Category Archives: sparring

Sparring in Kids Class

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Wally

Thursdays is our sparring class for kids. What’s that mean? It means we put on the gloves and the shin guards and we play. We don’t go hard – and that’s not just because it’s kids class. We don’t go … Continue reading →

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What are you working on?

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Wally

Once you’ve trained for a while, you start to gain a sense of what you need to work on. Maybe your footwork is flat. Maybe you do terribly against inside fighters. Maybe you only kick with your dominant side. Now … Continue reading →

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Fall 2022 Youth Tournament

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Wally

Huzzah! The time is upon us once again. Out annual fall tournament. All students are invited! Kids ages 3-13 can grapple, spar, and do forms. They don’t have to do all three events, they can just do one or two … Continue reading →

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Kid’s Tournament

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Wally

We are thrilled to be hosting MDP’s annual Fall Kids tournament. This event will feature point sparring & forms (no grappling but don’t worry, we’ll have a grappling tournament coming up soon) and will take place at our 1509 SW … Continue reading →

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Kid’s Point Sparring Tournament

Posted on June 16, 2019 by Wally

Not too long ago, we ran a grappling only tournament. We figured now it was time to run a point sparring only tournament. Hopefully everyone who was bummed there was no point sparring last time is excited this time. Actually, … Continue reading →

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