09/15/2026
Kids need people to grow with.
Someone who challenges them.
Someone who helps them.
Someone who makes them work a little harder.
Someone who reminds them they’re capable when something feels difficult.
When kids train together, they’re learning Jiu-Jitsu — but they’re also learning how to cooperate, compete, communicate, struggle, laugh, recover, and keep going.
They’re learning that another person doesn’t have to be an opponent just because they’re making things difficult.
Sometimes, they’re the reason we get better.
I think there’s something really valuable about kids growing up around other kids who are learning to do hard things too.
That’s a pretty good environment to grow up in.
