We are passionate about using the martial art of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to help children to reach their full potential. Our program has been designed just for kids so that it is fun, engaging, challenging and educational!

If you are looking for a powerful tool to help set your child up for life long success look no further! By registering your child in our program your child will gain:

We offer traditional sport-style coaching in a safe, supportive atmosphere. Every aspect of our martial arts lessons have been designed to build in children high levels of respect, perseverance and self confidence.

• One of our major learning objectives is for the children in our program to build strong and individualized morals and values. Through our encouraging lessons, we aim to instill values such as respect, perseverance, discipline and work ethic. Our goal is for the martial arts to not only teach the children the skills of how to protect themselves, but more importantly the values that allow them to build a strong foundation in which may act with integrity and learn to overcome challenge. When kids work hard and succeed, their confidence soars!

• One of our major focuses is teaching children how to give and receive respect. We teach them that respect is an integral key to building strong relationships, and in turn, these relationships give life great meaning. We teach children how to socialize in a respectful manner while building their own sense of individuality within their group of peers. We teach children not to compare themselves to others, but rather, to focus on the attributes that make them unique and allow them to succeed in their own way. 

• We teach children ‘verbal jiu jitsu’. This is the ability to verbally diffuse conflict and set boundaries so that they do not become victims of verbal bullying and peer pressure. The confidence for children to stand up for themselves and set these verbal boundaries is rooted in their ability to physically protect themselves. 

• “It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.” We teach children to use grappling to protect themselves, and only if necessary. If a child’s verbal boundaries are breached, and they are physically attacked, they will understand how to implement the grappling skills to neutralize the bully/ attacker, without hurting them. This is possible as grappling does not rely on punching or kicking, but rather control based pins and holds. “If attacked, neutralize and pin the bully until help arrives. If we hurt the bully, then what does that make us? A bully.” This summarizes our philosophy on need and use of self protection.

At Van Isle, we work hard to provide children an environment that builds them up in every way possible. Our instructors understand first hand the power martial arts provides children, and it is their sole goal to use this tool to increase a child’s levels of focus, ability to persevere and confidence. Our instructors are highly qualified both on the mats and in life and their experiences create an environment that is ideal for a child’s development.