Fitness & Lifestyle

Competitive success at an early age isn't talent on display. Very often, it's just more time.

How to make every session count.

This is the sort of thing you learn at our Core classes. In this video, I'm teaching some fundamental moves to pin and submit your opponent in the Mount Position. When we use this position, we're attacking using not just bodyweight, but also smart positioning. After all, what if your opponent is strong enough to roll or throw you off him? View the Full Video On YouTube If you like the look of this, and you think you'd like to try a class, we offer a Free Trial session. Just f

What a week! One of the great things in martial arts is giving deserving kids who have worked so hard a well earned new belt, or a stripe on their belt. Not many other sports get to do this. One of my jokes (Dad jokes that is) is that no one ever gives you your Blue Racket in Badminton. So this is a great motivational tool for us as coaches, but it's also a great sign of progress for the young student. To see a visible sign of improvement wrapped around their waist can give a

We've got a great offer for you, but you've got to sign up for it by the end of June to get it- fair warning! We are giving you 6 weeks of training, plus a free BJJ Gi (the suit we wear) for just €99. We want to tempt you to start this summer. Think about it- usually people pick dates like January or September or something to start. But Jiu Jitsu isn't like football- we don't have a "season", so you can sign up all year round. Get in touch using our contact form on the homepa

It's a bit more quiet around here during the summer months, making it a great time to start.

A special day on the mats on Saturday! Black belt promotions don't come around very often, so to get the chance to give 2 out on Saturday to a pair of really deserving guys was a nice moment. Ken Cooney and Stan Ciocan are 2 long serving Jiu Jitsu students here, and two guys you can guarantee a great roll from every time they step on the mat. Congratulations to them! Ken did a Ken and legged it before I could get a photo! And I also gave out some well earned promotions in the