Questions and answers

We teach ages 5 and up. The youngest group is ages 5 to 7, and there is no upper age.

No. Judo starts with falling, one small step at a time, and every class begins with a warm-up that anyone can follow.

A plain t-shirt and loose pants, with bare feet. A uniform is fitted after your first class, if you decide to stay.

We bow in, warm up, practice falls and rolls, learn one throw or hold, practice it with a partner and bow out together.

Judo is mostly standing throws and the holds that follow. Jiu-jitsu is mostly work on the mat after a student is down. Our classes are labeled, and many students try both.

Only in the family class. Every other class is grouped by age.

Some students enter local tournaments, and it is optional. Most students never do.

A student moves up when the instructor sees the skills, at a short test at the end of a regular class. There is no set date for any belt.

Tuition depends on the class group and the classes a week. Billing is month to month, and you stop with 30 days' written notice.

Tell the front desk, and sit in on another class at the same level that week or the next.