The Grappling Training Locations Megathread

[solfish]

If it wasn't so painfully expensive I'd be furiously rubbing my thighs right now :/
Solfish, do you know if it's exclusively bjj in the classes, their website seemed to suggest they teach a mix of stuff each lesson?

I believe it's going to be exclusively BJJ in these classes, I think they may teach some BJJ inspired stuff in their Karate lessons but that is seperate to the new BJJ classes...

[RobT]

I wish!!! Nah, my training was too hit and miss and we got impatient to get on with setting up GB Oxford so Braulio is going to help us out with purple belts on loan :-)
Mary

Who have you got coming down to teach?

[RobT]

Can you explain this to my wife? It's a bit more than an hour though to get to the center of Brum where I assume the gym is.

It's pretty easy to get to the gym, you avoid the main centre of Brum.

Go from the M42 to the A41, I think it's junction 5 (to Solihull). Then just keep following the A41 until you get there.

[DJR]

I'll be working in Ottawa for a year starting next month, and want to keep training BJJ (I'm currently a 2 stripe white belt at Gracie Barra Vancouver). From what I've been able to find on this site, I gather OAMA and Ronin are the two best places to go in Ottawa.

Can anybody on here fill me in on pricing, and give me their own take on the quality of instruction, facilities, etc. at those two schools.

Thanks.

[el dangeroso]

Just to try my luck;

Anyone know of any schools around the South / South Central PA area... preferably between the Chambersburg - Harrisburg area. There are other schools, but the closest I know of is in York. One Judo place I found in Carlisle, they "don't do Ne Waza." That was in the instructor's own words.

May be too late now, and sorry I couldn't PM you. Try 'The Garage' in Harrisburg. Here's the link. http://www.thegaragebjj.com/default.aspx
Brad Souders, who is Eric Grove's cousin (Eric is sort of a legend,BB in combat sambo and purple in BJJ), is opening an MMA school in York in March. Not sure if they have a separate BJJ program or not. Brad is a multi-stripe blue who now trains under Rogerio "Tatu" Taborda. Hope this helps.

[solfish]

For those still interested in Oxford BJJ...

Classes start this Sunday.
Normal class times will be Friday 7:00 - 8:30 (I think, I may have written that down wrong)
Sunday 6:30 - 8:00

£10.00! a session or
£35.00 for just Sundays a month
£55.00 for both Fridays and Sundays.

It's at the Aviators club in Kidlington...which I think is on the A44 towards Woodstock out of Oxford (basically head up to the A34 and get on the A44 from there)

http://www.aviators-hfc.com/local_map.html

[madhorsebjj]

I am thinking of starting a Cambridge BJJ/MMA society. Then we can violently beat Oxford BJJ (which will presumably have some students from Oxford) like we do in the league tables

[IntoTheNihil]

Does anyone know of a good BJJ school in the central Florida area? Around daytona/ormond/port orange?

[spirez]

Just gone up this week, looking good!

http://www.graciebarrabirmingham.com/

Not all content is up yet but should be before long.

If you click on Media > Photo gallery > 2007 Seminars there are some pics of the academy in there.

BTW not sure if it does it on other browsers but on firefox does anyone else find a box keep popping up that says you need a new flash plug-in? I installed it but it still pops up, even though the flash works fine.

Props to Renaldo for the design, good job!

[joemoplata]

Woodbridge, VA

The Yamasaki Academy is now offering Brazilian Jiu Jitsu classes in the Woodbridge, VA area! Classes will be offered Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00pm - 8:30pm, taught by me Joe Cunningham. I have been training with Yamasaki for over 9 years and hold the rank of brown belt. Come check us out!

American Martial Arts Center
4172 Merchant Plaza
Woodbridge, VA 22192

For further information please contact me at:

Joemoplata@nhbgear.com
or visit
www.myspace.com/yjjwoodbridge