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News · 1 March 2026How to Roll as an Older Grappler (Without Breaking Yourself)Read more →
News · 26 September 2025Marc's Tips for Older GrapplersBrazilian Jiu Jitsu is for everyone — but the way you train in your 40s, 50s, and beyond needs to be a little different than when you were 20. Many older grapplers struggle with injuries, slow recovery, or simply findingRead more →
News · 11 September 2024Simon Promoted to Black Belt!Huge congratulations to Simon on his promotion to black belt by Marc at last weekend's seminar with Mauricio Gomes!Read more →
Events · 9 February 2024Emily Kwok SeminarOn March 4th, the legendary Emily Kwok is visiting Kingston Jiu Jitsu for another seminar. The last seminar was amazing, so make sure you don't miss out this time!Read more →
Events · 5 January 2024Leão Teixeira SeminarWe are delighted to announce that we will be hosting a seminar with the legendary Coral Belt Leão Teixeira on 28th January at Tiffin Sports Centre from 1-3 pm.Read more →
Events · 6 September 2023Rayron Gracie SeminarWe are very excited to announce that 4 times World Champion Rayron Gracie will be visiting Kingston Jiu Jitsu to teach a seminar on October 8th 2023!Read more →
Events · 3 November 2022Mauricio Gomes Winter Seminar and GradingOur head instructor, the legendary Mauricio Gomes, is returning for a seminar and grading on December 3rd!Read more →
Events · 16 August 2022Seminar with Rob TaylorRob Taylor is returning for a seminar on the 3rd of September!Read more →
Events · 12 July 2022Women's BJJ Beginner's CourseStarting on September 1st, we will be running a beginner's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) course for women. This course is the ideal introduction to BJJ and is specifically designed to give students a strong foundation in theRead more →
News · 8 July 2022Four New Blue Belts!Huge congratulations to Muiris, Philip, Martins and Jakub on their recent promotion to blue belt!Read more →
Events · 16 June 2022Muay Thai Beginners CourseTuesdays in July - Lee will be running through an intro to Muay Thai. Those more experienced are still very welcome to attend - there will be a separate advanced class running too. The course starts on July 5th at 7 pm. Read more →
Events · 4 May 2022Mauricio Gomes Summer SeminarThe legendary Mauricio Gomes is returning for another seminar on June 18th!Read more →
News · 22 February 2022Two New Brown Belts2021 ended with two big promotions to brown belt!Read more →
News · 20 July 2021Normal Classes Resume!After 16 months of closure and restrictions, we are so excited to be returning to normal adult classes. There was a fantastic vibe on the mats last night and it was amazing to see so many members back on the mats again. Read more →
News · 19 May 2021Adult Training ReturnsOn May 17th, adult training returned to Kingston Jiu Jitsu. We are still not back to normal training yet, and COVID restrictions are still in place, but we are now a step closer to returning back to normal.Read more →
News · 10 April 2021Return to the Mats!On April 12th we finally return to the mats following Lockdown 3.0! The safety of our members is of the utmost importance to us and we will be strictly following national guidelines and the return to play guidelines provRead more →
News · 7 January 2021Training During LockdownDuring the national lockdown, all of our training is currently being held online via Livestream. Our students can also continue to access classes via our online portal Kingston Jiu Jitsu Online, which now has over 170 viRead more →
News · 27 October 2020Current KJJ TimetableWe are currently operating under a temporary timetable due to the COVID19 pandemic. All of our face-to-face classes follow current Sport England and UKBJJA advice and strictly adhere to advice on social distancing procedRead more →
News · 21 July 2020Back to TrainingWe will be returning to training with socially distanced classes on the 25th of July. Our students can also continue to access classes via our online portal Kingston Jiu Jitsu Online and via the Mauricio Gomes Legacy stuRead more →
News · 20 July 2020Kingston Jiu Jitsu Lockdown ProjectThanks to all of the members of Kingston Jiu Jitsu for their support since March. It was great to see all of the clips of them training at home!Read more →
News · 16 March 2020Temporary Closure due to COVID-19This has been an enormously difficult decision to make, but we have decided to cancel all classes until further notice. Our students can, however, continue to access classes via our online portal Kingston Jiu Jitsu OnlinRead more →
News · 10 March 2020Two More Blue Belt PromotionsHuge congratulations to Harry and Ed on their recent promotion to blue belt!Read more →
News · 3 February 2020First Blue Belts of 2020!Huge congratulations to our first blue belts of 2020!Read more →
