Many kids martial arts schools won’t take children younger than 5. It’s thought that kids that young won’t be able to pay attention, follow instructions, or even understand or remember the [...]
At our most recent Gorilla Cups, the Gorilla Booster Club raises close to $2,000 in donations with the support of our competitors, spectators, volunteers, and their families. And with each [...]
How many times have you heard your kids say these things when dropping them off for jiu jitsu?: I feel sick. My tummy hurts. I need to pee. My legs hurt. My arms hurt. But I don’t want to! Or [...]
What made you want to sign your child enrolled in our Growing Gorillas kids martial arts program? Was it to learn discipline and respect? To learn confidence? Or to simply have an energy outlet [...]
The hardest part about dealing with a bully is learning how to keep your cool in the face of adversity. The bully makes threats that feel scary to the other person, comments that are deliberately [...]
Bigfork, MT – AUGUST 15, 2017 Bigfork is about to see it’s first ever martial arts school. Town locals Cody and his wife Mya Bessette are opening up the newest facility of Straight Blast [...]
Boise, ID, April 29th & 30th, 2017 – NW Submission Challenge SBG Montana joined teammates from across the country in Boise’s Northwest Submission Challenge jiu jitsu tournament on April 29th [...]
“Failure is not the end of the world. [It’s the] place you get to when you figure out what to do next.” Lynn Lyons, LICSW, from the article “10 Tips for Raising Resilient Kids” If you [...]
At least once a day, a kid cries in one of our classes. Every day it’s a different child, and every day it’s for a different reason. Maybe they got hit in the face with a dodge ball. Maybe they [...]
By Coach Bekah Bell Growing up as a coach’s daughter, I played numerous sports most of my life and gained many friendships through the different teams I was a part of along the way. When I [...]
