Give your child a summer that changes more than their schedule

Joao Crus BJJ Summer Camp teaches kids to stay calm under pressure, hold their boundaries and move thought the world with real confidence, on and off the mats.

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About the Camp

This Isn’t Your Average Summer Camp

At Joao Crus Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, we believe the mats is one of the best classrooms in the world. Not because it teaches kids how to fight, but because it teaches them to feel, respond and grow.

Our Summer Camp is built in one simple idea: When a child learns how to stay calm under physical pressure, they learn how to stay clam under any pressure. The emotional regulation skills they build here, follow them into the classroom, the playground and very relationship they will ever have.

This is relational and psychological first and physical second.

What Your Child Will Learn

A week that builds more than moves

  • Emotional Regulation – How to stay calm when things get intense.
  • Boundary Setting – How to hold their ground with confidence, not aggression
  • Conflict Resolution – How to handle pressure without shutting down or blowing up.
  • Real confidence – Earned through effort, not trophies.
  • Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Fundamentals – Techniques taught with patience and purpose.
  • Community – Friendships built on challenge and mutual respect.

 

Camp Details

Everything you need to know

  • Location: Joao Crus Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Dripping Springs, TX
  • Dates: June 21st  to 26th and July  12th to 16th – 2026
  • Times: 9:00am to 1:00pm
  • Investment: $325. Early Bird:$275 (Until April 15th 2026)
  • Age: 5 – 12 years olds
  • Group Size: Limited enrollment for personalized coaching ( 20 students)

Who this camp is for:

Your child doesn’t need any experience, they just need t show up ready

 

The camp is a great fit if your child

  • Struggles with big emotions or frustrations
  • Has a hard time setting or keeping boundaries with peers.
  • Is curious about martial arts, but never tried it.
  • Is alreay training and wants to level up their skills and mindset.
  • Could use a summer experience that builds real world confidence.

About Coach Joao

Joao Crus is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt with 25 years experience and over  2 decades serving Dripping Springs community. He is the author of Grapple with Emotions and the host of the Black Belt Parenting Life Podcast. Both built on the belief that martial arts is one of most powerful tools for raising emotionally intelligent, confident kids.

His approach has always been relational and psychological first, and physical second. And parents noticed the difference.