Junior Kickboxing (7-12)
Our Junior Kickboxing classes are designed to help children thrive both on and off the mats. Through training, they develop essential life skills such as confidence, respect, self-discipline, and perseverance, while also building fitness, focus, and a positive attitude toward hard work.
At Nam Yang, we believe in nurturing not just strong athletes, but strong characters. We encourage our young students to embrace our community-based values — supporting one another, showing kindness, and striving for personal growth. For those who wish to take their training further, we also provide opportunities to compete, helping students sharpen their skills and build resilience in a supportive environment.
Nam Yang Brighton has a proud history of producing national champions across multiple striking styles — and our Junior Kickboxing programme continues that tradition by providing high-quality, inclusive training for the next generation of martial artists.
Junior Savate Kickboxing (7-12)
We offer classes in Savate Kickboxing, a combat sport and self-defence system from France.
Savate Boxe Francais as it is known, combines kicks and punches in rapid combinations. It is the only kickboxing style where it is compulsory to wear boots. Savate itself literally means ‘old boot’. It is often referred to as elegant combat as so much attention is on technical ability rather than brute force. And so is an ideal combat sport for juniors looking to compete without the worry of getting too hurt.
One of the main objectives of Savate is to touch and not be touched back so the classes involve a lot of movement and footwork drills for defence and attack.
Below is the Savate grading syllabus, which allows Savate to have a very structured approach to learning the skills and techniques that Savate has to offer.
Apprenticeship
Blue Glove. Striking: I touch without being touched
Green Glove. Blocking: I avoid being touched and touch in reply
Development
Red Glove. Moving: I avoid being touched and reply on a different line
White Glove. Anticipating: I touch before I am touched
Control
Yellow Glove. Feinting: I create an opportunity to touch
Mastery
Silver Glove. Mastery: I have complete technical proficiency
