Confidence, Discipline & Respect

We teach kids how to fight, because we’ve seen and experienced first-hand, the quiet confidence and self-respect that grows in a kid from knowing how to defend yourself.

Through learning to fight with striking sports like Boxing & Muay Thai, and grappling sports like BJJ & MMA, kids can learn how to –

  • Manage emotions
  • Handle aggression
  • Deescalate conflict
  • Stay safe in hand to hand combat
  • Keep calm in high pressure situations

The skills kids pick up from learning how to fight last a lifetime, and are not only valuable in their day to day to interactions, but also transferable to other competition and sports they may be involved with, helping to support a better all round athlete.

Kids Classes At TFC

Kids classes at TFC start from 6 years old and up.  Between 12 – 14 years old we move them into the teens program.

The kids classes operate 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, currently on the following schedule –

  • 3:45PM – 4:30PM Kids BJJ
  • 4PM – 5PM Kids Striking (Boxing & Muay Thai)

We encourage families to mix up their kids training over the week between striking sports (Boxing & Muay Thai) and grappling sports (Kids BJJ).

Doing this in the early days of learning something new, helps to keep kids engaged, and they will naturally gravitate towards the sports they enjoy the most.

Dan Hearn is the Head Coach of the Kids Striking program, and the TFC amateur Muay Thai Fight Team.  He is joined on the mats every day by a number of assistant trainers, who are all active fighters across the different competitive teams at TFC.

You can read more about Dan and other coaches here.

Ben Johnston (BJJ Black Belt/Head Coach/Owner) oversees our Kids BJJ program.

Making the choice for your kids to train at TFC, means choosing –

  • Unlimited memberships that allow them to learn multiple sports.
  • The freedom to explore the classes they enjoy the most.
  • The flexibility of choosing which days to train.
  • Making progress through grading, positive reinforcement with small rewards along the way.
  • High level coaches.
  • A team who actively invest in learning how to teach kids of all ages, backgrounds & ability.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What age groups are the kids classes for?

Our kids classes start from 6yo and trains through to 12yo.

Between 10-12yo we begin to move kids up into the teens classes.

From 14 years and up kids can then choose to train in the teens only classes or the open classes with the adults.

Do kids need experience to start?

No experience required.  We have many kids in the gym who start never having participated in any other sport, and then we have some kids who use this training to compliment the competitive sports they are a part of.

What skills will my child learn?

In stand up (Boxing/Muay Thai) – range, distance, rhythm, offensive/defensive patterns, while on the ground in BJJ – wrestling, grappling, submissions.  You can read about each of the sports that we teach under that specific sport.

All of the kids training will help with their self defence and confidence, as well as coordination and their mind to body connection.

We also find that their organisational skills improve with the responsibility of managing their time across school, home and the gym.

Can parents watch the classes?

Yes, parents are welcome to observe, however video and photos of the kids in class are strictly prohibited.

Parents are also not allowed on the mats and we ask that you please do not instruct or speak to the kids while they are in class.