SSSF KIDS & TEENS PROGRAM
Come train with the South Shore's longest-running and most successful kids/teens MMA & sport grappling program. Training kids into champions on and off the mats for over 15 years!
Our younger students train in the various arts that make up mixed martial arts at a contact level suitable for children. The main arts we teach them are wrestling, submission grappling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, judo, kickboxing, boxing and karate. All the best aspects of these arts come together as one to form the SSSF MMA style. A typical class incorporates various exercises as a warm up along with boxing, wrestling and grappling drills and a post-workout stretching session.
We are constantly teaching our kids the importance of working with each other and helping out the newer students in order to create an atmosphere of camaraderie, respect and humbleness. We teach them that you can only get as good as your training partners so they must always strive to improve not only themselves but also the other kids in the class.
This is not a traditional kids martial arts class where the students almost never make contact with each other and spend most of their time memorizing specific moves and practicing them in the mirror. There is contact in our classes, especially in the grappling portion of class. It is a fact that this "live-active sparring" creates attributes such as speed, strength, timing and coordination far better than any class where the students simply memorize moves in a mirror and go through the motions.
During the striking portion of the class the students will often "spar" or box/kickbox with each other but this is always done at a suitable contact level and only after the student has spent several hours learning how to defend themselves properly. We teach the kids how to spar properly and that it is not an exercise in hurting anyone. Only when a student has grasped this concept is he allowed to spar with other students who have also learned how to spar properly. More often than not, the kid students will be sparring very lightly with one of the instructors or one of the more experienced students so that the instructor or senior student can control the pace, teach the other student what they may be doing wrong and most importantly, ensure that no one gets hurt.
At SSSF our goal is for our kid students to one day become strong, fit, well-rounded and respectful martial artists and training with light contact is the only way. They must learn through trial and error. They must experience things like being defeated and defeating someone in training. They must learn to work through obstacles and how to overcome adversity. These things will teach them more about being humble and respectful than anything else in the world. The life lessons learned through this type of training will build character in any child (or any adult for that matter). We are not in the business of taking your money and basically babysitting your child for an hour or two while they learn almost nothing and collect trophy belts that have nothing to do with developing legitimate martial art skills.
The kids are encouraged to compete in the various tournaments that SSSF frequents. These are always a fun day for the kids as well as the parents and coaches. Many of our kid students become good friends outside of the gym. South Shore Sportfighting is proud to have one of the most succesful kids/teens competition teams in all of New England.
We have had numerous success stories come out of our kids' program ranging from students winning multiple 1st place trophies in various tournaments to students becoming MMA champions. In addition to our students' success on the competition front, parents often tell us they see positive results at school and home as their child develops more and more self-esteem and confidence through training.
The SSSF Kids Program is all about creating well-rounded, humble athletes and competitors who will be winners on and off the mats. Contact us today for more info on our kids/teens programs or to set up a time to come check out the gym.
SOME NOTABLE SSSF KIDS/TEENS PROGRAM SUCCESS STORIES
Josh Grispi, Plympton, Ma.
Josh began training at SSSF at the age of 13. He won several teenage championship titles on the local grappling circuit. He became the youngest fighter in New Hampshire MMA History in his first fight at the age of 17 where he won via TKO in 17 seconds. He then became the youngest pro fighter in Massachusetts history when he won by submission in under 30 seconds on his 18th birthday. He won his first four pro fights all in under one minute.
Josh went on to become a local champion before being called up by the "big show" in the WEC and then the UFC.
Josh's current record stands at 14-5.
Manny Bermudez, Abington, Ma.
Manny used to walk and ride his bike to SSSF as a teenager. One of the most consistent hard workers in the gym, Manny almost never missed a kids class. He is currently studying business at Bridgewater State University while training and competing in MMA. Manny is the Cage Titans New England Amateur Bantamweight Champion. UPDATE 9/2017: Manny is now 10-0 as a professional, the #1 ranked featherweight fighter in New England and is the Cage Titans Featherweight Champion.
Cory Pickering, Abington Ma.
Cory started in the SSSF teen classes. He won his debut amateur fight via submission and kept climbing the local ranks eventually becoming the Cage Titans New England Amateur Featherweight Champion.
Cory recently graduated college and continues to train, work and study as an emergency room technician.
Mike Marchioni, Marshfield, Ma.
Mike began training at SSSF as a teenager and is currently one of the most feared pro fighters in New England. Aside from competing in sport grappling and muay thai kickboxing, Mike sports an impressive, undefeated 8-0 record in MMA.
Brandon Fleming, Marshfield, Ma.
Brandon is a member of the national guard. A standout wrestler at Marshfield High School, he turned that love of competition into a successful MMA career. He won his professional debut at Bellator fighting championships and has since competed against many of the top local fighters in the Northeast. A top ten ranked New England fighter, Brandon recently became the Reality Fighting Pro Featherweight champion.
Collin Donnely, West Bridgewater, Ma.
15 year old colling trains at SSSF and is one of the top teenagers on the Northeast sport grappling circuit. Sporting an impressive competition record with numerous first place finishes, Collin has won championship belts in both no-gi grappling and Brazilian Jiu-jItsu. Always a good sportsman, the humble yet confident young competitor recently gained some valuable competition experience as he won a "super fight" grappling match on the card of an MMA show at Plymouth Memorial Hall. UPDATE 9/2017: Collin in now 18 years old and 2-0 as an upcoming amateur MMA fighter.
SSSF KIDS CLASS MEMBERSHIP RATES
A monthly membership to The SSSF Kids MMA/Sport Grappling Program is $99/month.
For more info on signing up and payment options click here...
SSSF KIDS CLASS SCHEDULE
Tuesday
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Thursday
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 10:00 am
