This week's JiuJitsu Mat Chats center around Trust. Here is our Key Message About Trust:

Trust is earned through actions, honesty, and respect.

Trusting yourself is the first step to achieving your goals.

Building trust with others makes us stronger as a team and as individuals.

These mat chats encourage students to think about trust in multiple dimensions, fostering stronger relationships and self-confidence. "Trust is built with respect."

This week's mat chats will be about Decisions & Choices. "Decisions Shape Our Path!" Our discussions will center around how decisions matter (even the small ones), making smart choices, and how we can learn from our decisions - good and bad.

Loop choke - but now that you know, is it still sneaky?

This week's mat chats should help kids understand that winning is about more than just the outcome of a match. It's about effort, respect, and dedication.

Defining Winning"Winning is doing your best."

Chat 1: Winning Isn't Just About The Score

Chat 2: Winning With Respect

Chat 3: Winning Through Hard Work

Sometimes stepping back is the smartest move you can make. In Jiu-Jitsu, and life, constant action without reflection can stall your progress. A lion doesn’t have to hunt every single day to stay dangerous. 

ROL Kids - Open Guard Standing – 1. Hands in Place / 2. Get Up / 3. Push Knee / 4. Step Back

ROL Kids - Bull Rider Pass - 1. Hands in Place; 2. Push Down; 3. Step to the Side; 4. Shoulder Down

This week our Mat Chats will be about "Rules." Our motto: "Rules teach us proper behavior." This week we talk about why we have rules, how following rules shows respect, and how rules help us improve. 

My eyes are closed 90% of the time 

ROL Kids - Scissor Sweep - Hands in Place (Grip Lapel/Grip Sleeve); 2. Knee Inside; 3. Get to Elbow & Load; 4. Scissor Legs

ROL Kids - Open Guard Sitting - 1. Hands In Place (Closed Guard - Hand on Hip, grip on lapels); 2. Knee In & Sit Back; 3. Loop Under & Grip Shoulder; 4. Pass to the Side