Learning a martial art, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in particular, is one of the best gifts you­ can provide a child. It provides character development and personal growth that will impact every area of their life, for the rest of their life. It is a fun way for kids to get into fantastic shape, gain confidence, learn respect, improve discipline, and prevent bullying.

Our kids program operates in a fun and nurturing environment, where kids flourish and learn important life lessons like:

Through self-discipline, commitment, and perseverance, you can accomplish anything.

Improving focus and concentration helps you ignore distractions and fully engage in lessons at school, in sport, and at home.

Patience pays off.

When you are healthy and fit, you feel better about yourself and are more confident.

Our Kids Program will also empower your kids to prevent or discourage bullying without violence. Through appropriate and effective self-defense techniques, we instill the self-esteem and confidence needed to allow kids to defuse confrontations before they escalate, and how to protect and defend themselves in the event they are attacked. Bullying is the #1 social issue and epidemic in schools today, and it has ripple effects throughout our communities.

Every 7 minutes a child is bullied in the US - Every month, 3 million children miss school due to fear of bullying - 90% of 4th through 8th graders report being victims of bullying - 1 out of 10 students drop out of school due to repeated bullying - 70% of students believe schools respond poorly to bullying and that adult help is infrequent.

Don’t let your child be a victim!

Starting any new sport, much less a martial art, can be difficult. Our fundamental program allows you to learn basics in a very controlled, safe and fun environment. The structured curriculum is designed to effectively introduce all the basics positions, techniques, submissions and escapes. The classes will prepare you for both self-defense and sport Jiu-Jitsu. It will also improve your fitness, balance and coordination. The fundamental program is designed to anyone, male or female, of any body type, fitness level or age (14 or older).

The classes lays the foundation of knowledge upon which everything else will build. One of the biggest shortcomings of many Jiu-Jitsu academies is a lack of such comprehensive system. Our system is designed by the Soul Fighters Co-founder and World Champion Augusto Tanquinho and is unique. As evidenced in his career as one of the best featherweight of all times in Jiu-Jitsu and also the results of many champions that he helped to build in these 20 years teaching. The system works, and the fundamentals foundation allows you to reach your maximum potential in the sport.

Soul Fighters HQ offers No-Gi programs in both fundamentals and advanced classes. Our curriculum includes attacks and defensive techniques, wrestling, escapes and the class is structured with positional, situational and live sparring.

No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu is the best preparation for MMA and No Gi Competition.

Students train with the only ADCC Champion in Arizona and 2 x World No Gi Champion by International BJJ Federation - Augusto Tanquinho.

Muay Thai is the national sport of Thailand. Muay Thai is a style of kickboxing where participants fight in the ring using their fists, feet, elbows and knees in a style that has become world renowned for its simplicity and effectiveness.

Muay Thai cardio Conditioning combines strength work and cardio conditioning to strike a total body balance. Move through a series of combos, alternating between speed and power. Open to all skill levels and designed to be scaled. We welcome beginners and can challenge an advanced athlete. Grab wraps, gloves and meet your coach on the mat 2.

The Muay Thai Cardio is a full-body workout that includes movements such as knee strikes, kicks, and punches on either a free-standing heavy bag or Muay Thai pads.

Muay Thai cardio helps:

1. Increases Flexibility.

2. Improves VO2 max.

3. Increase Muscular Endurance.

4. Relieves Stress / Improve Mental Health.

5. High Calorie Burn

6. Improve Coordination & Muscular Balance.

7. Tone Whole Body.

This class will focus on mostly fundamentals in the beginning and will be open only to women and teen girls. With the tools you learn and practice within the safety of the women’s only class. Our Women's classes allow you to combine the best aspects of self-defense and situational awareness with an exciting and competitive setting that pushes your body through an incredible workout.

some of the basics that you will learn:

1. Powerful throws and takedowns.

2. Effective ground grappling strategies.

3. Chokes, holds, and locks.

4. Submission skills from any position.

5. Defenses from any position.

This program was specifically designed to prepare men and women for real life-threatening situations. Our Self Defense techniques provide the knowledge and skills for any person to escape from an attacker, whether he/she is on his/her feet or on the ground. This course is unique because it does not rely exclusively on punching and kicking, as do many other forms of martial arts.

Punching and kicking do not represent an effective strategy against an assailant who is bigger, stronger and capable of hitting back. In addition, they are useless on the ground, which is where a rapist/attacker is most likely to assault a woman.

For those who are unfamiliar with mixed martial arts, but are interested in learning the basics, SFHQ beginners MMA classes offer a beginner’s program. For beginners MMA this fundamental program helps newcomers master the basics of mixed martial arts. An entry level fight class, beginners MMA is designed to help students experience fighting in a methodical, safe way. Whether you’re looking to lose a few pounds, build self-confidence or pursue a dream as a professional mixed martial arts fighter, Beginners MMA at SFHQ is where you start your journey in the mixed martial arts.

The Beginners MMA program covers essential strikes, blocks and movements of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, submission grappling, ground and pound, wrestling, boxing, and Muay Thai kickboxing. The pace is unique to each student, ensuring no one is uncomfortable or pushed forward when they are not ready. The program is designed to build the stamina, endurance and physical strength necessary to move forward.

Designed for those who have completed the fundamentals curriculum and/or have attained at least a 1st degree white belt, the Intermediate curriculum will prepare you to get the blue belt, begin sparring with high belts and participate of Advanced classes. Your progress is systematic fashion to improve your understanding reflexes, and overall development in the sport. Once again this is part of our unique system that has produced many Jiu-Jitsu champions. While the Intermediate class was designed with the white belts in mind, it is also very beneficial for more advanced technique or people who may returning from a layoff.

​Designed to people who have completed the Fundamental & Intermediate curriculum and/or have attained at least their 4th degree white belt, the Advanced class is for students wanting to evolve their Jiu-Jitsu to the more advanced belts, compete, or test their abilities in the most practical setting. In this class, the whole world of Jiu-Jitsu, from simple to complex, is an open book to be studied, evaluated, drilled, and put into practice. This is the class where champions are made and fitness goals are exceeded. This class includes more complex positional study and more intense sparring.

As we get older and find more time in retirement or semi-retirement, we look for ways to fill our days while staying active and healthy. How about a martial art?

After thousands of years, no one has come up with a better program for physical and mental fitness than martial arts. You may be thinking, martial arts is a young person’s activity but this couldn’t be further from the truth.

Soul Fighters HQ combines multiple martial arts techniques and disciplines to produce a challenging yet rewarding basic self-defense class tailored specifically to seniors.

Our Seniors Basic Self-Defense classes will leave you feeling more confident while providing a great atmosphere to make new friends and build community.

Sign-up for a free trial now and train with Owner and Head Instructor Augusto Tanquinho.

Soul Fighters HQ offers Private Classes for everyone, from beginners to seasoned professionals. Enquire now to discuss your goals and availability. Soul Fighters HQ can tailor a specialized program to ensure you maximize your training time and achieve your goals whether they be purely for fitness or training for a world championship competition.