Nechells Jiu Jitsu Club

Today we received the sad news of Sensei John Harquail’s passing 😔 Sensei John was a true gentleman on and off the mat, and a true inspiration to all, he will be truly missed.

One of Senpai Callum’s favourite memories of his whole Jitsu career was meeting Sensei John for the first time on the mat in 2016, when Senpai Callum was only 15 and an orange belt! Sensei John had told Callum to punch him in his face, and when Callum went to do so he pulled the punch and Sensei John did NOT move! Sensei Johns reply was “I told you to punch me!” 😂🙈 Now, egotistical, Callum went to punch Sensei John again, this time with more energy, speed and strength… and in the same run up, Sensei John simply outstretched his leg and kicked Callum to the ground, flying across the mat. (CALLUM WAS NOT INJURED!).
To many, this may sound unethical or too rough for a junior at the time. HOWEVER, this showed Callum the beauty of Japanese Jiu Jitsu, and the effectiveness of a simple atemi/technique and that it doesn’t matter how old you are, how big your are or how small you are, there is always a way to defend yourself! Sensei John taught Callum that day to NEVER underestimate an opponent.
Straight after the national event Callum HAD to get Sensei John to sign his (now retro 😂) TJF book.
Thank you Sensei John for the lessons and memories you have bestowed unto us all.

On behalf of Nechells Jiu Jitsu Club, condolences to your family, and may you rest in everlasting peace 🥋❤️

As many of you know, we at Nechells Jiu Jitsu Club have been raising money for the club and new equipment for our students🥋. NJC is a self defence martial arts club for juniors based in Nechells, to teach kids how to defend themselves against the struggles of todays society and help keep them off the streets and in trouble. 💪🏽
The first thing myself and the club have done is guess the name of the teddy bear, where the winner receives the same teddy 🧸 THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW AT 12pm!! I WILL BE RELEASING THE VIDEO ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM, SO LOOK OUT TO SEE IF YOU COULD BE THE LUCKY PERSON 🎉 GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY!! 🤞🏽💯

Japanese Jiu-Jitsu is a self defence martial art, deriving from Japanese Samurai. Our art focuses of defences against unarmed and armed attacks, from a variety of different attacks.

Our Junior class runs on Monday evenings, between 7pm - 9pm at Nechells Methodist Church, 78 Nechells Park Road, Birmingham, B75PR.

We offer training to students aged 7-18, of all abilities and experience. New and experienced students are welcome to join!

Sessions are £5 per person, per session, and training timetables follow closely to school/college term times - I.e. we train during term times and break up during half terms, Christmas, Easter, bank holidays and summer.

For any further inquiries, please contact via DM or WhatsApp message.

100% pass rate at our second grading EVER!! 💪🏽💯
Great work from all the students, your hard work paid off, congratulations 🥋💯
Thank you to Sensei Paul who graded the students, Senpai Callum for helping run the grading smoothly, and to Alex who travelled down to Uke for the students, you were a massive help!!

✨Meet the instructors ✨
Sensei Paul and Senpai Callum 🥋
Our instructors have both been practising Japanese Jiu-Jitsu for over 15years and have an extensive knowledge on the art as well as experience in teaching both juniors and adults.
Come along and meet them at our dojo on Monday evenings!!