Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a grappling-based martial art, revolving around the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger opponent by using leverage and weight distribution, taking the fight to the ground and using a number of holds and submissions to defeat them. BJJ first came to prominence when Royce Gracie, a BJJ black belt, won UFC1, 2 and 4. Since, it has beena cornerstone of MMA, self defence and the martial arts community.
BJJ is a great sport to improve fitness, gain self defense skills, and most importantly have fun! Most new members to our club have no prior experience of BJJ or necessarily any martial arts. Join our chat, and come along to one of our classes to give it a try!
What to expect:
- Gi and No-gi, catering to every level of experience
- Professional classes taught by Black belt Luke Saldanha from Fightzone London
- student led drill classes, sparring and open mats
- Socials including post session 'spoons, hail mary, club nights and more. Many members of our club do not drink alcohol
- Events with QM Judo and other university BJJ clubs
Memberships
£125 for a year, or £49 for a semester.
Want to upgrade to a full year? Don't worry, you'll be able to upgrade to a full year membership with no additional cost. Please purchase "upgrade to full year membership".
We will be implementing a one class ticket for £10 per class. Please note to purchase this, you must have a QMSU sports membership for liability & insurance.
Additionally, we offer a social membership if you'd only like to attend socials for £5. All proceeds go towards operating costs of the club.
Taster sessions
Taster sessions are now over, however your first session will be free. Please message a committee member if you would like to have your first free class
Training sessions
Sessions are suitable for all levels, from introductory to experienced. Classes typically include a warmup, technique breakdown and drilling, situational/positional sparring and optional sparring from standing.
At Qmotion:
Sunday 3-5pm: coached by Luke. At M&B studio (upstairs)
Wednesday 1-3pm: led by committee. At M&B studio
Contact
Please feel free to get in touch! You can drop us an email at qmblbjj@gmail.com or DM us on instagram at bjj_qmbl
Committee 24/25
President- Daniel Hawkins
Vice President- Eissa Sakeen
Treasurer- Sarah Tudor
Captain- Divyansh Daga
Vice captain- Anoush Nathwani
Womens captain- Maria Roma Wilson
Social Sec- Rory Villaro Briggs, Harvey Lewis
Welfare officer: Shiyao (Will) Zhang