Events · 20 January 2020Ben Poppleton SeminarWe were delighted to once again host Ben Poppleton for a seminar on Sunday 19th January. Ben is a UK martial arts legend and was the first British Brazilain Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt.Read more →
News · 31 December 2019Marc Appears on the Healthy Beast PodcastKingston Jiu Jitsu Instructor and qualified doctor Marc Barton recently appeared for the second time on the Healthy Beast Podcast . The discussion focused on dealing with injuries, recovering from training and adjusting Read more →
News · 18 December 2019Christmas Timetable 2019Our Christmas Timetable has now been finalised:Read more →
Events · 10 December 2019Seminar & Grading with Mauricio GomesOn Sunday 8th December we hosted Mauricio Gomes for our end of year seminar and grading. Mauricio taught a fantastic seminar, followed by a question and answer session and then the end of year grading, where some very biRead more →
News · 4 December 2019More Blue Belt PromotionsCongratulations to Dan, Lewis and Simon on their recent promotions to blue belt!Read more →
News · 2 December 2019Marc's StoryKingston Jiu Jitsu instructor Marc Barton was recently featured in a short mini-documentary that tells the story about how he left his job as a medical doctor to become a full-time Jiu-Jitsu Instructor.Read more →
News · 21 November 2019Josh Promoted to Orange BeltCongratulations to Josh on being our first junior member to be promoted to orange belt. This is an absolutely fantastic achievement that represents over 6 years of consistent hard training!Read more →
News · 21 October 2019Two More Blue Belt PromotionsCongratulations to our two newest blue belts, Sophia and Louis! Both have worked incredibly hard to achieve their promotions.Read more →
News · 5 September 2019Three New Blue BeltsCongratulatiosn to Lucca, Tom and Ben on the recent promotions to blue belt!Read more →
News · 24 July 2019Dan Promoted to Purple BeltHuge congratulations to Dan on his promotion to purple belt on Monday! He may not have been with us long, but there’s no doubt this is very much deserved. Great to have you as part of the team, Dan.Read more →
Events · 18 July 20192019 Kids Club ChampionshipA huge congratulations to all the 62 kids that took part in our 2019 club competition last Sunday.Read more →
News · 25 June 2019Blue Belt PromotionsCongratulations to George, Tom and Paris on their recent promotions to blue belt!Read more →
Events · 19 June 2019Women's Beginner's CourseKingston Jiu Jitsu's first ever women's beginner's course coming this summer!Read more →
News · 10 June 2019New Muay Thai ClassesLast Tuesday we started our new Thai Boxing (Muay Thai) classes, and they have proved to be a huge success. Thanks so much to Lee and the team from Esher Muay Thai for bringing such a high level of tuition to the team inRead more →
News · 6 June 2019Alex Promoted to Blue BeltHuge congratulations to Alex on getting his blue belt on Monday! Alex has put in a lot of hard work on the mats and this was very well deserved - we are going to miss his help in the beginner’s classes!Read more →
News · 7 May 2019Dan Promoted to Purple BeltHuge congratulations to Daniel Lau on his well-deserved promotion to purple belt last night!Read more →
Events · 27 April 2019Competition Success at the Sussex OpenCongratulations to everyone that competed at the Sussex Open today! An amazing team performance with loads of great matches and medals once again!Read more →
News · 28 March 2019More Belt PromotionsHuge congratulations to our latest students to be promoted. Darren, Martin and Josh were promoted to blue belt, and Brendan was promoted to purple belt!Read more →
News · 21 March 2019Clare Promoted to Purple BeltThis week Clare became our first female purple belt. This is a fantastic achievement for Clare, who has put in so many hours training and teaching over the past 4 and a half years. She has worked tremendously hard to buiRead more →
Events · 12 March 2019Triccs Invitational 2019On Sunday 3rd March 2019, we took our largest ever competition team to the Triccs Invitational in Dulwich.Read more →
News · 6 March 2019Anthony Promoted to Brown BeltWe have a new brown belt!! Huge congratulations to Anthony on this amazing achievement. He has been a purple belt for 7 years, joining JJB London 2 years ago. He’s a force to be reckoned with on the mats - well done AnthRead more →
News · 6 February 2019More Belt PromotionsCongratulations to Piotr on his recent promotion to purple belt, and Manny, Ray and james on their promotions to blue belt!Read more →
News · 15 January 2019Yang Promoted to Brown BeltHuge congratulations to Yang on his promotion to brown belt last night!Read more →
News · 28 December 2018Blue Belt PromotionCongratulations to our latest blue belt Stephen Brookes - well done for all your hard work!Read more →
News · 18 December 2018Christmas Timetable 2018Our Christmas Timetable has now been finalised:Read more →
