Ninja and Tricking Classes
Mini Ninja
Ages 4-5
This preschool level class focuses on learning the basics of running, jumping, hanging, and swinging through obstacles while building core strength, coordination, confidence, and agility.
Youth Ninja
Ages 8-9
This beginner level class uses equipment specific for ages 8-9 and focuses on learning basic skills of running, jumping, hanging, climbing, and swinging through obstacles, building core strength, coordination, confidence, and agility.
Junior Ninja
Ages 6-7
This younger level class focuses on learning the basics of running, jumping, hanging, climbing, and swinging through obstacles, building core strength, coordination, confidence, and agility using appropriately sized equipment.
Beginner Ninja
Ages 10+
This beginning level class uses equipment specific for ages 10 and up and focuses on learning advanced beginner skills of running, jumping, hanging, climbing, and swinging through obstacles, building core strength, coordination, confidence, and agility.
Intermediate Ninja
Ages 8-14
This class focuses on more advanced skills and drills on all ninja apparatus. This class is an invite only, according to ability.
Tricking
Ages 10+
This beginner level class focuses on basic martial arts kicks and basic gymnastics flips and the strength to complete these sweet moves.
More about 5280 Ninja…
Come learn the salmon ladder, cliffhanger, ring toss, pegboard, angled steps, cargo net and infamous warped wall! 5280 Gymnastics is the proud home of the 5280 Ninja Program at our Littleton, CO location! Children of all ages and abilities will learn agility, strength training, and acrobatics through our new Ninja obstacle course!
What is a ninja course? A ninja course is a sequence of physically challenging obstacles for an individual or team to navigate while being timed. Ninja courses include climbing, running, jumping and crawling and balancing and challenges all areas of the body requiring the use of speed, agility, balance, strength and coordination to conquer each obstacle. Running the obstacle course also takes stamina in all these areas!
What equipment do we have? 5280 Ninja offers many of the most popular iconic obstacles from the TV show American Ninja Warrior including:
- Salmon Ladder
- Cliffhanger
- Ring Toss
- Pegboard
- Angled Steps
- Cargo Net
- Warped Wall
What is taught in class? Students will learn how to conquer American Ninja Warrior obstacle courses while building strength, agility, balance and confidence. Skills taught include:
- Run up the Warped Wall
- Balance on Floor Rollers
- Techniques to run on the Angled Steps
- Rope climbing and rope swinging
- Techniques for Ring Toss
- Traverse Wind Chimes and Walls
- Swinging Rings
- Hanging and Spinning Logs
- Salmon Ladder and Peg Board
- Grip strength for Cliffhangers and Gripping Nunchucks
- Cat Leaps and Jumps (parkour style)
- Technique for the Pipe Fitter
- Human Flagpole, Handstands and Flips
