Why sign your kid up?
Martial Arts and Strength training for kids
Give your child confidence, discipline and life skills through martial arts and strength training. Our kids programmes are designed to help children grow stronger physically and mentally in a fun, supportive environment.
Parents often join their kids up because they want their child to:
- Build confidence
- Improve focus at school
- Learn discipline
- Develop resilienc
- Gain anti-bullying skills
- Get active and off screens
Martial arts helps with all of this — while kids have fun and make friends.
What are our options?
Pick the membership that works for you
Our Kids Programme options are:
- Strength Only
- Combat Sports
- All Access
Kids are separated into their various age groups to keep kids of similar age and size together. Kids can choose to train as much or as little as they like and can choose from over 20 classes per week!
All this as well as being included in our supportive combat and fitness community!
What do they do in training?
Safe, effective and engaging training sessions
Our programme blends multiple martial arts over our timetable including:
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Kickboxing
- Wrestling & Judo fundamentals
- Self-defence skills
- Fitness & coordination
Classes are led by experienced coaches and are structured, engaging and age-appropriate. Kids improve their skills, fitness, balance, coordination and self-belief without even realising they are exercising. Kids are kept on task and minimal downtime for boredom.
Kids Coaching Team
Selwyn Combat Head Coaches
Dan is the owner and founder of Selwyn Combat and has been training BJJ for 14 years. He is a black belt under Hayden Bucknell at Axis HQ Christchurch. A NoGi specialist who dabbles in pyjama wrestling. He has also trained in MMA and Kickboxing earlier in his training.
Dan is a qualified Physiotherapist with a Masters of Sports Physiotherapy and has worked with BJJ athletes and martial artists for injury recovery and training since 2011.
Dan is a qualified Physiotherapist with a Masters of Sports Physiotherapy and has worked with BJJ athletes and martial artists for injury recovery and training since 2011.
James "Pitbull" Bishop
Born and raised in CHCH Jimi started training in 2011 under Karl Webber, turning pro in 2014. He's competed internationally for multiple titles even competing against one of the MMA G.O.A.T’s Alex Volkanovski for the AFC Featherweight title.
Born and raised in CHCH Jimi started training in 2011 under Karl Webber, turning pro in 2014. He's competed internationally for multiple titles even competing against one of the MMA G.O.A.T’s Alex Volkanovski for the AFC Featherweight title.
He's been sponsored and competed with the Fairtex fight team in Thailand in
2019 earning an opportunity for a ONE championship contract prior to COVID shutting down the world.
Now his focus is on building the next generation of kickboxing and MMA stars in the Canterbury and Selwyn regions.
On-top of all of these accolades he's an amazing personal trainer, approachable coach and a stand up human being.
Jimi leads our Adults and Kids kickboxing and MMA programmes at Selwyn Combat under the mighty Universal Vale Tudo team.
STEPHEN HILL
Is a born and bred Cantabrian who is one of NZ's top Wrestling Competitors and Coaches. He's been competing and coaching internationally for over 20 years.... Strap yourself in for these career highlights!!!
Is a born and bred Cantabrian who is one of NZ's top Wrestling Competitors and Coaches. He's been competing and coaching internationally for over 20 years.... Strap yourself in for these career highlights!!!
He attended 4 world championships from 2006 to 2010 whilst training in North Ossetia, Russia near Dagestan for 4 years culminating in a Commonwealth games appearance in 2010.
Whilst there he was the only non-Russian under the tutelage of Savili Bazarov a USSR Master of Sport (trust me google that guy!! Insane Wrestling!)
He then competed at the Commonwealth Games again in 2014 alongside his student Sam Belkin another Canterbury great and Axis Coach who won a Bronze medal for NZ.
On top of all this he's a multiple time NZ and Oceanian Champ, the head coach of another wrestling team winning multiple NZ national trophies and he's just a straight up awesome, approachable and nice dude!
Hailing from the mighty Manchester, England, James Entwistle is one of NZ's top Judokas. he is a 3rd Dan Black Belt as well as a Purple Belt in BJJ.
He is a multiple time NZ champ and Oceania champ and has been a member of the NZ Judo team for 7 years. He has attended the world champs at every age level being the only NZ athlete to do so.
He is a multiple time NZ champ and Oceania champ and has been a member of the NZ Judo team for 7 years. He has attended the world champs at every age level being the only NZ athlete to do so.
