Kids are training Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Abu Dhai as part of their school curriculum

[div class=”notice” class2=”icon”]The following is from an article on DstryrSG, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div]

I can’t imagine where I would be now if I had started training BJJ at five years old. It’s a shame that there were no BJJ schools where I grew up. I bet you I would have been a world champ or a movie star like one of the Three Ninjas. Those kids were straight up bitches.

Sorry. Back to what I was originally talking about – listen to this little tidbit I just found from the Emerates Jiu Jitsu website: Children aged nine to 11 will be taught jiu jitsu in their physical education classes in 42 government schools this year. Eighty-one coaches have been brought in from Brazil to serve as instructors.

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Published on May 16, 2011 at 4:45 pm
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