement in the Mighty Dragon's.

Children interested in competing in either kickboxing, boxing, or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu turnaments may do so at this level.