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Head Professor: Jimmy Thompson

Details: T-Town MMA / Checkmat Tacoma is Tacoma’s longest running school for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Kickboxing, and Muay Thai. T-Town is a Checkmat affiliate. T-Town MMA’s core mission is to positively impact the lives in the Tacoma community through Mixed Martial Arts. We are located in the heart of Tacoma, and we have been serving the community since 2006. We treat each other like family and when you join our team, you will feel like family. When it comes to training in martial arts, we understand that most people have several goals: Get in Better Shape, Become a Competitor, Join a Community. Our programs are designed to help you achieve any or all of these goals. To do that we offer beginner and advanced Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes as well as No-Gi Jiu Jitsu. Our striking class consists of a blend of kickboxing, Muay Thai and boxing. Finally, we have a strong emphasis on supporting women in martial arts. We have several female instructors and offer women's only instruction twice a week. And because we also offer a kid's program, T-Town MMA is the place in Tacoma where you can train with your whole family. Since 2006, we have trained people from all walks of their martial arts/fitness journey and along the way we have gained life long friends who we treat likely family.

Kids Program Url: https://www.ttownmma.com/kids-bjj-tacoma

Kids Program Detail: Our Kids Martial Arts classes are open to kids between the ages of 6 to 12 years. At T-Town MMA our Kid's classes operate under this philosophy: CONFIDENCE ACHIEVES EVERYTHING. We believe that having confidence is 90% of self defense, the other 10% are the skills developed from training. The theory behind our curriculum is to build “values” in our students to their maximum potential. These “values” are: Confidence, Responsibility/Accountability, Teamwork, Respect, Sportsmanship, Focus. OUR KIDS MARTIAL ARTS PROGRAM IS TRULY DIFFERENT. Our classes, you would notice that it is different from most kids classes out there. Our classes are referred to as “practice” and each practice is structured to use class time to its maximum potential. The teaching style we use is based around repetition, practical use, and a lot of positive reinforcement. What we end up with is a lot of kids working hard every class, putting forth the maximum effort, and becoming awesome at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu while having a GREAT TIME! WE BUILD CONFIDENCE THROUGH ACCOUNTABILITY. In our Kids Martial Arts classes we feel that the best method to building confidence is through positive reinforcement and accountability. We remind your child that they are accountable for their grades, effort, work ethic, and behavior both inside and outside the school. We help your child set goals for themselves and then work hard to help them achieve those goals. We keep the environment full of praise and motivation so every little step your child achieves on their way to the end goal is a major accomplishment for them. Once your child sees the results and their confidence builds, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu becomes easy to teach. THE TEAM ASPECT IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR KIDS MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES. Positive reinforcement means a lot when it comes from your parents, mentor or coach, and it means just as much if not more if it comes from your peers. Great things happen when people help other people achieve goals because everybody wins in the end. Our kids’ martial arts classes were designed with this in mind: Set a goal for the team, bond them as a team, keep them motivated and the team will work to achieve their goal. Our team is reminded that new students always help our team get better, so when your child comes to their first class they are welcoming and helpful. Your child will meet new people and make friends in our Kids Martial Arts class. WE COMPETE AND HAVE EXCELLENT RESULTS. Our Kids Martial Arts team competes in BJJ and No-Gi Grappling tournaments in the Pacific Northwest and have phenomenal results. Our style of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is adapted for both self-defense and competition, and your child will always have the option to compete if they choose to. For some of our kids, this is the only form of a sports team they are on and they look forward to competing as much as possible, and we love to represent them. We have found that most kids love to both train for and compete in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments. INFORMATION AND REQUIRED GEAR. We offer classes for any age between 6-12 yrs. and are located just a few minutes off of Highway 16 in Tacoma. Our school is not like any other, you have to see it to believe it. Come in and see for yourself on any Tuesday or Thursday at 4:45 p.m. and Saturday's at 11 a.m. We’ll see you there! A list of required gear for when your child becomes a member: Mouthguard (Required for class participation), Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gi, Rashguard & Board Shorts / Fight Shorts (1st Saturday of each month is No-Gi BJJ). BRING WATER TO EVERY CLASS.

Woman Only Program Url: https://www.ttownmma.com/womens-bjj-tacoma

Woman Only Program Detail: T-Town MMA is a female managed martial arts gym. Our goal is to make our gym a welcoming and safe place for women to learn Jiu Jitsu in Tacoma. Jiu jitsu will teach you self-defense, boost your confidence, increase your strength and cardio, allow you to compete at the highest levels, and most importantly-- just let you have fun with other strong and empowering women. All of our women from brown belt down to white belt have at one point in time had the experience of being the only woman at a martial arts gym because, despite strides in the right direction, combat sports and martial arts are still male-dominated arenas. We offer women's only mat time. Our regularly scheduled Women's class is Tuesday night at 6 p.m. We also offer a free Women's class/open mat the first Sunday of every month at 12 p.m. that is open all affiliations. At these classes you can come learn BJJ in a safe, inclusive, and drama-free environment. We are always looking to grow our community in general, especially by adding more women to our core group.

Other Programs Available: Kickboxing, Muay Thai

Schedule Url: https://www.ttownmma.com/schedule

Email: info@TTownMMA.com

Facebook Url: https://www.facebook.com/checkmattacoma

Country: United States