All news posts about women, such as the women-only classes which began in 2014
On the 1st March, Lisa will be starting a women’s BJJ course, which runs for five weeks at MYGYM Bristol on Wednesdays, 18:25-19:25. It’s important to pre-book, as spaces are limited. The course will cost £25. For more information, contact us on info@artemisbjj.com. You can also click here for a course poster. No punching or kicking,…
In exciting news, we have a new instructor at the club! Lisa will be taking on responsibility for the women’s class from now on, with other women at Artemis BJJ covering when she’s away (e.g., Kirsty, who has been with us for a while now). She will also be part of the team helping to…
Subscribe | Download | Stream | Transcript (Edited) | Support This interview follows on directly from the chat with Val Worthington, recorded during the same April 2014 trip to Virginia. Chrissy and Brian Linzy are two of the three founders of US Grappling (the third is Andrew Smith), pioneers of true submission only tournaments. We…
Last Wednesday, we had a visit from the good people at One25, the charity we supported at this year’s GrappleThon. Three women joined us on the mats to learn a couple of fun submissions. Lu also presented us with a certificate to celebrate our fundraising: the total was almost £6,000 in total! It looked like…
On Sunday 4th October, we’ll be hosting top black belt Chelsea Bainbridge-Donner at MYGYM from 12:00-15:00. Only £20, everybody welcome! Head to the event page on Facebook to confirm your attendance. 🙂 Chelsea is an active competitor at the highest level, with numerous accomplishments to her name. In 2013, she won the Dream Jiu Jitsu…
by Tracey Robinson New and old injuries need to be treated with care. Fortunately, BJJ can be adapted around your body. In this guest blog, Tracey talks about how we’ve been able to accommodate her back injury in classes at Artemis BJJ. I slipped a disc in my lower back about 4 years ago which…
Kirsty joined the Artemis BJJ women’s class in late March, as a complete beginner. She swiftly progressed to the mixed class, then motivated a group of students from the club to join her at a competition. After only three months of training, she won a bronze medal. It’s been fantastic to watch her develop over that time. Kirsty…
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…
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…
The Artemis BJJ women’s class has been running since July, completely free. One of the most regular students has been Tracey, who has shown real improvement over the months she has been training. She was also the first student from the women’s class to cross over into mixed training: she and her son are now…
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