Tuesday 3 November – The Welsh Institute of Sport (WIS), Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, will host the final Welsh BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) League event on Sunday 8 November, sponsored by Tatami Fightwear. More than 80 competitors aged between 5 and 17, both boys and girls will compete to win titles in...
London 2nd November – British Armed Forces have selected Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as its newest combat training discipline, the first to be added to its roster in decades. The selection has been made with the help and support of the sport’s governing body elect, the UK Brazilian Jiu Jitsu...
UKBJJA University BJJ League The UKBJJA is co-ordinating a university wide university league for all currents student and staff at UK universities. Individuals can compete for their institution at annual events and at the end of the year the university team topping the league will win a prize, as...
Black belt Oli Geddes is running his second charity seminar at Gracie Barra Preston in November. All proceeds will be given to support BJJ players in the UK that for whatever reason need financial support to attend the big competitions. Oli will be selecting the fighters. The cost is only £20, and...
Last week the first UKBJJA certified instructor Warren Berry started teaching BJJ to school children who had been struggling academically and socially. All the hard work is down to Warren but we are really proud to have helped in some small way to get this project off the ground, which is using...
In response to requests from members of the BJJ community about forming university BJJ clubs, and in support of some excellent projects that already exist, the UKBJJA will be leading a campaign to co-ordinate these university clubs in the hope that we can get BUCS (British University and College...