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BJJ

Gi & No-Gi grappling.

BJJ

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is the art of leverage and control — how technique lets a smaller person control a larger one. We train both Gi and No-Gi, for all levels including kids, with active Gi and No-Gi competition teams.

Leverage over strength

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a ground-based grappling art built on the idea that technique and leverage let a smaller, weaker person control and submit a larger opponent. It's trained in two forms — Gi, with the traditional jacket and belt system, and No-Gi, faster-paced and closer to the grips used in MMA. Both build the same core skills: positioning, escapes, submissions, and the patience to out-think an opponent rather than out-muscle them.

Inside a class

Classes warm up the body, then break a technique down step by step — a sweep, a submission, an escape — before repeating it in controlled drilling with a partner matched to your experience. Positional work and live rolling come later, introduced gradually as your technique starts to hold up under resistance. The 6-week No-Gi beginner course walks complete beginners through fundamentals, real-world self-defence positions, fitness and confidence from day one, before joining the wider timetable.

Who it's for

BJJ suits anyone from complete beginners to competitors — we run active Gi and No-Gi competition teams alongside the everyday classes, and kids train it too, in age-specific groups. No experience or fitness level is required to start; most people build both through training rather than needing them beforehand, and the 6-week No-Gi beginner course is exactly where that starts for newcomers.

How the beginner course works

6-Week Beginner Course (No-Gi)

A complete-beginner course covering the fundamentals, real-world self-defence, fitness and confidence — coached step by step from day one.

Class times this week

  • BJJ · All LevelsMon 12:00pm+ cal
  • BJJ · All LevelsTue 6:00pm+ cal
  • BJJ No-Gi · All LevelsTue 7:30pm+ cal
  • BJJ Open Mat · All LevelsWed 12:00pm+ cal
  • BJJ · All LevelsWed 6:00pm+ cal
  • BJJ No-Gi · All LevelsThu 6:00pm+ cal
  • BJJ · All LevelsThu 7:30pm+ cal
  • BJJ No-Gi · All LevelsFri 12:00pm+ cal
  • BJJ No-Gi · All LevelsFri 7:30pm+ cal
  • BJJ Basics · BeginnerSat 12:00pm+ cal

See the full timetable for every class across the week.

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