UKBJJA NEWS
All the latest news about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the UK! Be sure to bookmark this page. Scroll down for press releases and news and events from our blog.
UKBJJA Junior Development Programme 2018
Introduction from Jimmy Johnstone, UKBJJA Youth Development Officer The UKBJJA is planning a monthly get together for our young BJJ players aged 17 and under. These sessions would be held at a different academy each month and in different towns to ensure that the...
UK Women Show Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mastery
UK Women Show Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mastery A report on the IBJJF World Masters Championships By Jolie Boyle, UKBJJA Women’s Officer This year made history in women’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. The start of the year saw a petition circling the social media pages that was...
Team Uk Athlete Profile: Francesca Renda
Francesca Renda was the UKBJJA no.1 ranked female athlete at white belt in 2017. All top ranked athletes win sponsorship to travel to the Europeans in January. Unfortunately, Francesca was unable to travel in January and so we agreed she could defer her sponsorship to...
Team UK Athlete Profile: Kate Jackson (2018 IBJJF European Gold Medallist!)
The European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2018 are currently taking place in Lisbon, Portugal . As always, there is a good contingent of UKBJJA athletes out to win some medals for the UK. Here we will be profiling some of these athletes. Wish them luck! Athlete...
Team UK Athlete Profile: Sean Coates
The European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2018 are currently taking place in Lisbon, Portugal . As always, there is a good contingent of UKBJJA athletes out to win some medals for the UK. Here we will be profiling some of these athletes. Wish them luck! Athlete...
Team UK Athlete Profile: Yousuf Nabi
The European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2018 are currently taking place in Lisbon, Portugal . As always, there is a good contingent of UKBJJA athletes out to win some medals for the UK. Here we will be profiling some of these athletes. Wish them luck! Athlete...