News · 17 November 2018Marc Appears on the Healthy Beast PodcastKingston jiu jitsu instructor Marc Barton appeared on the Healthy Beast podcast this week. An article in the Telegraph will follow. Marc previously worked an an emergency medicine doctor and as an author for a medical edRead more →
News · 21 October 2018Three New Blue BeltsHuge congratulations to Grant, Iacopo and Denzil on their recent hard-earned promotions to blue belt!Read more →
News · 18 September 2018Three New Blue BeltsCongratulations to John, Keita, and Claire on their recent promotions to blue belt!Read more →
News · 15 August 2018Four New Blue BeltsCongratulations to Jack, Lee, Tom and Peter on their hard-earned recent promotions to blue belt!Read more →
Events · 10 August 2018Great Team Performance at the Surrey Open!An absolutely fantastic performance by the team at the Surrey Open! 4 golds, 1 silver and 3 bronze medals. Very proud of everybody that competed and a special thank you to Andreas for doing such a great job coaching the Read more →
News · 26 July 2018Ross Promoted to Purple Belt!Massive congratulations to Ross who is our newest purple belt! Big belt for one of our biggest personalities!Read more →
News · 17 July 2018Oli and Marc Appointed to Positions with the UKJJFRoger Gracie has announced the formation of the United Kingdom Jiu-Jitsu Federation (UKJJF), a new governing body that will foster collaborative working relationships between existing federations and help develop the spoRead more →
Events · 16 July 2018Kit Dale No-Gi Concepts SeminarYesterday we hosted Kit Dale for an absolutely fantastic No-Gi seminar! We focused on learning no-gi gripping concepts and gained a deeper understanding of Kit’s conceptual approach to teaching jiu jitsu.Read more →
Events · 11 July 20182018 Kids Club ChampionshipA huge congratulations to all the 55 kids that took part in our first ever club competition on Sunday.Read more →
News · 4 July 2018Andreas Promoted to Brown Belt!Last night I was very proud to be able to award Andreas his brown belt on behalf of both myself and Nic, who unfortunately was unable to be there.Read more →
News · 27 June 2018Summer 2018 Beginner's CourseIt was a great pleasure to welcome another fantastic group of beginners on to the mat for our Summer 2018 Beginner's Course. There was an amazing atmosphere and everyone worked very hard and showed a ton of potential!Read more →
Events · 26 June 2018IBJJF British NationalsImmensely proud of the whole team that competed at the IBJJF British Nationals this weekend. Everyone did amazingly, particularly those guys that competed for the first time. Our competition team is growing under the leaRead more →
News · 6 June 2018Blue Belt PromotionsMany congratulations to our latest blue belts Lucy Cagnazzo, Charlie Marban and Christian Tuffs - all three have worked very hard for their achievements.Read more →
Events · 15 May 2018Kit Dale SeminarJiu Jitsu Brotherhood London is very excited to announce that Kit Dale will be doing a no-gi seminar with us on Sunday, July 15th from 1.30-4.30 pm.Read more →
News · 17 April 2018Blue Belt PromotionsCongratulations to Dan Marashi and Milan Szemzo on their recent promotions to blue belt!Read more →
Events · 16 April 2018Kids Interclub CompetitionA big thank you Patrick from Triccs Academy for hosting such a great afternoon.Read more →
News · 25 March 2018Three New Blue Belts!Many congratulations to Jason, Jim and big Steve on their recent promotion to blue belt. Very well deserved!Read more →
News · 3 February 2018Justin Promoted to Blue Belt!Congratulations to Justin Kourie on his well-deserved promotion to blue belt this morning!Read more →
News · 9 January 2018First Blue Belt Promotion of 2018!Congratulations to Max Benson on his promotion to blue belt last night. Our first belt promotion of 2018!Read more →
News · 8 January 2018January 2018 Beginner's CourseIt was a pleasure to welcome 22 new beginners onto the JJB London mats on Sunday. There was a fantastic vibe on the mats and it was great to see so much potential and enthusiasm from the new students!Read more →
News · 20 December 2017Christmas Timetable 2017Our Christmas Timetable has now been finalised:Read more →
News · 19 December 2017New Blue BeltsCongratulations to Matt Tibbs and Jerelle Jacob on their recent hard-earned promotions to blue belt!Read more →
News · 16 December 2017Kid's GradingsCongratulations on a great term of jiu jitsu! Lots of training, resulting in some well-deserved stripes and belts. Our most senior students have been with us for over 4 years now, and are now entering the yellow belts, wRead more →
Events · 4 December 2017Great Performance by the Team at the Hillingdon BJJ InvitationalFantastic effort from everyone at the Hillingdon BJJ Invitational today. A special mention for Steve Hegarty who won gold in both his weight category and the absolute!Read more →
News · 28 November 2017Gold & Silver for Oli at the Paris OpenCongratulations to JJB London Instructor Oli Geddes on winning Gold in the no-gi and Silver in the Gi middleweight black belt divisions at the IBJJF Paris Open.Read more →
