BJJ Richmond

We are a Brazilian Jujitsu Club in Richmond-upon-thames

We run our classes out of:

Combat Company
Global House
Station building
Kew road
RichmondTW9 2NA

What is Brazilian Jujitsu?

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art, combat sport, and a self defense system that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting. The art was derived from the Japanese martial art of Kodokan judo (which itself is derived from Japanese Jujutsu; the name Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is an homage to this origin) in the early 20th century

It teaches that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using leverage and proper technique—most notably by applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person. BJJ training can be used for sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition or self defense.Sparring (commonly referred to as "rolling") and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition, in relation to progress and ascension through its ranking system.

The benefits:

Improve your co ordination.

Excellent core work out.

Vast improvement on your flexibility.

Superb self defence awreness.

And excellent companion to any training regime.

Who can do Brazilian Jujistu?

Any body can do Brazilian Jujitsu. BJJ is a safe and perfectly suitable for all levels.

I have never done any training, will i get lost?

We cater for the absolute beginner. Your first class will be taken with your own instructor and you will be walked through all the terminology so you will be able to keep up.

Do i have to compete?

Absolutly not. Competition is completely optional.