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[quote=Anonymous]My kids got into ninja during the COVID days, and the younger one still does ninja seriously. It's a tiny sport at the competition level, but I had no idea anyone could even compete in ninja. We started ninja because my kids were bored waiting in lines at their gymnastics classes and wanted something more active. Nothing against gymnastics, it just wasn't the thing for my kids. So yes, there are actual teams for this, as well as competitions. Classes are offered for younger kids all the way up to teens and adults. The biggest audience seems to be elementary school kids for ninja, though if your kid is interested in ninja as a sport, they can compete and find skill-appropriate classes at every age at a ninja gym.

While I imagine a beginner ninja/parkour kid is not looking for the same things that my kid is, I just want to point out that there are different levels of ninja gyms. I can't speak much to parkour since that's not my kids' primary interest but we've heard that parkour is offered at many places. What we've seen is there are some ninja-first places, some parkour-first places, and then gymnastics-first. What that means is that a gymnastics-first gym may have a ninja area (I know Dominque Dawes does), but they will have a smaller selection of equipment and they don't change the obstacles as much as a ninja-first gym would.

Since I know ninja best, I can speak to the closest ninja-first gyms that I know about. Those are:
[b]Jump Climb Extreme[/b] - Frederick, MD - they recently moved to a new and much larger gym. We've been there many times with some friends and we've always had a good experience.
[b]Always in Motion Ninja & Parkour[/b] - Dulles Town Center - opened a year ago and this is where we go. I wouldn't consider it close, but my kid really likes ninja so it's worth the drive for me. AiM is the biggest ninja gym in the region and has a good variety of classes for all levels (young kids, adults, experienced ninjas), while also having parkour classes.
[b]Vertex Labs[/b] - Lorton, VA - another great place.

Note that most of these gyms have 'open gym times' for kids and/or families (normally Friday nights or weekends), so it's pretty to easy to check them out and figure out what you like.

We know Dominique Dawes also does ninja but it's not their primary thing and their coaches aren't familiar with ninja as a serious sport. They have a long-term location in Rockville and a new location in Ashburn, VA. DD tends to be fine for beginner ninjas but if your kid has a long-term interest in ninja, I highly recommend trying out one of the ninja-first gyms. A good friend of ours started ninja at DD in Rockville and enjoyed it, but when their child wanted to take ninja seriously, they moved to a ninja-first gym. [/quote]

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