The United Kingdom Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association (UKBJJA), the national governing body of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in the UK, is thrilled to unveil a groundbreaking initiative aimed at elevating the standards of BJJ across the country. Introducing the highly anticipated UKBJJA Level 1 Award in...
The UKBJJA appoints Wayne Samways as the new Development Officer for Wales. The United Kingdom Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association (UKBJJA) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Wayne Samways as the new Welsh Development Officer. Wayne, a highly accomplished black belt and esteemed instructor at...
A Resounding Success for Team Police BJJ and the UKBJJA Emergency Services Committee. On Saturday, June 3rd, a ground-breaking event took place in the UK Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) community as TeamPolice BJJ hosted the first-ever national championships. This momentous occasion not only marked a...
As part of ongoing efforts to provide BJJ seminars that are accessible to everyone, the UKBJJA is holding its first Disability Jiu Jitsu training camp. The UKBJJA, the National Governing Body for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is proud to present this tailored BJJ seminar, organised and led by our Disability...
Working together on an initiative that will keep officers & the public safe and ultimately reduce the risk of any injury. The UKBJJA Emergency Services team have provided support to the Metropolitan Police Service to create and test a programme which aims to enhance Police Officers’...
After a successful pilot program, UK Schools can now offer BJJ under their PE Curriculum. This exciting and welcome development means that adults and children across the UK can now gain recognised national qualifications in BJJ, by adding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu to their GCSE PE Curriculum. Members of...
Please find below an official statement from the UKBJJA: The UKBJJA is aware of a recent statement published on a Chambers website. The UKBJJA considers this article to be both inaccurate and misleading. Accordingly, the UKBJJA has (a) made a formal complaint, to the Chambers in question; and (b)...
UKBJJA, the official National Governing Body for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the UK has appointed two new Independent Directors to its Board. David Hart is a performance lead in elite sport, currently employed by the English Institute of Sport as Head of Performance Support for British...
Following this afternoons announcement by the First Minister we regret to announce that from Boxing day indoor contact training will have to stop for up to 3 weeks. Non contact training e.g dummy classes & conditioning classes can still take place but gyms must ensure that 1m social distancing...
Valley Academy BJJ, based in Swansea have become the first UKBJJA member club to successfully apply for Sports Council funding since the UKBJJA’s recognition as the official National Governing Body for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the UK. Valley Academy BJJ owners Ash Davies (Brown Belt) and Doug Steele...
24th September 2021. I’m delighted to announce that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is now recognised by the Sports Councils of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and the UKBJJA is the recognised National Governing Body for the sport across the UK. The process of recognition for the sport has...
At the UKBJJA Annual General Meeting scheduled for 23 October 2021, we will be electing new members to our Board of Directors and Council, in accordance with our Constitution and Sport England Code of Sports Governance. In addition to new Board members, we will also be electing a new Chair,...