News · 24 October 2017New Purple BeltsCongratulations to Michael Lemos and James Pobjoy on their recent promotions to purple belt!Read more →
Events · 23 October 2017Kids GradingCongratulations to all the kids that were awarded stripes and belts at our half-term grading!Read more →
News · 2 October 2017Bronze Medal at the South East OpenCongratulations to Jim Melsom on his hard fought bronze medal at the South East Open on the weekend!Read more →
News · 7 September 2017New blue belts!Congratulations to Carles Escobedo and Mike Firth on their well-deserved recent promotion to blue belt!Read more →
Events · 1 July 2017Seminar and Grading with Nicolas GregoriadesAwesome seminar and grading with our head instructor, Nicolas Gregoriades today. Congratulations to everyone that received a new stripe or belt!Read more →
News · 29 May 2017New blue belt!Congratulations to Ruairidh Anderson on his recent promotion to blue belt!Read more →
News · 26 February 2017New Mats Have Arrived!We are pleased to announce that our new mats have arrived at Tiffin Sports Centre. We now have an expanded our area to over 80 squared metres and have plans to expand to over 110 squared metres in the coming months.Read more →
News · 26 February 2017New Purple and Blue BeltsCongratulations to Hadrian on his promotion to purple belt and Lewis on his promotion to blue belt after yesterdays class!Read more →
News · 31 January 2017Two New Blue BeltsCongratulations to Vasan and Oscar on their well earned promotion to blue belt this month!Read more →
Events · 13 December 2016Surrey Open 2016Fantastic performance by the team at the Surrey Open yesterday. Came away with three silvers and one bronze medal. Everyone fought hard and performed well, win or lose!Read more →
News · 5 December 2016Marc Promoted to Black BeltOn December 4th JJB London Instructor Marc Barton was promoted to black belt by Nicolas Gregoriades at the Roger Gracie Academy in London. Congratulations Marc!Read more →
Events · 5 December 2016African Charities Seminar 2017On Sunday December 4th we jointly hosted the 2nd annual African Charities seminar at RGA HQ in London. There was a fantastic turnout and almost £1200 was raised for the joint causes of ICROSS and KNCA!Read more →
Events · 3 December 2016Winter Grading with Nicolas GregoriadesFantastic class and grading with Nicolas Gregoriades last night followed by our 4th birthday meal at Nando's.Read more →
Events · 1 November 2016London Fall IBJJF OpenCongratulations to Andreas Wichmann on his outstanding performance at the London Fall IBJJF International Open. Andreas won bronze in both his own weight category and also in the absolute division!Read more →
News · 1 November 2016More New Blue Belts!Congratulations to Luke Speller and Nicholas Velasco on their hard earned promotion to blue belt last week!Read more →
News · 29 August 2016Four new blue belts!It has been a busy summer at JJB London with four new blue belts being awarded. Congratulations to Ross Hooper, Marvin Reid, Clare Barton, and Timur Yuldabayev on their new belts!Read more →
Events · 18 July 2016ADCC London InternationalCongratulations to Fahim Khan on his silver medal at the ADCC London International Open!Read more →
News · 9 July 2016Ladies only BJJToday we held our first ever ladies only session. Great to see the Jiu Jitsu Sisterhood growing!Read more →
Events · 9 July 2016Grading with Nic GregoriadesCongratulations to Yiyang Ng on his promotion to purple belt and to Justin Dixon on his promotion to blue belt by Nic Gregoriades on Monday!Read more →
News · 27 May 2016Blue belt promotionsCongratulations to Josh Sadraoui, Simon Lackie and Brendan van Rooyen on their recent promotions to blue belt!Read more →
Events · 28 April 2016NAGA British ChampionshipsThe JJB London team turned in a great performance at the 2016 NAGA British Championships at Crystal Palace.Read more →
Events · 13 March 2016JJB Spring GradingThank you Nic Gregoriades for an amazing seminar today where we learnt a new Yoga vinyasa for BJJ, some cool stand up techniques and the leg drag pass against the de la Riva guard.Read more →- Events · 6 March 2016Yoga for BJJ at JJB LondonOn Saturday 27th February we held our first Yoga for BJJ session. One hour of open mat rolling followed by one hour of restorative Yoga by Marvin Reid from Chill Winston Yoga to work out the knots. A perfect blend!Read more →
News · 22 February 2016Competition NewsCongratulations to Jamie Bell on his bronze medal at the Bristol Open, which was his first competition. Also well done to competition veteran Matt Jardine on winning double silver at the IBJJF Munich Open. This was Matt'Read more →- News · 26 January 2016Gold at the Southend Open for Fahim!Congratulations to Fahim Khan on winning gold in the No-Gi division at the Southend Open!Read more →
- Events · 26 January 2016African Charities SeminarOn Sunday 13th December JJB London jointly hosted a seminar in aid of two African based charities.Read more →