Mark your space
Mark it once. Every card in mixed martial arts starts from this space and adds what it needs.
The space
A club mat with a certified coach; nothing at home.
Where it fits: club only.
Kit
Boxing gloves, a mouthguard and a groin guard (optional for girls), then smaller gloves and shin guards as children grow; short nails; a coach at all times.
Safety
No mismatch in weight, age or technical experience; technical experience is measured by grade, not by number of fights; ages 6 to 9: club events and technical displays with very little uncontrolled contact.
Children are grouped by maturity, about 6 to 10 and 11 to 14; ages 6 to 10 play, do gymnastics, basic wrestling and playful stand-up exercises, with no locks or chokes; wrestling only in training; no full-contact sparring to the head under 15; all sparring closely supervised.
Ages 2 to 5: free play only, no MMA classes; no age gap of two years or more in one class.
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