On the 10th May, Laura, Kirsty and Zoe headed up to the Super Seminar at Gracie Barra Nottingham, along with Can (full write-up on slideyfoot.com). It was a co-ed event taught by four of the top female competitors in the UK, Leoni Munslow, Yas Wilson, Gret Zoeller and Vanessa English. As well as sharing some…
From now on, the Wednesday mixed class at MYGYM Bristol will be on the huge mats downstairs, rather than the studio. That means lots and lots of space for drilling and sparring! To accommodate that, the women’s class (which is staying in the studio upstairs) will be moving to the slightly earlier time of 18:25-19:25….
Grapplers from around the country gathered at MyGym in Bristol for International Women’s Day, with the aim of rolling for twenty-four hours to support the charity Equality Now. It’s always great seeing the BJJ community get behind a good cause So far, we’ve raised almost £3,000 for Equality Now (you can still donate, here). Thanks…
If you want to show your love on Valentine’s Day, how about donating to a cause that makes the world a better place? Equality Now works tirelessly to end violence and discrimination against women around the world, which is why we’re supporting them at the International Women’s Day GrappleThon in three weeks time. Our fundraising…
Artemis BJJ is a year old! We’ve come a long way since January 2014 and our classes are expanding. As a result, from this Monday onwards, there will be an additional 30 minutes of open mat time after the Monday class. In a few months’ time, we’ll also hopefully be able to move to the…
The earliest extended interaction Can ever had with Chrissy was when she wrote some articles for slideyfoot.com about the women’s class she was running. It was therefore a question Can was keen to ask in 2014 upon finally meeting her in person, especially as this was when he was still planning the Artemis BJJ women’s class….
A Bristol martial arts club spent 2014 investing in their belief that BJJ is the ideal martial art for women. To encourage more women to take up the sport, Artemis BJJ ran free women’s BJJ classes at MyGym in St Pauls, starting in the summer and finishing on 31 December, to build a community of…
This week, Chrissy and Brian talk about US Grappling, further fleshing out the interview already posted on the Martial Arts Illustrated website (and indeed the slideyfoot.com article Chrissy wrote a few years ago). Chrissy and Brian talked about their start in BJJ last week, then will be talking about women’s classes and wrapping up next…
In closed guard, your legs are around the waist of your opponent, while in half you’ve captured one of their legs. Eventually, you will find that your opponent has been able to disengage your legs: that’s where open guard comes in. With open guard, you do not necessarily start out attached to your opponent: your…
What: The concept behind a GrappleThon is very simple: at least two people are grappling at any one point over a predetermined period. When: 14:00 on Saturday 7th March 2015 until 14:00 on Sunday 8th March 2015 (for the Facebook event, click here) Where: At our central location in St Paul’s, which is Bristol Sports Centre/MyGym,…
