Cornerstone Youth MMA

The 3 Pillars of our Youth MMA Class are the arts of:

* Kickboxing
* Wrestling
* Jiu-Jitsu

Students of the class will learn to excel in all three art forms and combine them together to have a well rounded Mixed Martial Arts foundation. The reason why we offer MMA for the youth is because we feel it gives the Children a well rounded skill set in different martial arts which allow them to defend themselves fully. It will also help the children to decide in the future whether they would want to continue training in MMA or possibly focus in on one of the 3 Pillars of MMA when they move up into the Adult Programs. Here is a look at what the different focus is of each art.

Kickboxing
Kickboxing is used to learn how to effectively stand, strike, and defend while on your feet. Students will be learning how to execute and defend hand, elbow, knee and leg strikes.

Wrestling
Wrestling is used to gain the advantage on the feet by closing the distance and clinching with your partner. The clinch can then be used to control the fight against a wall or cage (in MMA) and to take the fight to the ground using various takedowns.

Jiu-jitsu
90% of all real altercations end up on the ground. Jiu-Jitsu gives it’s practitioner a clear advantage using positional control and submissions to win the fight. Due to its technical dominance, Jiu-Jitsu also teaches you that you can effectively win a fight without ever having to hurt anyone.

Mixed Martial Arts
Mixed Martial Arts is the combination of all the most effective martial arts in one. The 3 arts listed above have proven themselves and are considered to be the most effective arts in hand to hand combat. Although Mixed Martial Arts is one of the fastest growing sports in the world right now it also offers a very practical form of self-defense.