01A sports activity after school
If you are looking for children’s activities in Kropyvnytskyi, BORETS offers regular BJJ and wrestling classes. This page introduces our academy’s sports programs: age groups for children from age 4, with a gradual introduction to training. Start with the program for your child’s age, check the journey to one of our four locations and submit an application. The coordinator will help you find a specific group.
02Start with age and a convenient schedule
Attending classes regularly is easier when travel and timing don't conflict with school, sleep, and rest. At BORETS, groups are divided by age and experience, so first check not the gym name, but the specific group: who leads it, on which days it trains, and how much time the family will realistically spend traveling.
03The BORETS System: stand-up wrestling, throws, and strong ground game.
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is the foundation of the system, providing positional work, control and ground technique. Freestyle wrestling and sport sambo add stand-up, entries, takedowns and throws. Together they form one program for coordination, strength, endurance, mobility and body control.
044–7 years: movement and first group rules
At a young age, children get acquainted with the gym through short movement tasks, attention games, fall techniques, basic positions, and simple partner work. The main thing is not the number of techniques, but the ability to listen to explanations, wait their turn, stop an action on signal, and gradually interact alongside other children.
058–11 years: technical foundation and regularity
In intermediate groups, there is more technique in stand-up wrestling and ground game, partner work, and repetitive drills. Children learn to control movement, work with partners of appropriate age and experience, and return to an exercise after a mistake. The schedule includes separate groups for experienced participants — progression to these is determined by the coach.
0612–15 years: technique, tactics, and personal choice
Teenage groups combine technique, tactics, physical conditioning, and responsibility for one's own progress. One can train for self-improvement or prepare for competitions. The competitive path is not automatically activated: the teenager's desire, readiness, and the coach's recommendation are discussed with the family.
07A beginner's first weeks
At the start, the child gets acquainted with contact rules, basic positions, and the group's rhythm. The coach gradually adds more complex exercises and selects partners considering age, size, and experience. Parents should evaluate not the speed of results, but whether the child understands the rules, knows whom to approach, and can return to work without constant pressure.
08How to evaluate a coach and group
Observe if the coach explains tasks concisely and clearly, demonstrates movements, stops dangerous or uncontrolled actions, corrects mistakes without humiliation, and monitors partner selection. Ask what the child will do in the first weeks, how progress is communicated, and whom to contact after class.
09What to ask your child after their first visit
Instead of a general "Did you like it?", ask: what was clear, which task proved difficult, did the child hear the stop signal, do they know the coach's name, and do they want to return to this group? One answer does not determine the entire choice, but specific questions help distinguish normal apprehension from a situation worth discussing with the instructor.
10Four locations in Kropyvnytskyi
BORETS groups train at four locations: 24B Viktor Chmilenka Street, 2nd floor; Portal shopping centre, 1A Soborna Street, 5th floor; Depot, 5 Preobrazhenska Street, 3rd floor; and Mykolaivka, 59 Heroiv-zemliakiv Street (formerly Korolenka). There are six training rooms in total: three at Chmilenka and one at each other location. The schedule lists the age group, coach and class times for every room. Confirm a place in the group before your first visit.
11How to apply
Indicate age, prior experience, main request, and preferred location. The coordinator will check this information against the current schedule and suggest a suitable BORETS group. If you haven't decided on an area or direction yet, choose "Recommend a location" — the team will ask clarifying questions and explain the next step.