BJJ British Open website now live!

04 February 2010

It’s that time of year again! Yes, the BJJ British Open is back, this time with a two day event, following the highly successful first competition last year. We had over 650 competitors in 2009, this year we aim to have closer to...

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Latest blue promotions

03 February 2010

Congratulations to Pete Dutton and Gary Taylor on receiving their blue belts from Victor. The well deserved promotions follow their performances at the Europeans, where Gary won bronze in his division. Both guys train regular in the...

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Gracie Mag interview Ze Radiola

26 January 2010

Check out the latest issue of Gracie Mag featuring a great interview with Ze Radiola!

http://www.graciemag.com/en/2010/01/ze-radiola-from-the-waves-to-dojos/

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Chiu is Braulio’s 1st ever Black Belt!

07 January 2010

Chiu holds the great honour of being Braulio’s first ever student to be promoted to black belt in brazilian jiu jitsu! The long awaited moment was made on 4th January after the evening class when to Chiu’s great surprise and amazement...

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WELCOME BACK

04 January 2010

We hope you all enjoyed your break. We are looking forwards to seeing you back in the academy.
2009 was a great year, the Gracie Barra Braulio Estima won the BJJ British Open and the NO GI British Open the top competitions in UK.
We...

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Well done to Mat at Ground Control

14 December 2009

Well done to Alex & Mat Holmes and Dan Hodgson who competed at the Ground Control no-gi grappling tournament in Manchester at the weekend. It was their 2nd ever competition after the recent NO GI British Open.

Out of the three guys,...

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Interview with Braulio in FIGHTERS MAGAZINE

09 December 2009

In this month’s FIGHTERS Magazine is an interview with our very our Braulio Estima!  He looks back on his most recent wins at Abu Dhabi Combat Club and discusses his future challenges in BJJ and MMA.
FIGHTERS Magazine is available at...

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20th December - Annual Gathering!

28 November 2009

The annual gathering at GB Birmingham/ Braulio Estima and affiliated academies will take place on Sunday 20th December from early afternoon.

The day will take the usual format as previous years and will include some light training...

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Rick Cooke takes gold at the No Gi Worlds!

20 November 2009

Congratulations to Rick for taking gold at yet another major tournament this year, adding to the growing collection of championship medals after winning the blue belt senior middleweight category!
Rick is an avid competitor and yet...

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Neil Simkin featured in MAI magazine

13 November 2009

It must be Neil Simkin month! Not only does he place bronze at the absolute No GI World’s last weekend, he now takes the limelight and is featured in a massive double page spread in the latest edition of Martial Arts Illustrated...

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