Kids BJJ Near Champions Gate, FL — Schedule & Programs

If you live in Champions Gate and you're searching for a kids BJJ program your child will actually look forward to, the short drive up US-27 to Gracie Barra Davenport is worth it. We run age-grouped jiu-jitsu classes six days a week, with a coaching team focused on confidence, discipline, and the kind of physical literacy that helps kids in every other sport they try.

Why Families From Champions Gate Choose Us

Champions Gate, ChampionsGate Country Club, and the neighborhoods near Reunion sit a quick 10-15 minute drive from our academy at 6250 Grandview Pkwy. Parents pick us for three reasons: a structured kids curriculum (not a daycare with a mat), Gracie Barra's worldwide standard (we're part of a network of 900+ schools), and the fact that our kids program has built one of the most active BJJ communities in Polk County — over 100 kids on roster.

Age Groups and What's Taught

We split classes by age so the curriculum and energy match the child:

• Little Champs (3–5): Coordination, listening, and basic motor patterns through games and drills. No live sparring at this age.
• Kids 1 (6–9): Core BJJ techniques — escapes, basic guards, and the start of positional sparring.
• Kids 2 (10–13): Full curriculum, live rolling with supervision, optional competition prep.
• Teens (13+): Bridges into the adult program with age-appropriate intensity.

Schedule and What a Class Looks Like

Kids classes run multiple days per week with afternoon and early-evening slots designed around school dismissal and dinner. A typical 45-minute class follows the same arc: warm-up game, technique of the day taught in steps, partner drilling, positional rolling, and a focus point (respect, effort, breathing). Belt promotions happen on a structured timeline tied to attendance and skill — not arbitrary calendar dates.

Want exact current times? Check our schedule page or call us — class times do shift each season.

What Parents From Champions Gate Tell Us

The most common feedback we hear from Champions Gate families is the change at home and at school. Kids show up to class tired and a little checked-out, and leave 45 minutes later confident, focused, and ready to talk about their day. Teachers notice it. Parents notice it. That's the real product — the belt is just a marker.

Coach Thiago Belo and our kids coaching team have built a culture where discipline isn't yelling and confidence isn't bravado. Both are taught quietly, week after week, on the mat.

How to Get Started From Champions Gate

The simplest first step is a free school tour. You stop by, we walk you and your child through the academy, you watch a class, and you ask whatever you need to ask. If your child wants to try the mat that day, we'll suit them up for an Experience class — a paid intro class that's credited back to their enrollment if they sign up. No high-pressure sales pitch, no commitment from the parking lot. Just enough information to decide.