Who it's for
Piranhas covers seven to fifteen, a wide range, so we group by size and stage rather than birthday alone. A small twelve year old and a big nine year old often train together. Adults is normally sixteen and up, but if a junior has grown big, strong and athletic enough that this room can no longer challenge them safely, the coaches will move them up early. We will talk to you first, and we would rather have that conversation than leave a kid somewhere they have outgrown.
★★★★★“A safe space for kids to learn, look after their mates and flourish, just the right mix of fun and discipline.”
Steph R. · one of 121 Google reviews, 5.0 average
What a class looks like
Warm up and movement
Proper preparation. At this age they can handle real conditioning and they enjoy it.
Technique
A position, then the detail inside it. Enough repetition that it sticks.
Live rounds
Controlled sparring against people their own size. This is where the confidence comes from.
Finish
Standards. How they trained, how they treated their partners.
What to wear
T-shirt and shorts to start. A gi if they are doing the gi classes, once they have settled in. Mouthguard for MMA.
When it's on
| Day | Time | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 4:00 – 4:45 pm | Piranhas BJJ |
| Monday | 4:45 – 5:30 pm | Piranhas MMA |
| Tuesday | 4:00 – 4:45 pm | Piranhas Fitness |
| Tuesday | 4:45 – 5:30 pm | Piranhas Nogi |
| Wednesday | 4:00 – 4:45 pm | Piranhas Nogi |
| Wednesday | 4:45 – 5:30 pm | Positional Sparring, ages 8+ |
| Thursday | 4:00 – 4:45 pm | Piranhas Fitness |
| Thursday | 4:45 – 5:30 pm | Piranhas BJJ |
| Friday | 3:45 – 4:30 pm | Combined Fitness, ages 4–15 |
| Friday | 4:45 – 5:30 pm | Combined Judo, ages 4–15 |
| Saturday | 10:00 – 10:45 am | Piranhas BJJ |
| Saturday | 10:45 – 11:15 am | Family Class, ages 4+ |
Eleven Piranhas sessions across the week, plus the Saturday Family Class. Most kids do two or three. The ones who fall in love with it do more.
My kid is not sporty. Will they be out of their depth?
Jiu-Jitsu is unusually good for kids who are not natural athletes. There is no bench to sit on and no team to let down, so they progress at their own rate against people their own size. Some of the kids who have changed the most here were the ones dragged along reluctantly.
Not sure this is the one?
Have a look at these instead, or come in and let a coach point you the right way.